Sampdoria v Virtus Entella

14th2–016th

18:30 UTC

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Sampdoria		Virtus Entella
6	Shots	13
3	Shots on target	3
4	Corners	2
20	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	3
261	Passes	418
38%	Possession %	62%
0.86	xG	0.80

Over 1.5: 70%
Over 2.5: 43%
Over 3.5: 22%
Both score: 49%

Model pick: Virtus Entella 38%
Likely score: 1-1 14%
Expected goals: 1.14 – 1.25

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
Market	Selection	Ours	Fair	Best price	Implied	Gap
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — Yes	49.1%	2.04	1.95 Bet365	51.3%	-2.2
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — No	50.9%	1.97	1.90 Betfair	52.6%	-1.7
Match result	Sampdoria	32.7%	3.06	2.32 Betano	43.1%	-10.4
Match result	Draw	29.0%	3.45	3.25 Betfair	30.8%	-1.8
Match result	Virtus Entella	38.3%	2.61	3.55 Dafabet	28.2%	+10.1
Total goals	Over 1.5	69.5%	1.44	1.42 Betano	70.4%	-0.9
Total goals	Under 1.5	30.5%	3.28	3.00 Bet365	33.3%	-2.9
Total goals	Over 2.5	42.7%	2.34	2.25 Betfair	44.4%	-1.8
Total goals	Under 2.5	57.3%	1.75	1.67 Betano	59.9%	-2.6
Total goals	Over 3.5	21.9%	4.58	4.33 Betfair	23.1%	-1.2
Total goals	Under 3.5	78.1%	1.28	1.25 Betano	80.0%	-1.9

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Sampdoria v Virtus Entella: too close to call

Our model makes Sampdoria 33% to win this Serie B fixture, with the draw at 29% and Virtus Entella at 38%. The goal projection is 1.14 for Sampdoria against 1.25 for Virtus Entella — a slight edge to Virtus Entella on expected output. A combined 2.39 goals points to a cagey game with few clear chances, which puts over 2.5 at 43% and both teams to score at 49%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 14%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. Note that even our favoured side is under 45% to win outright, so this is a fixture where the draw does a lot of work and confident calls are not warranted. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores: 1-1 14%; 0-1 11%; 0-0 10%; 1-0 10%; 1-2 8%

This season

Season records for Sampdoria and Virtus Entella
Sampdoria		Virtus Entella
11	Played	11
3-2-6	W-D-L	2-4-5
1.00	Pts / game	0.91
1.00	Goals for / game	1.00
1.64	Goals against / game	1.27
45%	Over 2.5	36%
64%	BTTS	55%
18%	Clean sheets	9%
18%	Failed to score	45%
2-0-2	Home record	0-3-3
1-2-4	Away record	2-1-2
W2	Streak	L2

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Sampdoria · Virtus Entella

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
11.5	Shots	13.2
3.5	Shots on target	3.8
5.2	Corners	3.7
2.17	Cards	3.17
15.0	Fouls	13.7
39	Possession %	49
1.00	xG	1.04
6 matches	sample	6 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
12.0	Shots	10.7
3.3	Shots on target	3.0
3.8	Corners	3.2
2.17	Cards	2.33
11.8	Fouls	15.0
62	Possession %	51
1.26	xG	0.99
6 matches	sample	6 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Sampdoria	Metric	Virtus Entella
1.00	Goals scored	1.40 (better)
1.80	Goals conceded	0.80 (better)
1.62 (better)	Expected goals (xG)	1.22
	Big chances
3.60	Shots on target	3.80 (better)
14.20	Total shots	14.20
	Touches in opp. box
5.40 (better)	Corners	4.00
45.0	Possession %	49.6 (better)
373	Passes	413 (better)
	Tackles
12.20	Fouls	12.00 (better)
1.80 (better)	Offsides	3.40
	Throw-ins
1.80	Yellow cards	1.40 (better)
0.25	Red cards	0.00 (better)

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →

Sampdoria wins: 1
Draws: 1
Virtus Entella wins: 1
Goals / game: 2.67
Over 2.5: 33%
Both score: 67%

Serie B table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Palermo	11	8	3	0	+12	27	Palermo won 3 of the last 5
2	Modena	11	7	2	2	+10	23	Modena won 3 of the last 5
3	Ascoli	11	5	5	1	+10	20	Ascoli won 2 of the last 5
4	Mantova	11	5	4	2	+4	19	Mantova won 1 of the last 5
5	Hellas Verona	11	4	4	3	+6	16	Hellas Verona won 2 of the last 5
6	Avellino	11	4	4	3	+5	16	Avellino won 1 of the last 5
7	Benevento	11	4	4	3	+4	16	Benevento won 1 of the last 5
8	Pisa	11	4	4	3	+3	16	Pisa won 1 of the last 5
9	Juve Stabia	11	4	4	3	+1	16	Juve Stabia won 3 of the last 5
10	Cremonese	11	4	3	4	+2	15	Cremonese won 3 of the last 5
11	Sudtirol	11	3	6	2	+1	15	Sudtirol won 0 of the last 5
12	Padova	11	4	3	4	-1	15	Padova won 2 of the last 5
13	Cesena	11	3	6	2	-2	15	Cesena won 2 of the last 5
14	Sampdoria	11	3	2	6	-7	11	Sampdoria won 2 of the last 5
15	Arezzo	11	3	2	6	-11	11	Arezzo won 1 of the last 5
16	Virtus Entella	11	2	4	5	-3	10	Virtus Entella won 1 of the last 5
17	Carrarese	11	3	1	7	-5	10	Carrarese won 2 of the last 5
18	Empoli	11	2	3	6	-7	9	Empoli won 0 of the last 5
19	Vicenza Virtus	10	1	3	6	-11	6	Vicenza Virtus won 1 of the last 5
20	Catanzaro	10	1	3	6	-11	6	Catanzaro won 0 of the last 5