The big picture

Sampdoria come in 14th on the ladder with 11 points; Cesena are 12th on 15. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Form

Sampdoria have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Napoli 0–2.

Cesena have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Torino 0–5.

Cesena have lost their last five.

Head to head

These sides have met 4 times on our records since 2010: Sampdoria 1, Cesena 1, 2 drawn.

Last time out (2014-15), it was a draw 0–0 at Luigi Ferraris.

Biggest margin between these two: Sampdoria by 1 goal in 2010-11 (1–0).

Players to watch

For Sampdoria, watch Manolo Gabbiadini (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2022-23) and Filip Djuricic (0.1 goals a game in 2022-23).

For Cesena, watch Grégoire Defrel (0.3 goals a game, 5 assists in 2014-15) and Franco Brienza (0.3 goals a game, 4 assists in 2014-15).

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.