Round 22 of the 2022-23 Italian Serie A wraps up Monday, February 13, with Sampdoria hosting Inter at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa. The visitors are surefire favorites to grab three points, so let’s take a closer look.
Sampdoria – Inter Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds (13.2.2023)
La Samp continue to fight against relegation, and it’s interesting to see how they cope with one of the best teams in Italy. Inter might be out of the championship contention, but the Nerazzurri still have a way to go to clinch the Champions League spot.
Sampdoria vs. Inter: Initial Situation
The hosts are desperate for a win. Sampdoria sits at the 19th spot in Serie A with just ten points out of 21 games and a miserable 10:36 goal difference, trailing the 17th-placed Spezia by huge eight points. On the other side, Inter is second with 43 points and a 41:26 goal difference, 13 points behind Napoli and five above the fifth-placed Atalanta.
Sampdoria Stats & Form
After five straight losses in all competitions including four defeats in Serie A, Sampdoria drew 2-2 against Monza on the road this past Monday. During that awful stretch, La Samp haven’t scored a single goal, so netting twice versus Monza should be a huge boost for their confidence.
Sampdoria has only earned a couple of points in ten league games at home this season. La Samp have lost seven straight contests at Stadio Luigi Ferraris while scoring one goal in the process. The 31-year-old striker Manolo Gabbiadini is their top scorer with four goals in 20 appearances.
Inter Stats & Form
The Nerazzurri are coming off a 1-0 victory over their arch-rivals AC Milan. They dominated for all 90 minutes, outshooting AC Milan 15-4 and keeping the ball in possession for 64 percent of the time. It was their third straight win and the fifth in six games in all competitions.
Lautaro Martinez scored a winner against Milan to increase his season tally to 15 goals. Edin Dzeko has 11 goals on his account, while Nicolo Barella is the team’s best assist-maker with seven dishes.
Sampdoria – Inter: Head-to-Head
Inter comfortably defeated Sampdoria 3-0 at home in their first meeting of the season. The Nerazzurri scored twice in the first half, finishing with 17 shots toward Sampdoria’s goalkeeper. Inter has won three of its previous four encounters with Sampdoria, but the Nerazzurri haven’t beaten La Samp in Genoa since 2019.
Sampdoria – Inter Odds
The visitors are listed as firm 1.44 favorites on BetVictor, and the vast majority of sportsbooks have Inter at 1.40. If you want to take the risk, you can go with Inter to win by two or more goals at 2.20 on bet365. The bookies are expecting to see a few goals in this matchup, setting the odds on Over 2.5 Goals around 1.87.
Inter is arguably a much better team than Sampdoria. However, the odds are not tempting at all, and I don’t feel comfortable backing the visitors to win by two or more goals. The Nerazzurri haven’t impressed on the road, earning 16 points in ten games and posting an underwhelming 19:21 goal difference. Inter has conceded in each of its ten league games away from home. Hereof, I think there’s a value on both teams to score in this one even though Sampdoria’s offense has been awful for most of the season. La Samp have just scored twice against Monza on the road and will be highly motivated to get a positive result in front of the home fans.
Betting tip and prediction: Sampdoria – Inter (13.2.2023)