Lazio v Sampdoria Match Preview, 07/05/2022

Match Facts

1. Lazio have failed to find the net in only one of their last 20 Serie A meetings with Sampdoria, losing only two of those games (1-2 on April 24, 2016, and 0-3 on October 17, 2020 – W15 D3).
2. The last Sampdoria Serie A win at the Olimpico against Lazio came back on January 23, 2005 (2-1 under Walter Novellino) – since then, Lazio have won 12 matches and drawn three, keeping clean sheets nine times in the process.
3. Lazio are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A meetings against sides from Liguria (W9 D1), winning their last eight, averaging 3.4 goals per game (27 total) – their last such defeat was back in October 2020, 0-3 v Sampdoria.
4. Following their 1-2 defeat against AC Milan, Lazio could lose two successive Serie A home games for the first time since December 2020 (v Udinese and Verona).
5. Following their 1-0 win in the Genoa Derby, Sampdoria could keep a clean sheet in two Serie A matches in a row for the first time since May 2021, in the last two league games under Claudio Ranieri.
6. Lazio and Sampdoria have registered the same number of high turnovers in Serie A this season (272) – however, Lazio have scored 10 goals from this pattern of play (the most in the competition), whilst Sampdoria have scored only three.
7. Lazio have registered the most open play sequences with 10+ passes in Serie A this season (575, 372 more than Sampdoria) – they have also posted the highest passing accuracy in the competition so far (86.9%).
8. Sampdoria are one of the two sides Ciro Immobile has scored the most Serie A goals against (14, level with Genoa) – the Lazio striker (182) is only two goals away from equalling Gabriel Batistuta (184) as the 12th best scorer in the history of Serie A.
9. Francesco Acerbi scored his fourth Serie A goal this season last time out (he has never netted more in a single campaign) – Sampdoria are his favourite opponent in the competition (four goals) and are also the side he has enjoyed the most top-flight wins against (10).
10. Fabio Quagliarella has scored eight Serie A goals against Lazio - however, his last league away goal was back on May 16, 2021 (v Udinese): he has scored each of his last four top-flight goals at the Ferraris.