Roma vs. Sampdoria: Italian Cup Match Prediction

Current form

Roma is failing the first round of the championship, and the season as a whole. The Romans were probably expecting to fight for a place in the top four, but at the moment they are only in 12th place in the table, with only 16 points to their credit. Claudio Ranieri team is only four points away from the relegation zone, so there is a risk of aggravating the situation to the limit, the European Cup zone is 12 points away. Having lost 0:2 to Como in the last round, Roma suffered its eighth defeat of the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Cristante and Paredes will not play.

Interesting trends for betting

• Roma have won their last two home games
• Roma have won four of their last five home games against Sampdoria

Tentative lineup: Svilar - Mancini, Hummels, N'Dika - Abdulhamid, Kone, Pellegrini, Angelino - Saelemaekers, El Shaarawy - Dybala.

Current form

Sampdoria clearly expected to fight for promotion, but from the very first rounds they “stalled”. Despite the change of coach, Leandro Semplici has not yet been able to radically improve the situation – the Genoese occupy only 15th place in the table after 17 rounds. The “blucerchiati” are only one point ahead of the transitional matches zone, and the direct relegation zone is two points away. Sampdoria is five points behind eighth-placed Catanzaro.

Disqualifications and injuries

Bereszynski, Romagnoli and Ferrari are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Sampdoria have not won in their last seven matches – three defeats and four draws
• Sampdoria have conceded in five of their last six matches

Estimated line-up: Ghidotti - Venuti, Melensteen, Riccio - Depaoli, Benedetti, Ricci, Bellemo, Ioannou - Tutino, Coda.