Serie B· Season 2025
Match Summary
Empoli and Sampdoria drew 1:1. The match was played in Serie B 2025. Goals were scored by B. Popov 77′, M. Cuni 80′. 4 yellow cards were shown, 2 red cards. Empoli had 39% possession while Sampdoria held 61%. Empoli had 7 shots (1 on target) compared to 14 (2 on target) for Sampdoria. Expected goals: Empoli 0.96 — Sampdoria 1.70. Empoli made 4 substitutions, Sampdoria made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty cancelled (Pietro Pellegri 11′), Card upgrade (Jordan Ferri 90′).
Match Events
Empoli and Sampdoria have met 14 times — Empoli won 2, Sampdoria won 7, with 5 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. Sampdoria leads the head-to-head with 7 victories from 14 meetings. A combined 28 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.00 per match (9 for the home side, 19 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 6 matches (43%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 games (21%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Sampdoria are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–4 in 2018.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 13 May 2026