Sampdoria vs Venezia

For the 18th round of the Italian Serie A, Sampdoria hosts Venice in Luigi Ferraris.

Sampdoria were the big winners with 3-1 in the local derby against Genoa last week. They prevailed very easily as they were superior from the beginning of the match and took advantage of their opportunities. In the middle of the second half, they had reached a score of 3-0 and they simply conceded a goal on 78΄.

So they returned to victories after 2 consecutive defeats, in their attempt to stay in the league and at the end of the 17th round they are 15th-placed with 18 points.

Last Thursday, Sampdoria prevailed at home to Torino with 2-1 and qualified for the 16 of the Italian Cup.

"Too hard to die" are the newcomers Venezia in this league. Their previous match was a 1-1 draw against Juventus. They were left behind in the 32nd minute but did not give up and within the first ten minutes of the second half, they managed to equalize, keeping the draw until the final whistle of the match.

With this point, Venezia reached 16 and is in 16th place in the standings, staying clear 6 points from the danger zone.

Midweek, Venezia prevailed 3-1 over Ternana for the cup competition and qualified for the next stage of the tournament.

Sampdoria seems to be the favorite of the match, comes from an important victory but Venice is not an easy opponent as even when they lose, this happens with difficulty. Both, however, fancy offensive football, scoring and conceding goals with ease. I expect some goals here goals and specifically the Over 2.5 goals alternative offered at 1.80 odds.