Avellino vs Sampdoria

9 October 2026 · Serie B · 2026/27 · Referee Juan Luca Sacchi

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 4–1

  • Walid Cheddira 12’
  • Martin Palumbo 20’
  • Raffaele Russo 24’
  • Michele Besaggio 29’
  • Lorenzo Insigne 18’

Match summary

Avellino won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Sampdoria. Avellino led 4-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Walid Cheddira put Avellino ahead with a header in the 12th minute, Lorenzo Insigne equalised in the 18th minute, Martin Palumbo put Avellino back in front in the 20th minute, Raffaele Russo made it 3-1 in the 24th minute, and Michele Besaggio made it 4-1 in the 29th minute.

The chances backed that up: Avellino created 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Sampdoria's 0.47 from 12.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
9 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 3
0 Corners 6
66 Attacks 75
24 Dangerous attacks 37
482 Passes 460
84.9% Pass accuracy 84.6%
21 Tackles 11
11 Fouls 12
4 Yellow cards 1
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Avellino Sampdoria
Kick-off
Walid CheddiraHeader1-0 (Avellino)
12’
18’
Lorenzo InsigneRight foot shot1-1 (Sampdoria)
Martin PalumboLeft foot shot2-1 (Avellino)
20’
Raffaele Russo3-1 (Avellino)
24’
Michele BesaggioLeft foot shot4-1 (Avellino)
29’
Half-time4-1
46’
Alex FerrariYann Karamoh
Second half underway
54’
Filippo Delli CarriShot on target
57’
Tobias LauritsenShot on target
Giacomo FaticantiLuca Palmiero
59’
Andrea FavilliWalid Cheddira
59’
61’
Gennaro TutinoYari Verschaeren
68’
Fabio DepaoliLiam Henderson
68’
Tjaš BegićTobias Lauritsen
Michael VenturiFoul
71’
Tommaso BiasciRaffaele Russo
76’
Dimitrios SounasMartin Palumbo
76’
77’
Alex FerrariFoul
Tommaso BiasciVAR: Goal given
79’
Andrea FavilliFoul
81’
Marco SalaBrando Moruzzi
85’
Armando IzzoFoul
90+1’
Michele BesaggioFoul
90+3’
Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 0.47 12’ Walid Cheddira (Avellino), 1-0 12’ 18’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), 1-1 18’ 20’ Martin Palumbo (Avellino), 2-1 20’ 24’ Raffaele Russo (Avellino), 3-1 24’ 29’ Michele Besaggio (Avellino), 4-1 29’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 0.47 12’ Walid Cheddira (Avellino), 1-0 Cheddira 12’ 18’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), 1-1 Insigne 18’ 20’ Martin Palumbo (Avellino), 2-1 Palumbo 20’ 24’ Raffaele Russo (Avellino), 3-1 Russo 24’ 29’ Michele Besaggio (Avellino), 4-1 Besaggio 29’
Avellino 2.31 xGSampdoria 0.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sampdoria attacking Avellino attacking 
55’ Walid Cheddira (Avellino), open play, 0.90 xG, off target 20’ Martin Palumbo (Avellino), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 24’ Raffaele Russo (Avellino), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 6’ Tobias Lauritsen (Sampdoria), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 29’ Michele Besaggio (Avellino), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 65’ Filippo Missori (Avellino), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+1’ Filippo Missori (Avellino), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Filippo Delli Carri (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Filippo Missori (Avellino), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Filippo Missori (Avellino), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Walid Cheddira (Avellino), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 35’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 82’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Filippo Delli Carri (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Tobias Lauritsen (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Walid Cheddira (Avellino), open play, 0.90 xG, off target 20’ Martin Palumbo (Avellino), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 24’ Raffaele Russo (Avellino), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 6’ Tobias Lauritsen (Sampdoria), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 29’ Michele Besaggio (Avellino), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 65’ Filippo Missori (Avellino), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+1’ Filippo Missori (Avellino), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Filippo Delli Carri (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Filippo Missori (Avellino), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Filippo Missori (Avellino), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Walid Cheddira (Avellino), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 35’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Filippo Delli Carri (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Tobias Lauritsen (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
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Lineups

Avellino 3-5-2 Starting XI
Martinelli
Izzo
Venturi
Enrici
Missori
Palumbo 76’
Palmiero 59’
Besaggio
Moruzzi 85’
Russo 76’
Cheddira 59’
Sampdoria 4-3-2-1 Starting XI
Vindahl
Cicconi
Gartenmann
Carri
Pardo
Henderson 68’
Makoumbou
Verschaeren 61’
Insigne
Karamoh 46’
Lauritsen 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Tommaso Martinelli
90′ 2 1 38 3 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Armando Izzo
90′ 3 2 1 5 2 47 1 – –
Michael Venturi
90′ 1 1 2 4 2 59 2 – –
Patrick Enrici
90′ 1 3 – 3 2 60 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Filippo Missori
90′ – – 40 – 0.01 – 1 5 – 1 –
Martin Palumbo Taken off
76′ 1 – 24 – 0.01 5 1 5 – – –
Luca Palmiero Taken off
59′ – – 47 – 0.02 1 – 3 1 2 –
Michele Besaggio
90′ 1 – 54 – 0.05 2 1 3 2 1
Brando Moruzzi Taken off
85′ – 2 29 4 0.46 2 – 3 1 1 –
Giacomo Faticanti Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 18 – 0.01 1 – 2 – 1 –
Dimitrios Sounas Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 10 – 0.00 1 – 1 1 – –
Marco Sala Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 7 – 0.01 – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Raffaele Russo Taken off
76′ 1 1 1 1 0.37 0.19 1 7 3 22 –
Walid Cheddira Taken off
59′ 1 – 2 1 0.94 0.02 1 3 – 9 –
Andrea Favilli Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – 0.02 – 1 1 10
Tommaso Biasci Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 8 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Avellino win 35% Avg odds 2.61
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.11
Sampdoria win 35% Avg odds 2.60

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Avellino LWWDL
Sampdoria DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sampdoria 2-1 Avellino, 22 Mar 26 Next meeting: Sampdoria vs Avellino, 20 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Avellino vs Sampdoria meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.