Mantova vs Sampdoria

13 September 2026 · Serie B · 2026/27 · Referee Daniele Chiffi

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Francesco Ruocco 58’
  • Jean Pierre Longonda 66’

Match summary

Mantova beat Sampdoria 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Francesco Ruocco put Mantova ahead in the 58th minute and Jean Pierre Longonda made it 2-0 in the 66th minute.

Sampdoria can feel hard done by, creating 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Mantova's 1.19 from 10. Tobias Lauritsen missed a penalty for Sampdoria.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
10 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 2
5 Corners 5
508 Passes 465
84.3% Pass accuracy 80.4%
18 Tackles 10
13 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 2
5 Offsides 4

Key events

Mantova Sampdoria
Kick-off
Fahem Benaissa-YahiaFoul
16’
28’
Lorenzo InsigneArgument
F. ModestoManagerArgument
43’
44’
Liam HendersonFoul
Half-time0-0
46’
Oliver AbildgaardTjaš Begić
Second half underway
49’
Lorenzo InsigneShot on target
Jean Pierre LongondaLorenzo Ignacchiti
55’
Vanja VlahovićEttore Gliozzi
55’
Rareș IlieShot on target
55’
57’
Tobias LauritsenGennaro Tutino
Francesco RuoccoLeft foot shot1-0 (Mantova)
58’
64’
Tobias LauritsenMissed penaltymiss
Jean Pierre LongondaLeft foot shot2-0 (Mantova)
66’
72’
Danel SinaniLorenzo Insigne
72’
Yann KaramohLiam Henderson
Ismael CajazzoFrancesco Ruocco
72’
Davide BragantiniRareș Ilie
72’
Vanja VlahovićShot on target
74’
Davide BragantiniShot on target
79’
88’
Tobias LauritsenShot on target
Full-time2-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 1.80 58’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), 1-0 58’ 66’ Jean Pierre Longonda (Mantova), 2-0 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 1.80 58’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), 1-0 Ruocco 58’ 66’ Jean Pierre Longonda (Mantova), 2-0 Longonda 66’
Mantova 1.19 xGSampdoria 1.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sampdoria attacking Mantova attacking 
64’ Tobias Lauritsen (Sampdoria), penalty, 0.79 xG, off target 78’ Danel Sinani (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.40 xG, off target 58’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 79’ Davide Bragantini (Mantova), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 49’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 66’ Jean Pierre Longonda (Mantova), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 69’ Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Vanja Vlahović (Mantova), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Jonathan Silva (Mantova), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Ismael Cajazzo (Mantova), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Ettore Gliozzi (Mantova), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Tobias Lauritsen (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Rareș Ilie (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Yann Karamoh (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Filippo Delli Carri (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 64’ Tobias Lauritsen (Sampdoria), penalty, 0.79 xG, off target 78’ Danel Sinani (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.40 xG, off target 58’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 79’ Davide Bragantini (Mantova), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 49’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 66’ Jean Pierre Longonda (Mantova), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 69’ Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Vanja Vlahović (Mantova), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Jonathan Silva (Mantova), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Ismael Cajazzo (Mantova), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Tobias Lauritsen (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Ettore Gliozzi (Mantova), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Rareș Ilie (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Yann Karamoh (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Filippo Delli Carri (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria), open play, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Mantova 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Bardi
Tomašević
Cella
Castellini
Silva
Ignacchiti 55’
Kouda
Benaissa-Yahia
Ilie 72’
Ruocco 72’
Gliozzi 55’
Sampdoria 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vindahl
Cicconi
Gartenmann
Carri
Pardo
Henderson 72’
Makoumbou
Begić 46’
Insigne 72’
Verschaeren
Tutino 57’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Francesco Bardi
90′ 2 0 26 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Bodin Tomašević
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 53 2 – – –
Stefano Cella
90′ 1 1 1 3 2 60 1 – – –
Alessio Castellini
90′ 3 1 – 5 2 69 1 – 1 –
Midfielders6 players
Jonathan Silva
90′ – – 40 – 0.01 4 1 6 – – –
Lorenzo Ignacchiti Taken off
55′ – – 42 1 0.04 3 – 8 1 2 –
Rachid Kouda
90′ – – 71 2 0.30 – 3 3 1 3 –
Fahem Benaissa-Yahia
90′ – – 49 1 0.03 2 – 4 2 –
Jean Pierre Longonda Came on as a substitute
35′ 1 – 12 – 0.00 2 1 2 1 – –
Ismael Cajazzo Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 3 – 0.02 – 1 1 1 – –
Forwards5 players
Rareș Ilie Taken off
72′ – 1 1 1 0.03 0.08 3 2 – 19 –
Francesco Ruocco Taken off
72′ 1 – 3 1 0.47 0.02 – 6 1 44 –
Ettore Gliozzi Taken off
55′ – – 1 – 0.04 0.01 1 3 2 8 –
Vanja Vlahović Came on as a substitute
35′ – – 1 1 0.06 0.00 – – – 2 –
Davide Bragantini Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 1 0.34 0.00 – 1 – 10 –
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

Mantova win 41% Avg odds 2.25
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.13
Sampdoria win 30% Avg odds 3.08

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

Form going into the game

Mantova WLWWD
Sampdoria WLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mantova 2-1 Sampdoria, 21 Feb 26 Next meeting: Sampdoria vs Mantova, 16 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Mantova vs Sampdoria meetings

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