Sampdoria vs Inter
6th January 1400hrs
Football – Italy – Serie A
Pick Draw
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 8/15 odds taken 2032 GMT Tuesday, 5th January
With AC Milan and Juventus battling it out on Wednesday also, Inter will have a chance to move to the top of the table if Juve don’t get beaten by the current league leaders.
Inter have hit such a rich vein of form at the moment, having put together a long winning streak in the Italian top flight.
Will they keep it going against Sampdoria in midweek? The visitors arrive looking to avoid three straight league defeats.
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Sampdoria Preview – Tough home game for Samp
Sampdoria have lost three of their last four league home games, leaving them with a W2 D1 L4 home record this season.
They are 5/1 underdogs to come up with three points on Wednesday* (odds recorded 2032 GMT Tuesday, 5th January).
Home and away they have managed to collect only two wins in their last ten league fixtures.
So Sampdoria don’t immediately jump off the page for football betting as being a huge threat in this game.
But one thing that they do have going for them is that they have been scoring regularly.
Sampdoria have struck in all but one of their last eight league fixtures now.
The only failure in that sequence was in a 1-0 loss at Roma on the weekend.
They are actually averaging 1.8 goals per home game which has been a great return.
But their defence hasn’t been good enough to back it up, conceding one goal fewer than what they have scored.
86% of Smapdoria’s home games this season have gone over 2.5 goals.
Over 2.5 goals for football betting is at 8/11* (odds recorded 2032 GMT Tuesday, 5th January).
Sampdoria have lost their last three home games against Inter. In that run of games, they have conceded a total of nine goals.
Of the home goals that Sampdoria have come up with this season, 62% of them have been in the first half of games.
They have opened the scoring in all but two of this season’s home games.
But home and away they have not put a clean sheet on the board in any of their last eleven.
So that is probably where their challenge on Wednesday night is going to fall down.
Inter Preview – Inter can keep their strong form going
It has been an impressive charge by Inter which has seen them come back strongly into the title picture.
They start the midweek action a point behind leaders AC Milan after moving on to a W11 D3 L1 record.
Inter are now on an eight-match winning streak in the league, going undefeated in their last eleven.
So that’s hot form and they have scored at least two goals in all but one of their last seven league wins.
Out on their travels, they are undefeated in this season’s league campaign with a W5 D2 L0 record
They have won their last three away games on the spin, scoring at least two goals in each.
Inter to win by a 1 goal margin is at 13/5 for football betting*(odds recorded 2032 GMT Tuesday, 5th January).
That could be a decent option because Sampdoria have been scoring goals and Inter hasn’t been super watertight in defence.
Inter have conceded in five of their last six league games and in three of their last four away from the San Siro.
With that in mind, another angle into football betting for this is Inter To Win & Both Teams To Score at 11/5* (odds recorded 2032 GMT Tuesday, 5th January).
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Inter have averaged 2.4 goals per away game this season in the league so they do look the strong option for the win.
The visitors are the 8/15 outright favourites* (odds recorded 2032 GMT Tuesday, 5th January).
They haven’t failed to score in a league game this season and boast the best offensive record in the top-flight.
Inter’s away record so far has been bettered only by AC Milan.
Sampdoria vs Inter Betting Advice
We have to swing with the away win in this one and we think it’s worth backing both teams to score as well.
So the Inter to win & BTTS option for 11/5 looks solid* (odds recorded 2032 GMT Tuesday, 5th January).
Inter have shipped goals recently and it’s reasonable enough to assume that they do so in this.
Key Facts – Sampdoria vs Inter Betting Tip
- Sampdoria have lost their last three trips to Inter
- Sampdoria have scored in all 7 league home games this season
- Inter are on an eight match winning streak in the league
Sampdoria have scored well this season on home turf but haven’t had the defensive output to hold out.
So the away win falls into place for football betting in this one.
For a look at some extended odds the 2-1 Inter Correct Score doesn’t look unreasonable at 7/1* (odds recorded 2032 GMT Tuesday, 5th January).
The best betting odds for Sampdoria vs Inter
Sampdoria to win: 5/1 at Bet365
Draw: 3/1 at Bet365
Inter to win: 8/15 at Bet365
