Sampdoria vs Spezia

12 May 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Valerio Verre 32’
  • Keita 80’
  • Tommaso Pobega 15’, 73’

Match summary

The points were shared as Sampdoria and Spezia drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tommaso Pobega put Spezia ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Diego Farias and Valerio Verre equalised in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Pobega put Spezia back in front in the 73rd minute, set up by Simone Bastoni and Keita equalised in the 80th minute, set up by Maya Yoshida.

Spezia had the better of the chances, with 2.81 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sampdoria's 2.02 from 16.

Match stats

Sampdoria Spezia
14 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.84 xG 2.76
1.84 Non-penalty xG 2.76
8 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Sampdoria Spezia
Kick-off
15’
Tommaso Pobega
Assist: Diego Farias0-1 (Spezia)
Valerio Verre1-1 (Sampdoria)
32’
Half-time1-1
73’
Tommaso Pobega
Assist: Simone Bastoni1-2 (Spezia)
Keita
Assist: Maya Yoshida2-2 (Sampdoria)
80’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sampdoria
  • Valerio Verre
  • Albin Ekdal
Spezia
  • Giulio Maggiore
  • Diego Farias

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.02 2.81 15’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 0-1 15’ 32’ Valerio Verre (Sampdoria), 1-1 32’ 73’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 1-2 73’ 80’ Keita (Sampdoria), 2-2 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.02 2.81 15’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 0-1 Pobega 15’ 32’ Valerio Verre (Sampdoria), 1-1 Verre 32’ 73’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 1-2 Pobega 73’ 80’ Keita (Sampdoria), 2-2 Keita 80’
Sampdoria 2.02 xGSpezia 2.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Sampdoria attacking 
32’ Valerio Verre (Sampdoria), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 80’ Keita (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 8’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 23’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 30’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 32’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 15’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 77’ Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 90’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Claudio Terzi (Spezia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Keita (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Keita (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 56’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Valerio Verre (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Salvador Ferrer (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Valerio Verre (Sampdoria), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 80’ Keita (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 8’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 23’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 30’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 32’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 15’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 77’ Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 90’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 79’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Claudio Terzi (Spezia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 56’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Keita (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Keita (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Valerio Verre (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Salvador Ferrer (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emil Audero GK900 0.000.000
Bartosz Bereszynski DEF900 0.000.092
Lorenzo Tonelli DEF901 0.080.000
Maya Yoshida DEF9012 0.240.472
Tommaso Augello DEF900 0.000.021
Antonio Candreva MID902 0.060.171
Albin Ekdal MID900 0.000.000
Valerio Verre MID6812 0.510.051
Jakub Jankto MID900 0.000.000
Fabio Quagliarella FWD902 0.070.031
Manolo Gabbiadini FWD632 0.430.021
Keita Sub2713 0.550.000
Mikkel Damsgaard Sub222 0.090.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sampdoria win 38% Avg odds 2.55
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Spezia win 35% Avg odds 2.73

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

Form going into the game

Sampdoria WWLWL
Spezia LDLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Spezia 2-1 Sampdoria, 11 Jan 21 Next meeting: Sampdoria 2-1 Spezia, 22 Oct 21  All Sampdoria vs Spezia meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.