Cesena vs Sampdoria Prediction & Betting Tips (20 October)

Nine wins from their previous 11 home games in the Serie B suggests that Cesena are a force to be reckoned with on their own patch, and they need to keep on winning in order to maintain their bid for promotion. Sampdoria, meanwhile, are battling to beat the drop, which is not surprising when you consider that they have suffered nine defeats in their last 13 matches.

If recent Cesena home games are anything to go by, then it would come as a surprise to see more than three successful strikes in this contest, as 16 of their last 19 matches at the Cesena stadium have produced under 3.5 goals. This has also been the case in 13 of the most recent 16 games involving Sampdoria in the Serie B, so all the signs point one way.

Over the course of their last 19 home games in the Serie B, while Cesena have been involved in no fewer than 13 contests in which they have both scored and conceded during the same 89 minutes. This has also been the case in five of the previous six Sampdoria away matches at this level, so all the signs point towards a difficult evening for keepers.