Empoli vs Sampdoria prediction | 19 Dec 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Empoli Empoli Rating: 64.9
H
50%
19 Dec 2026
Serie B
D
30%
Sampdoria Sampdoria Rating: 61.7
A
19%
Empoli
Ranking: #230 overall, #27 in Italy

63.7 → 64.9 (+1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 19 Apr Entella (H) 63.9 -0.1
2-0 25 Apr Venezia (A) 63.7 -0.2
1-0 01 May Avellino (H) 64.3 +0.6
2-2 08 May Monza (A) 64.5 +0.2
1-0 22 Aug Cremonese (H) 64.9 +0.4
Sampdoria
Ranking: #333 overall, #41 in Italy

60.7 → 61.7 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 25 Apr Cesena (A) 61.8 +0.4
1-0 01 May Südtirol (H) 62.0 +0.2
1-0 08 May Reggiana (A) 61.8 -0.2
1-1 23 Aug Cesena (A) 61.7 -0.1
1-2 29 Aug Juve Stabia (H) 61.7 0.0

Empoli vs Sampdoria: by the numbers

There are 103 places between these two in our European rankings, with Empoli the higher, and 14 places between them in Italy.

Empoli arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.2 rating points over their last 10 matches against Sampdoria's +1.0.

Sampdoria gained 0.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 6 Apr 2026.

The highest Empoli have ever stood in our European rankings is #71, first reached on 6 Apr 2019.

Sampdoria first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 78.2 on 8 Feb 2020.