Empoli vs Sampdoria, Italian Serie A Round of 18 Match Countdown will take place on Monday 16th January at 21:45 at Stadio Carlo Castellani live on Digi Sport 2, Orange Sport 2 and Prima Sport 1. .

In the last match of the 18th round of Serie A, Empoli and Sampdoria meet with a difference of 10 points between the teams.

Empoli are in 14th place with 19 points from 17 matches and are coming off a very good run, with three wins, two draws and one loss in their last six Serie A matches.

In the previous stage, the Polo Zanetti-coached side played out an extreme 2-2 draw at Lazio after leading 2-0, with Rezvan Marin scoring the final score in the closing stages of the match.

“It was a very important goal because we got a point on a very difficult pitch. This result will help us. We must always stay in touch with the game and be united,” said Rezvan Marin.

Empoli’s third-best player (€9m), the Romanian is on loan at Cagliari until the end of the season, after which he could be transferred permanently for €7m.

Sampdoria are in 18th place with just nine points after 17 matches, seven points behind Sassuolo, the team in 17th place, first above the relegation positions.

The team coached by Dejan Stankovic, appointed on October 6, 2022 following the sacking of Marco Giampaolo, have won just one league match in their last six, losing 2-0 at home to leaders Napoli in the previous round.

Sampdoria are the team with the weakest attack in Serie A, with only eight goals scored, but also with the weakest defense (30 goals conceded).

However, both of the Genoese’s wins this season have come away from home, against teams also in the danger zone of the standings, 1-0 at Cremonese and 2-1 at Sassuolo.

In the middle of last week, Sampdoria was eliminated from the Italian Cup after losing to Fiorentina (0:1).

Sampdoria won both legs against Empoli last season, 3-0 in the first leg away from home and 2-0 in the second leg at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Superbet offers odds of 1.67 on the prediction X2: draw or victory of the guests in the match Empoli – Sampdoria.

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