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Ascoli 4thWDDWL
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Sampdoria 19thDLLWL

Ascoli vs Sampdoria prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

Ascoli to win: 45%, about 2 in 5

Ascoli45%Bookies 45
Draw29%Bookies 29
Sampdoria26%Bookies 26

Goals call3+ goals 50% · bookies 50%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

The sceptic's head-to-head point tempers the dressing room's form case, while the coach sees goals both ways. The over sits right at the published 50%, perhaps a shade higher on goals-per-game evidence.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

Key factors

What our AI analysts say

Our analysts are split: The Dressing Room thinks Ascoli are underrated; The Sceptic thinks Sampdoria are underrated.

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Fourth hosts nineteenth with form and points gaps stark

Ascoli sit 4th with 15 points from 8 games and one league defeat; Sampdoria are 19th with just 5 points and five losses. Both had 3 days' rest.

AscoliAscoli: clearly underrated Med

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Head-to-head history questions Ascoli's market favouritism

The last three head-to-heads: one Sampdoria win, two draws, 3.0 goals per game - Ascoli never won. Sampdoria's 62% over-2.5 rate and 3.0 goals per H2H average nudge me over, while 45% for Ascoli looks slightly generous given no recent win in this fixture.

SampdoriaSampdoria: slightly underrated More goalsLow

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Ascoli are favourites at 45%, with Sampdoria on 26% and the draw on 29%. Ascoli are 4th and Sampdoria 19th in Serie B. In their last five league games, Ascoli won two and Sampdoria one.

More markets

Win or draw (double chance)

Ascoli win or draw
74%
Either team wins (no draw)
71%
Sampdoria win or draw
55%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
74%
3+ goals
50%
4+ goals
28%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
53%
No
47%

We expect about 1.5 goals from Ascoli and 1.1 from Sampdoria. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–1 (12%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 8. Next: 1–0 (11%), 2–1 (9%), 2–0 (8%), 0–1 (8%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 45%29%26%Stats preview#1598

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Ascoli: last 6

WDDWLW · 11 scored, 4 conceded

24 Octat Catanzaro6–1W
17 Octvs Empoli1–1D
10 Octat Sudtirol0–0D
19 Sepvs Avellino3–1W
12 Sepat Padova0–1L
5 Sepvs Benevento1–0W

Last 5 at home: DWWDW

Sampdoria: last 6

DLLWLL · 6 scored, 13 conceded

24 Octat Sudtirol1–1D
18 Octvs Arezzo1–2L
9 Octat Avellino1–4L
19 Sepvs Catanzaro2–1W
13 Sepat Mantova0–2L
7 Sepat Palermo1–3L

Last 5 away: DLLLD

Season stats

AscoliSampdoria
1.75Goals scored per game1.00
0.75Goals conceded per game2.00
1.50Scored per game at home1.33
2.00Scored per game away0.80
38%Matches over 2.5 goals62%
62%Both teams scored88%
25%Clean sheets0%
25%Failed to score12%

League matches only, 8 games each.

Serie B table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
1Palermo8+1022WWWWD
2Mantova8+617WLWDW
3Modena8+716WLWWD
4Ascoli8+815WDDWL
5Benevento8+614WDWWW
6Pisa8+514DWWDL
7Sudtirol8+313DLDWD
…
16Carrarese8-27LWWLL
17Empoli8-67LDLLL
18Cremonese8-56LLDDD
19Sampdoria8-85DLLWL
20Catanzaro8-114LDLLW

Full Serie B table

Head-to-head

Last 3 meetings: Ascoli won 0, Sampdoria 1, 2 draws; 3.0 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
11 Mar 2024Sampdoria2–1AscoliSerie B
7 Oct 2023Ascoli1–1SampdoriaSerie B
20 Oct 2022Sampdoria2–2AscoliCoppa Italia

Match context

Travel for Sampdoria
410 km
Rest days
Ascoli 3Sampdoria 3
Matches in the last 14 days: Ascoli 2 · Sampdoria 2
Weather at kick-off
14°C · wind 4 km/h
Dry
Referee
Marco Di Bello
Goals in this league
Serie B average: 2.70 per match

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This analysis was generated automatically by an AI model from public sources. How it works →

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