Palermo vs Sampdoria

7 September 2026 · Serie B · 2026/27 · Referee Matteo Marchetti

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Gabriel Strefezza 9’
  • Joel Pohjanpalo 33’
  • Antonio Palumbo 90+4’
  • Lorenzo Insigne 63’

Match summary

Palermo saw off Sampdoria 3-1. Palermo led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gabriel Strefezza put Palermo ahead in the 9th minute and Joel Pohjanpalo made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute. In the second half, Lorenzo Insigne pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 63rd minute and Antonio Palumbo made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Palermo created 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Sampdoria 1.86 from 14.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
14 Shots 14
6 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 5
423 Passes 489
78.7% Pass accuracy 82.6%
13 Tackles 8
14 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Palermo Sampdoria
Kick-off
Gabriel StrefezzaRight foot shot1-0 (Palermo)
9’
18’
Lorenzo InsigneArgument
18’
Liam HendersonFoul
Dominic VavassoriGabriel Strefezza
21’
24’
Lorenzo InsigneShot on target
Dennis JohnsenShot on target
31’
Joel PohjanpaloRight foot shot2-0 (Palermo)
33’
Half-time2-0
Antonio PalumboHernani
46’
46’
Liam HendersonShot on target
Mattia BaniFoul
47’
Second half underway
53’
Tjaš BegićDanel Sinani
58’
Gennaro TutinoShot on target
63’
Lorenzo InsigneRight foot shot2-1 (Sampdoria)
63’
Yari VerschaerenShot on target
Nahuel EstévezFilippo Ranocchia
65’
Tommaso CassandroNiccolò Pierozzi
65’
70’
Oliver AbildgaardLorenzo Insigne
Dennis JohnsenShot on target
78’
83’
Lorenzo MezzoteroYari Verschaeren
Alessandro GabrielloniJoel Pohjanpalo
84’
Alessandro GabrielloniShot on target
87’
Antonio PalumboFoul
90+2’
Antonio PalumboLeft foot shot3-1 (Palermo)
90+4’
90+6’
Manuel CicconiFoul
Full-time3-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.61 1.86 9’ Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo), 1-0 9’ 33’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), 2-0 33’ 63’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), 2-1 63’ 90+4’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), 3-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.61 1.86 9’ Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo), 1-0 Strefezza 9’ 33’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), 2-0 Pohjanpalo 33’ 63’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), 2-1 Insigne 63’ 90+4’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), 3-1 Palumbo 90+4’
Palermo 1.61 xGSampdoria 1.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sampdoria attacking Palermo attacking 
63’ Yari Verschaeren (Sampdoria), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 63’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 33’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), set piece, 0.34 xG, goal 31’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 63’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 49’ Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+4’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 87’ Alessandro Gabrielloni (Palermo), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 67’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 30’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 9’ Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 56’ Tjaš Begić (Sampdoria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Danel Sinani (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Mattia Bani (Palermo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Tjaš Begić (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Yari Verschaeren (Sampdoria), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 63’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 33’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), set piece, 0.34 xG, goal 31’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 63’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 49’ Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+4’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 87’ Alessandro Gabrielloni (Palermo), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 67’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 30’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Tjaš Begić (Sampdoria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 32’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Mattia Bani (Palermo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Danel Sinani (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Tjaš Begić (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Liam Henderson (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Palermo 4-3-3 Starting XI
Perin
Bani
Ceccaroni
Augello
Pierozzi 65’
Segre
Ranocchia 65’
Hernani 46’
Pohjanpalo 84’
Johnsen
Strefezza 21’
Sampdoria 4-3-3 Starting XI
Vindahl
Cicconi
Gartenmann
Carri
Pardo
Makoumbou
Verschaeren 83’
Henderson
Insigne 70’
Sinani 53’
Tutino

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Mattia Perin
90′ 4 1 60 2 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Mattia Bani
90′ 1 3 – 6 3 56 2 – –
Pietro Ceccaroni
90′ 1 – – 2 – 66 – – – –
Tommaso Augello
90′ 1 2 – 4 2 46 – – 1 –
Tommaso Cassandro Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – 1 1 17 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Niccolò Pierozzi Taken off
65′ – – 15 1 0.02 – – – 2 – –
Jacopo Segre
90′ – – 20 2 0.04 3 – 7 3 2 –
Filippo Ranocchia Taken off
65′ – – 31 – 0.01 2 – 5 2 – –
Hernani Taken off
45′ – – 14 – 0.01 – – 1 – – –
Gabriel Strefezza Taken off
21′ 1 – 2 – 0.00 2 – 3 – – –
Nahuel Estévez Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 22 – 0.00 1 – 2 1 – –
Forwards5 players
Joel Pohjanpalo Taken off
84′ 1 – 1 1 0.34 0.01 1 1 1 12 –
Dennis Johnsen
90′ – 1 6 2 0.53 0.03 1 – – 24 –
Dominic Vavassori Came on as a substitute
69′ – – 1 – 0.03 0.04 1 3 2 16 –
Antonio Palumbo Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 2 1 0.25 0.15 2 5 1 20
Alessandro Gabrielloni Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 1 0.12 0.00 – – – 2 –
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

Palermo win 58% Avg odds 1.57
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.83
Sampdoria win 18% Avg odds 5.18

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

Form going into the game

Palermo DWLWW
Sampdoria DWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sampdoria 3-3 Palermo, 10 Feb 26 Next meeting: Sampdoria vs Palermo, 10 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Palermo 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.