Sampdoria vs Lazio prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-08-30 16:30.
While the off-field buzz was around Harry Winks joining from Tottenham Hotspur on loan, Sampdoria still remain goalless this Serie A (SA) season after slumping to a 4-0 loss against Salernitana at the weekend (D1, L2). Not since 1977/78 have Sampdoria failed to score in the first three league games of a campaign, with coach Marco Giampaolo fuming that the latest defeat "undermines our credibility".
Goals have been a nagging problem for Sampdoria who now run the risk of making it five consecutive SA scoring blanks for the first time since February 2011. Thankfully for their fans, Sampdoria have failed to score just once across their last seven SA H2H home games, although losses in five of those contests (W2) indicate their wait for a win may continue.
Lazio went provisionally top with an impressive 3-1 win over Inter Milan but the schedule is set to get tighter in the coming weeks through their participation in the UEFA Europa League. Lazio will be eager for another victory to maintain their momentum then, and might feel confident of getting it, having won six of the last seven SA H2Hs (L1).
However the visitors could fail to score in consecutive SA road trips for the first time since May 2021 after starting their away campaign with a goalless draw at Torino. Don’t expect a repeat of this result here though as Lazio were the only team to see at least two goals scored in each of their away league games last campaign.
Players to watch: Abdelhamid Sabiri has scored Sampdoria's only competitive goal this season and would fancy his chances here after seeing his three career SA strikes come in home games. Meanwhile, Felipe Anderson scored Lazio's first goal in their last match but might also turn provider here, having assisted a personal-best five SA goals against Sampdoria.
Hot stat: Lazio have scored the match opener in six of the last seven SA H2Hs.