Spezia vs Sampdoria

11 January 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Marco Piccinini

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Claudio Terzi 20’
  • M'Bala Nzola 61’ (pen)
  • Antonio Candreva 24’

Match summary

Spezia beat Sampdoria 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Claudio Terzi put Spezia ahead with a header in the 20th minute, set up by Julian Chabot, Antonio Candreva equalised in the 24th minute, set up by Jakub Jankto, and M'Bala Nzola won it from the penalty spot in the 61st minute.

The chances backed that up: Spezia created 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Sampdoria's 0.44 from 6.

Match stats

Spezia Sampdoria
8 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.72 xG 0.43
0.95 Non-penalty xG 0.43
3 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Spezia Sampdoria
Kick-off
Claudio Terzi
Assist: Julian Chabot
1-0 (Spezia)
20’
24’
Antonio Candreva
Assist: Jakub Jankto
1-1 (Sampdoria)
Half-time1-1
M'Bala Nzola
Penalty
2-1 (Spezia)
61’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Riccardo Marchizza
  • Emmanuel Gyasi
  • Diego Farias
  • Kevin Agudelo
Sampdoria
  • Bartosz Bereszynski
  • Maya Yoshida
  • Jakub Jankto

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 0.44 20’ Claudio Terzi (Spezia), 1-0 20’ 24’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), 1-1 24’ 61’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 2-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 0.44 20’ Claudio Terzi (Spezia), 1-0 Terzi 20’ 24’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), 1-1 Candreva 24’ 61’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 2-1 Nzola 61’
Spezia 1.73 xGSampdoria 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sampdoria attacking Spezia attacking 
61’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 20’ Claudio Terzi (Spezia), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 14’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 11’ Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Keita (Sampdoria), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 20’ Claudio Terzi (Spezia), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 14’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 11’ Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Keita (Sampdoria), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ivan Provedel GK900 0.000.000
Luca Vignali DEF830 0.000.000
Julian Chabot DEF9010 0.000.451
Claudio Terzi DEF9011 0.450.000
Riccardo Marchizza DEF900 0.000.000
Lucien Agoume MID900 0.000.000
Tommaso Pobega MID901 0.050.000
Nahuel Estévez MID832 0.100.051
Emmanuel Gyasi FWD900 0.000.091
M'Bala Nzola FWD8314 1.040.000
Diego Farias FWD680 0.000.102
Kevin Agudelo Sub220 0.000.000
Roberto Piccoli Sub71 0.080.000
Giulio Maggiore Sub70 0.000.081
Salvador Ferrer Sub70 0.000.000
Martin Erlic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 29% Avg odds 3.23
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Sampdoria win 43% Avg odds 2.23

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

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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.