Cosenza vs. Sampdoria Match Preview Article

Cosenza, Recent Form

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It's fair to say Cosenza will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Palermo, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw.  They came away from that fixture with 48% of the possession and clocked up 14 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Palermo managed 21 attempts on goal, with 9 on target.  

Manager Massimiliano Alvini will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 7 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 7 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.   They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 games at Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla.  

Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.  

Sampdoria, Recent Form

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With a 0-0 draw in their last match against Bari, Sampdoria had to settle for a share of the points.  In that game they recorded 39 % of the possession, with 8 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 7 of their 25 shots on goal.  

It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 8 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 7 goals shipped and valuable points dropped.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games.  

Sampdoria will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 away games, but with only 2 wins there is some room for improvement.  

With 3 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Sampdoria, Fabio Borini will be looking to add more goals against Cosenza in this match.