Sampdoria vs Juventus: Preview – Prediction, team news, line-ups | OneFootball

Juventus will look to continue their impressive form in Serie A when they face Marco Giampaolo’s Sampdoria away from home this Saturday.

Despite a highly inconsistent first-half, the Bianconeri have come into their own after going 14 matches without a defeat in Serie A this season.

Sampdoria are 15th in the Serie A table, and their morale has been hit by back-to-back defeats.

Match Preview

Sampdoria

After recording impressive victories over Sassuolo and Empoli, Sampdoria’s form has declined with consecutive defeats against Atalanta and Udinese.

Sampdoria are only four points above the relegation zone, and any further slip-ups could put them in danger.

They will look to return to winning ways against Juventus on Saturday.

Forwards Francesco Caputo and Fabio Quagliarella need to step against the Old Lady.

Juventus

Having climbed their way back to the top four of the league table, Juve are now pushing for the title as they are only separated by seven points from leaders AC Milan.

Max Allegri appears to have finally struck gold in his second spell, as Juve are currently on a 14-match unbeaten streak in Serie A.

The Turin giants head into the game on the back of a 1-0 victory against Spezia, with Alvaro Morata scoring the only goal.

His strike partner Dusan Vlahovic is also in terrific form, as he has netted three goals in the league since his transfer from Fiorentina.

A victory against Sampdoria could help them close the gap on third-placed Napoli.

Team News

Juve’s injury woes continue to be a concern for Allegri, with Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Denis Zakaria ruled out of the clash.

For Sampdoria, Mikkel Damsgaard and Manolo Gabbiadini remain long-term absentees.

Possible Sampdoria line-up: Wladimiro Falcone; Bartosz Bereszynski, Maya Yoshida, Omar Colley, Tommaso Augello; Morten Thorsby, Albin Ekdal, Antonio Candreva; Stefano Sensi; Francesco Caputo, Fabio Quagliarella.

Possible Juventus line-up: Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Matthijs de Ligt, Daniele Rugani, Mattia de Sciglio; Manuel Locatelli, Arthur, Adrien Rabiot; Juan Cuadrado, Dusan Vlahovic, Alvaro Morata.

Prediction

Juventus defeated Sampdoria in the reverse fixture and the Coppa Italia round of 16. The chances are high for the Old Lady to make it a clean sweep.

Sampdoria 0-3 Juventus.