Palermo host Sampdoria in a Serie B meeting, and CheckLive's data strongly favours the home side: Palermo carry a 79% win probability on a high signal. That is CheckLive's read rather than a guaranteed result, and with Sampdoria capable of earning something, the draw remains a legitimate possibility. Both sides will want the points as this Serie B season continues.
Palermo's recent list is encouraging: wins over Mantova 5-2 and Lecce 2-0 in the Coppa Italia plus Serie B wins against Arezzo 3-2 and Juve Stabia 1-0, with a 0-2 friendly loss to Juventus in among them. Sampdoria have had a bumpier run: a 1-2 loss to Juve Stabia, a 1-1 draw with Cesena, a 0-2 loss to Cremonese, a 2-0 win over Parma and a 1-2 loss to Novara.
Head to head suggests this will be tighter than outright probability might imply. From seven meetings, Palermo have won two, Sampdoria one, and four have ended level; the last meeting finished 3-3 in Serie B in February. The key is whether Palermo can avoid the kind of even, open contest that has often cost them against Sampdoria.
