Roma begin a hectic fixture schedule with a trip to Sampdoria for a Monday night Serie A clash. The capital club has shown some quality on their recent travels and should have too much for the bottom side, who are winless this season.
Sampdoria are yet to win a match this season and have spent the entire campaign rooted to the bottom of the Serie A table. They have already changed managers this season with Dejan Stankovic replacing Marco Giampaolo.
Stankovic over saw a 1-1 draw with Bologna in his first game in charge of Sampdoria. The former midfielder will be pleased with the fight shown by his team as they fought back from a goal down to earn the point with Filip Djuricic netting a second half equaliser.
The task now for the new boss will be to build on that fightback and guide Sampdoria to their first win of the season. However, having lost their last two home matches, it would be a difficult task getting that win on Monday.
Roma have shown flashes of quality this season but the problem is that they often struggle with bouts of inconsistency. They are not too far off the frontrunners, sitting sixth on the standings, just four points behind Napoli.
The capital club claimed a 2-1 victory over Lecce in their previous Serie A fixture with Paulo Dybala netting the winner before going off injured. Jose Mourinho’s men followed that up with a 1-1 draw at Real Betis in the Europa League which means they are now without a clean sheet in their last five matches across all competitions.
One thing going for Roma this season is that they have done some good work on their travels having suffered just one defeat away from home so far. They have won their last two away matches, and claimed a 2-1 victory at Inter Milan in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Roma have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 8/11 by William Hill to claim the win. An unlikely victory for Sampdoria is valued at 4/1 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 14/5 with Unibet.
Head to head
Roma have a 25-13 advantage with 16 draws from 25 previous matches with Sampdoria. The Gialorossi were unbeaten in this fixture last season, claiming a 1-0 victory at Sampdoria.
Players to watch
Sampdoria have struggled to find their rhythm in attack this season but with Roma slightly unconvincing at the back, they may get some joy. Francesco Caputo could be the one to watch for the hosts and is priced at 7/2 with William Hill to find the net.
Andrea Belotti showed he can step into the shoes of the injured Paulo Dybala after netting the equaliser at Real Betis on Thursday. The striker has nine goals in 15 appearances against Sampdoria and is priced at 2/1 by Betfred to get on the score sheet on Monday.
Anything else catch the eye?
With Sampdoria and Roma showing some defensive vulnerability this season, both teams could be backed to score at 39/40 with SBK. There has been over 2.5 goals in Roma’s last three away matches in Serie A and a repeat is priced at evens with bet365, who are also offering odds of 5/2 for over 3.5 goals.
Roma have scored in both halves in their last two away matches in Serie A and Monday’s clash could be set to follow a similar pattern at 15/8 with BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between Sampdoria and Roma will be played on Oct 17, 2022 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Sampdoria vs Roma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
