Sampdoria vs Virtus Entella

31 October 2026 · Serie B · 2026/27 · Referee Andrea Calzavara

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Andrea Tiritiello 23’ (og)
  • Lorenzo Mezzotero 42’

Match summary

Sampdoria won 2-0 at home to Virtus Entella. Sampdoria led 2-0 at half-time.

Tiritiello's own goal put Sampdoria ahead in the 23rd minute and Lorenzo Mezzotero made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sampdoria created 0.78 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Virtus Entella 0.73 from 13.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
6 Shots 13
3 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 2
53 Attacks 68
28 Dangerous attacks 46
259 Passes 423
67.2% Pass accuracy 78.5%
14 Tackles 16
20 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 4
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Sampdoria Virtus Entella
Kick-off
6’
Corner
14’
Mattia TirelliShot on target
Lorenzo MezzoteroYari Verschaeren
17’
19’
Francesco MezzoniFoul
Andrea TiritielloOwn goal1-0 (Sampdoria)
23’
31’
Luca VignaliArgument
Corner
31’
Manuel CicconiFoul
32’
33’
Bernat GuiuFoul
Corner
34’
36’
Ivan MarconiMattia Alborghetti
Lorenzo MezzoteroLeft foot shot2-0 (Sampdoria)
42’
45+2’
Ivan MarconiFoul
Half-time2-0
46’
Luigi CupponeLeonardo Benedetti
46’
Lucas FelippeNiccolò Squizzato
Tjaš BegićShot on target
46’
Second half underway
53’
Luigi CupponeShot on target
55’
Andrea FranzoniShot on target
Tjaš BegićShot on target
58’
68’
Giacomo CoronaMattia Tirelli
68’
Corner
77’
Tommaso AnnoniFrancesco Mezzoni
Yann KaramohGennaro Tutino
81’
Corner
81’
Corner
88’
Luca RavanelliLorenzo Mezzotero
90’
Kevin MbabuFoul
90+2’
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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 0.73 23’ Andrea Tiritiello (Sampdoria) own goal, 1-0 23’ 42’ Lorenzo Mezzotero (Sampdoria), 2-0 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 0.73 23’ Andrea Tiritiello (Sampdoria) own goal, 1-0 Tiritiello 23’ 42’ Lorenzo Mezzotero (Sampdoria), 2-0 Mezzotero 42’
Sampdoria 0.78 xGVirtus Entella 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Virtus Entella attacking Sampdoria attacking 
42’ Lorenzo Mezzotero (Sampdoria), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 53’ Luigi Cuppone (Virtus Entella), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 26’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 6’ Andrea Franzoni (Virtus Entella), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 90+2’ Andrea Tiritiello (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Tjaš Begić (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Yann Karamoh (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Luigi Cuppone (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Luigi Cuppone (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Andrea Franzoni (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Bernat Guiu (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Andrea Franzoni (Virtus Entella), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Luca Vignali (Virtus Entella), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Mattia Tirelli (Virtus Entella), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Francesco Mezzoni (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Tjaš Begić (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Bernat Guiu (Virtus Entella), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Ivan Marconi (Virtus Entella), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Andrea Tiritiello (Virtus Entella), own goal 42’ Lorenzo Mezzotero (Sampdoria), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 53’ Luigi Cuppone (Virtus Entella), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 26’ Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 6’ Andrea Franzoni (Virtus Entella), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 90+2’ Andrea Tiritiello (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Tjaš Begić (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Yann Karamoh (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Luigi Cuppone (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Luigi Cuppone (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Andrea Franzoni (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Bernat Guiu (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Mattia Tirelli (Virtus Entella), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Francesco Mezzoni (Virtus Entella), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Andrea Franzoni (Virtus Entella), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Tjaš Begić (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Luca Vignali (Virtus Entella), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Bernat Guiu (Virtus Entella), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Oliver Abildgaard (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Ivan Marconi (Virtus Entella), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Andrea Tiritiello (Virtus Entella), own goal
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Lineups

Sampdoria 4-3-3 Starting XI
Krastev
Cicconi
Mbabu
Gartenmann
Carri
Henderson
Abildgaard
Makoumbou
Verschaeren 17’
Begić
Tutino 81’
Virtus Entella 3-5-2 Starting XI
Frate
Mezzoni 77’
Tiritiello
Alborghetti 36’
Vignali
Franzoni
Squizzato 46’
Benedetti 46’
Mario
Tirelli 68’
Guiu

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Andrey Krastev
90′ 3 0 29 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Kevin Mbabu
90′ 2 1 – 3 – 28 4 – –
Stefan Gartenmann
90′ 1 2 – 4 2 23 2 – – –
Filippo Delli Carri
90′ 1 – – 3 1 22 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Manuel Cicconi
90′ – – 24 1 – 1 2 3 3 1
Liam Henderson
90′ – – 26 – – 2 – 5 4 1 –
Oliver Abildgaard
90′ – – 24 – – 1 2 15 1 2 –
Antoine Makoumbou
90′ – – 24 – – 2 – 3 – – –
Yari Verschaeren Taken off
17′ – – 1 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards4 players
Tjaš Begić
90′ – 1 2 2 0.09 – 2 6 1 22 –
Gennaro Tutino Taken off
81′ – – 1 – 0.15 – 1 6 1 17 –
Lorenzo Mezzotero Came on as a substituteTaken off
72′ 1 – 1 1 0.47 – 1 5 1 16 –
Yann Karamoh Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 1 – 0.06 – – – – 3 –
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

Sampdoria win 40% Avg odds 2.28
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.00
Virtus Entella win 29% Avg odds 3.16

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

Form going into the game

Sampdoria WLLDL
Virtus Entella DDWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sampdoria 1-1 Virtus Entella, 16 Jan 26 Next meeting: Virtus Entella vs Sampdoria, 23 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Sampdoria vs Virtus Entella 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.