- Team form: Sampdoria have won seven, drawn five and lost four at home in Serie B this season.
- Away record: Empoli have won four, drawn two and lost nine away in Serie B, conceding an average of 1.80 goals per game.
- Top scorer: Stiven Shpendi has scored 13 goals in 29 Serie B matches for Empoli, including four of their last 10.
Inconsistent sides hard to split
League positions and form
Sampdoria are 15th in Serie B with 34 points from 32 matches, while Empoli are two points and three places better off in 12th. Both clubs have been inconsistent in their recent matches, Sampdoria winning one, drawing two and losing two of their last five and Empoli posting an identical record.
Tactical setups
Attilio Lombardo took over at Sampdoria in March 2026 and has made a few tweaks to make the team more solid in defense. But their three-at-the-back system can become a problem when they are out of position.
When it works, the wing-backs provide width and the three central defenders provide a compact platform to launch counter attacks. Fabio Caserta has brought energy and urgency to Empoli since his appointment as head coach in March 2026 and they have played more positively under his regime.
His preferred 4-3-3 formation gives a better balance in midfield than the 4-4-2 and the players are more comfortable playing with tempo in their play, looking to get the ball forward quickly into the half-spaces.
Shpendi a reliable anytime scorer
Empoli’s last Serie B match was a 4-2 home win over Pescara, but they are winless in three away matches, with one draw and two defeats. Their away record in Serie B of 4-2-9 is much worse than Sampdoria's home record of 7-5-4, and that makes Samp, despite their inconsistent form, the slight favorites here.
Sampdoria’s recent home form has been better, with one win and one draw in their last two, and they should have enough to edge out a team they split their four most recent Serie B meetings with (1 win each and 2 draws).
Massimo Coda is a good anytime scorer option for Sampdoria backers as he has nine Serie B goals in 25 appearances this season, but Shpendi’s current form puts him in the driver’s seat for a goal at any stage of Monday’s match.
Open game likely
Odds of 2.34 for a home victory seem a little short, so the match result markets may be best avoided here. But the chances of both teams getting on the board, and of a few goals in total, look strong.
Sampdoria’s counter-attacking style against Empoli’s verticality and tempo should ensure an open, end-to-end game that could feature plenty of goalmouth action. Their most recent Serie B meeting finished 1-1 at Empoli and a similar outcome could be on the cards here.
- Over 2.5 goals at 2.2 and Both Teams to Score (Yes) at 1.85 will be the main play for this Serie B clash, which could go either way depending on which version of each club turns up.
- Sampdoria averages 1.25 goals per home game in Serie B and Empoli’s leaky away record suggests there are enough reasons for both clubs to fancy their chances of scoring.
