Sampdoria vs Virtus Entella – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:1
16/01/2026 at 14:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Serie B - Round 20
  • Referee: Sacchi J. L. (Ita)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
israelIsrael5 STARS Israel
italyItalyDAZN Italia, Destination Calcio, LAB Channel
russiaRussiaTelekanal Futbol
slovakiaSlovakiaSport TV2
switzerlandSwitzerlandBlue Sport 1, Blue Sport 1
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomDCTV
usaUsaDCTV, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox
worldWorldOnefootball

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.570.37
Ball possession
44%56%
Total shots
107
Shots on target
42
Big chances
00
Corner kicks
91
Passes
68% (201/297)76% (298/392)
Yellow cards
21
Expected goals (xG)
0.570.37
xG on target (xGOT)
0.550.88
Total shots
107
Shots on target
42
Shots off target
13
Blocked shots
52
Shots inside the box
55
Shots outside the box
52
Hit the woodwork
00
Headed goals
01
Big chances
00
Corner kicks
91
Touches in opposition box
129
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
21
Free kicks
3025
Passes
68% (201/297)76% (298/392)
Long passes
39% (21/54)41% (26/63)
Passes in final third
45% (30/67)53% (46/87)
Crosses
20% (4/20)6% (1/18)
Expected assists (xA)
0.300.34
Throw ins
1822
Fouls
2530
Tackles
60% (6/10)69% (9/13)
Duels won
5662
Clearances
2924
Interceptions
78
Errors leading to shot
10
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
13
xGOT faced
0.880.55
Goals prevented
-0.12-0.45

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 34', 1 - 0, Cherubini L. ,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 1)
  • 46', Franzoni A. , Dalla Vecchia M. ,
  • 52', Di Mario S. 🟨,
  • 65', Cherubini L. , Conti F. ,
  • 67', Di Mario S. , Bariti D. ,
  • 67', Nichetti M. , Squizzato N. ,
  • 71', Ioannou N. 🟨,
  • 72', Henderson L. 🟨,
  • 74', 1 - 1, Parodi L. , Karic N. (A),
  • 75', Esposito Sa. , Barak A. ,
  • 75', Ioannou N. , Giordano S. ,
  • 75', Coda M. , Pafundi S. ,
  • 84', Guiu B. , Fumagalli T. ,
  • 84', Mezzoni F. , Alborghetti M. ,
  • 90+1', Brunori M. , Cuni M. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Sampdoria
47.3%
Draw
30.5%
Virtus Entella
22.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
45.3% 29.7% 25%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.7% 29.4% 24.8%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Sampdoria has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2%)
  • Virtus Entella has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.8%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Sampdoria than the current prediction. (-1.6%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Virtus Entella than the current prediction. (+2.6%)
  • Sampdoria - Virtus Entella Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.98
    (2.06)
    3.05
    (3.14)
    4.18
    (3.74)
    7.2%
    (7.1%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.00
    What is the prediction for Sampdoria - Virtus Entella?
  • Users Predictions: 29 users predict this event. Sampdoria will win (votes: 21 - 72.4%). Virtus Entella will win (votes: 3 - 10.3%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 17.2%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Sampdoria: 56.1%88.7%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -1 - Sampdoria (2.98) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Sampdoria will win (6 of 6 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 7 high ROI users predict this event. Sampdoria (votes: 7 - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • The two neighboring teams will play an exciting match (ranked 16 in the zone Serie B (Play Out: ) and 15)
    • Sampdoria has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Virtus Entella is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • In this match, Sampdoria is a strong favorite.
    • There will not play in Sampdoria: Ferri J. (Inactive) Girelli S. (Inactive) Malagrida L. (Inactive) Narro V. (Health problems) Riccio A. (Inactive) Romagnoli S. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Venuti L. (Injury)
    • There will not play in Virtus Entella: Boccadamo A. (Inactive) Tiritiello A. (Inactive)
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sampdoria won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 8:6. (average 1.6:1.2).
    • Including home match between the teams, Sampdoria won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:1.
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Sampdoria - Virtus Entella were as follows:
    17.10.2025 Virtus Entella - Sampdoria 3:1
    03.08.2023 Sampdoria - Virtus Entella 3:1
    Latest results of Sampdoria
    10.01.2026 Avellino - Sampdoria 2:1
    27.12.2025 Sampdoria - Reggiana 2:1
    20.12.2025 Padova - Sampdoria 1:1
    12.12.2025 Palermo - Sampdoria 1:0
    07.12.2025 Sampdoria - Carrarese 3:2
    Latest results of Virtus Entella
    Italian Serie B Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Venezia33218467:283971
    2Frosinone331911364:323268
    3Monza33199551:272466
    4Palermo331810554:272764
    5Catanzaro321411750:391153
    6Modena321481043:281550
    7Juve Stabia331015839:41-245
    8Cesena331281342:48-644
    9Carrarese3310121144:43142
    10Sudtirol338151035:36-139
    11Avellino331091437:53-1639
    12Mantova331071637:48-1137
    13Sampdoria339101432:43-1137
    14Empoli338121343:48-536
    15Padova338101532:45-1334
    16Entella338101531:46-1534
    17Bari338101533:51-1834
    18Pescara337111546:59-1332
    19Spezia33791732:49-1730
    20Reggiana33791731:52-2130

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