Sampdoria
Ascoli
12:30 AM
Oct 28, 2026
Sampdoria
Südtirol
1 – 1
D
Oct 24, 2026
Sampdoria
Serie B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palermo |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16-7 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 |  Mantova |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14-8 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 |  Modena |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15-8 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Ascoli |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14-6 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 |  Benevento |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13-7 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 |  Pisa |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14-9 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Südtirol |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10-7 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 |  Avellino |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12-9 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 |  Padova |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7-10 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 |  Arezzo |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8-17 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 |  Virtus Entella |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10-9 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 |  LR Vicenza |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11-15 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 |  Hellas Verona |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14-12 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 |  Juve Stabia |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9-8 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 |  Cesena |
8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8-12 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 |  Carrarese |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6-7 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 |  Empoli |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7-13 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 |  Cremonese |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6-11 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Sampdoria |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8-16 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 |  Catanzaro |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9-20 | -11 | 4 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modena |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Palermo |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Südtirol |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Benevento |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-6 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Ascoli |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Hellas Verona |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-5 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Avellino |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-5 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Mantova |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Pisa |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-7 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Cesena |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Juve Stabia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | LR Vicenza |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Padova |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Cremonese |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Sampdoria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Carrarese |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Empoli |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Catanzaro |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Virtus Entella |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Arezzo |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-10 | -7 | 1 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Mantova |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Arezzo |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | -2 | 9 |
| 4 | Juve Stabia |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Pisa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-2 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Ascoli |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-3 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Modena |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Virtus Entella |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Benevento |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Padova |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | LR Vicenza |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-9 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Carrarese |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Südtirol |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-5 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Avellino |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Empoli |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Cesena |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Cremonese |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Sampdoria |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-11 | -7 | 2 |
| 19 | Hellas Verona |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Catanzaro |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-11 | -5 | 1 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benevento |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11-3 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Palermo |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12-5 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Pisa |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12-7 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Modena |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-6 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Mantova |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Juve Stabia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Ascoli |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10-4 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Virtus Entella |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7-4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-9 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Arezzo |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Südtirol |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-6 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Carrarese |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-4 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Padova |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Avellino |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-7 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | LR Vicenza |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-8 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Sampdoria |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-10 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Catanzaro |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-13 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Cremonese |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | -3 | 3 |
| 19 | Cesena |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-9 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Empoli |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-10 | -6 | 1 |
Table over each team's last five league matches.
| # | Team | xG | xGA | xG +/- | xPts | Pts | Pos +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modena |
13.2 | 7.4 | +5.8 | 15.4 | 16 | +2 |
| 2 | Ascoli |
14.2 | 10.4 | +3.8 | 13.5 | 15 | +2 |
| 3 | Hellas Verona |
14.0 | 8.0 | +6.0 | 13.4 | 8 | +10 |
| 4 | Pisa |
13.3 | 8.0 | +5.3 | 13.3 | 13 | +2 |
| 5 | Benevento |
12.6 | 9.7 | +2.8 | 13.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Virtus Entella |
9.7 | 7.4 | +2.3 | 12.6 | 9 | +5 |
| 7 | Avellino |
10.8 | 9.5 | +1.3 | 11.9 | 11 | +1 |
| 8 | Palermo |
15.0 | 11.0 | +4.0 | 11.8 | 19 | -7 |
| 9 | Juve Stabia |
10.5 | 9.1 | +1.5 | 11.6 | 8 | +5 |
| 10 | Sampdoria |
12.7 | 11.9 | +0.8 | 11.6 | 5 | +9 |
| 11 | Mantova |
11.8 | 11.3 | +0.5 | 11.2 | 17 | -9 |
| 12 | Cesena |
8.6 | 10.1 | -1.6 | 9.9 | 8 | +3 |
| 13 | Cremonese |
8.3 | 9.4 | -1.1 | 9.7 | 6 | +5 |
| 14 | Carrarese |
8.6 | 8.8 | -0.2 | 9.6 | 7 | +2 |
| 15 | LR Vicenza |
9.9 | 12.5 | -2.6 | 9.4 | 9 | -3 |
| 16 | Südtirol |
7.0 | 10.1 | -3.2 | 9.2 | 13 | -9 |
| 17 | Arezzo |
8.1 | 13.5 | -5.4 | 8.7 | 10 | -7 |
| 18 | Catanzaro |
11.7 | 16.9 | -5.3 | 8.0 | 4 | +2 |
| 19 | Empoli |
7.2 | 14.3 | -7.2 | 6.4 | 7 | -2 |
| 20 | Padova |
7.8 | 15.4 | -7.6 | 5.6 | 10 | -11 |
Ordered by expected position. xPts is the points the chances created and conceded would typically earn.
Bernardo CorradiGoalkeepers 4
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Peter Vindahl Jensen
GK
|
28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |
Andrey Krastev
|
18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 |
Samuelle Massolo
|
30 | — | 0 | 0 |
| — |
Nicholas Scardigno
|
20 | — | 0 | 0 |
Defenders 11
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Mattia Viti
CB Injured
|
24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |
Stefan Gartenmann
CB
|
29 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |
Luca Ravanelli
CB Injured
|
29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 |
Filippo Delli Carri
CB
|
27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 |
Alex Ferrari
CB
|
32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 |
Oliver Abildgaard
CB, CDM
|
30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 |
Alessandro Di Pardo
RB, RWB
|
27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 |
Karim Diop
|
17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 40 |
Federico Piermattei
|
18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 41 |
Noah Mondani
|
17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| — |
Bjorn Meijer
LB Injured
|
23 | — | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders 13
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
Liam Henderson
CM, CDM
|
30 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 |
Manuel Cicconi
LB, LM, LWB, LW
|
29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |
Lorenzo Insigne
CAM, LW, ST Injured
|
35 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 |
Tjaš Begić
CAM, RW, RM, LW
|
23 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 |
Yari Verschaeren
CAM, CM, CDM
|
25 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 |
Danel Sinani
CAM, ST, RW Injured
|
29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 |
Fabio Depaoli
RWB, RM, LW
|
29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 |
Francesco Conti
CM, CDM
|
22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 35 |
Leo Rodella
|
18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 42 |
Leonardo Cosi
|
17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 43 |
Kevin Mbabu
RWB, RM
|
31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 |
Antoine Makoumbou
CDM, CM
|
28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 |
Salvatore Esposito
CM, CDM Injured
|
26 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards 6
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |
Tobias Lauritsen
ST
|
29 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 |
Yann Karamoh
RW, LW
|
28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 |
Giuseppe Forte
LW
|
18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 39 |
Lorenzo Mezzotero
ST
|
18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 99 |
Gennaro Tutino
ST, LW
|
30 | 1 | 0 | |
| — |
Nikola Sekulov
ST
|
24 | — | 0 | 0 |
No players found.
Ratings, goals and assists are this season's league numbers from FotMob.
Upcoming
| Oct 28, 2026Serie B | Ascoli |
12:30 AM | Sampdoria |
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| Nov 01, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
12:00 AM | Virtus Entella |
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| Nov 08, 2026Serie B | Carrarese |
09:45 PM | Sampdoria |
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| Nov 21, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
07:30 PM | Benevento |
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| Nov 26, 2026Serie B | Padova |
12:30 AM | Sampdoria |
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| Nov 29, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
09:45 PM | Cremonese |
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| Dec 05, 2026Serie B | Pisa |
01:00 AM | Sampdoria |
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| Dec 09, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
12:00 AM | Modena |
|
| Dec 13, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
12:00 AM | LR Vicenza |
|
| Dec 19, 2026Serie B | Empoli |
09:45 PM | Sampdoria |
|
| Dec 28, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
12:00 AM | Hellas Verona |
|
| Jan 09, 2027Serie B | Juve Stabia |
07:30 PM | Sampdoria |
Results
| Oct 24, 2026Serie B | Südtirol |
1 - 1 | Sampdoria |
D |
| Oct 18, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
1 - 2 | Arezzo |
L |
| Oct 10, 2026Serie B | Avellino |
4 - 1 | Sampdoria |
L |
| Sep 19, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
2 - 1 | Catanzaro |
W |
| Sep 13, 2026Serie B | Mantova |
2 - 0 | Sampdoria |
L |
| Sep 08, 2026Serie B | Palermo |
3 - 1 | Sampdoria |
L |
| Aug 29, 2026Serie B | Sampdoria |
1 - 2 | Juve Stabia |
L |
| Aug 24, 2026Serie B | Cesena |
1 - 1 | Sampdoria |
D |
| Aug 18, 2026Coppa Italia | Cremonese |
2 - 0 | Sampdoria |
L |
| Aug 09, 2026Club Friendlies |  Parma |
0 - 2 | Sampdoria |
W |
| Jul 23, 2026Club Friendlies |  Cagliari |
0 - 0 | Sampdoria |
D |
Team rankings · Serie B
Club leaders
- Lorenzo Insigne7.48
- Oliver Abildgaard7.00
- Yari Verschaeren6.93
- Lorenzo Insigne0.89
- Liam Henderson0.28
- Tjaš Begić0.23
- Gennaro Tutino2.0
- Liam Henderson1.7
- Yari Verschaeren1.6
- Gennaro Tutino0.44
- Lorenzo Insigne0.43
- Tobias Lauritsen0.42
- Lorenzo Insigne3.8
- Oliver Abildgaard3.8
- Danel Sinani3.4
- Antoine Makoumbou49.2
- Stefan Gartenmann45.4
- Lorenzo Insigne45.4
Arrivals 20
| Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Yann KaramohRW · 2026-09-06
|
 Free agent |
— |
|
Filippo Delli CarriCB · 2026-09-01
|
 Monza |
Loan |
|
Samuelle Massolo · 2026-09-01
|
LR Vicenza |
€140k |
|
Kevin MbabuRWB · 2026-09-01
|
 FC Midtjylland |
Free transfer |
|
Antoine MakoumbouDM · 2026-08-27
|
 Samsunspor |
Loan |
|
Bjorn MeijerLB · 2026-08-13
|
 Club Brugge |
€1m |
|
Yari VerschaerenAM · 2026-08-13
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
|
Peter Vindahl JensenGK · 2026-08-11
|
 Sparta Prague |
Loan |
|
Mattia VitiCB · 2026-08-01
|
 Nice |
€300k |
|
Luca RavanelliCB · 2026-07-18
|
Monza |
— |
|
Tobias LauritsenST · 2026-07-18
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
|
Danel SinaniAM · 2026-07-11
|
 St. Pauli |
Free transfer |
|
Lorenzo InsigneAM · 2026-07-08
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
|
Tjaš BegićRW · 2026-06-16
|
Parma |
€1.2m |
Edoardo SoleriST · 2026-02-04
|
 Spezia |
Loan |
Nicholas PieriniLW · 2026-02-02
|
 Sassuolo |
Loan |
|
Manuel CicconiLM · 2026-01-30
|
Carrarese |
Loan |
|
Manuel CicconiLM · 2026-01-30
|
Carrarese |
Loan |
|
Alessandro Di PardoRB · 2026-01-29
|
Cagliari |
€200k |
|
Mattia VitiCB · 2026-01-16
|
Nice |
Loan |
Departures 20
| Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|
Alessandro Pio RiccioCB · 2026-09-09
|
 Pogoń Szczecin |
Free transfer |
Jordan FerriDM · 2026-09-03
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
Alessandro BellemoCM · 2026-09-02
|
LR Vicenza |
€450k |
Simone GhidottiGK · 2026-09-01
|
Parma |
— |
Elia Tantalocchi · 2026-08-29
|
LR Vicenza |
€220k |
Antonino La GuminaST · 2026-08-25
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
Massimo CodaST · 2026-08-13
|
 Catania |
Free transfer |
Stefano GirelliCM · 2026-08-07
|
 Casertana |
— |
Estanis PedrolaLM · 2026-08-03
|
 Real Oviedo |
€900k |
Lorenzo Malanca · 2026-08-02
|
 FC Vado |
Loan |
Tommaso Casalino · 2026-07-22
|
 Pianese |
Loan |
Gaëtan CouckeGK · 2026-07-10
|
 Cercle Brugge |
— |
Víctor NarroLW · 2026-07-03
|
 Hércules |
Loan |
Lorenzo VenutiCB · 2026-06-30
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
Matteo RicciCM · 2026-06-30
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
Nicola RavagliaGK · 2026-06-30
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
Simone GiordanoLB · 2026-06-03
|
Free agent |
Free transfer |
Stipe VulikićCB · 2026-02-19
|
 Levski Sofia |
€150k |
Giulio Patrignani · 2026-02-05
|
Cremonese |
— |
|
Stefano GirelliCM · 2026-02-04
|
Casertana |
Loan |
Contract extensions
- Andrey Krastev 2026-08-06
- Francesco Conti 2026-01-31
Honours
| Competition | Won | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
 Coppa Italia |
4 | 3 |
| Serie B |
2 | 1 |
 Supercoppa |
1 | 3 |
 Serie A |
1 | 1 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 1 |
 Champions League |
0 | 1 |
| Trofeo Joan Gamper | 0 | 1 |
 UEFA Super Cup |
0 | 1 |
Managers by season
| Season | Manager | W | D | L | Win % | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Massimo Donati | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 2025/2026 | Angelo Gregucci | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 1.19 |
| 2024/2025 | Andrea Pirlo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2024/2025 | Andrea Sottil | 4 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 1.23 |
| 2024/2025 | Leonardo Semplici | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 0.94 |
| 2024/2025 | Alberico Evani | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 2023/2024 | Andrea Pirlo | 16 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 1.50 |
| 2022/2023 | Marco Giampaolo | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2022/2023 | Dejan Stanković | 3 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 0.57 |
| 2021/2022 | Roberto D'Aversa | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0.91 |
| 2021/2022 | Marco Giampaolo | 5 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 2020/2021 | Claudio Ranieri | 15 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 1.37 |
| 2019/2020 | Eusebio Di Francesco | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0.43 |
| 2019/2020 | Claudio Ranieri | 11 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 1.26 |
| 2018/2019 | Marco Giampaolo | 15 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 1.39 |
| 2017/2018 | Marco Giampaolo | 16 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 1.42 |
| 2016/2017 | Marco Giampaolo | 12 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 1.26 |
| 2015/2016 | Walter Zenga | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 1.33 |
| 2015/2016 | Vincenzo Montella | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 0.92 |
| 2014/2015 | Siniša Mihajlović | 13 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 1.47 |
| 2013/2014 | Siniša Mihajlović | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 1.38 |
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