Cittadella, Recent Form

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Any Cittadella pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 3-1 away defeat by Ternana.  They achieved 57% possession in that match and had 17 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Ternana's tally of 15 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.  

They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 5 and seen valuable points lost.  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 Piercesare Tombolato.  

They've had a good run of form at home recently, with 5 straight wins in a row.  

Sampdoria, Recent Form

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Sampdoria will be looking to regroup after their bruising encounter with Parma in which they suffered a 3-0 home defeat.  In that game they recorded 56 % of the possession, with 11 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 12 shots on goal.  

Andrea Pirlo, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 13 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 10 goals scored.  They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, this season they have scored in 9 of their 10 games on the road.  

They have been enduring a less than rewarding period of form away from home at the moment, during which they have lost 3 and only picked up 2 wins from their last 6 matches.  

Goalscorer Sebastiano Esposito will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Sampdoria.