Empoli vs Sampdoria prediction | 19 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Empoli
Ranking: #324 overall, #37 in Italy

63.9 → 62.1 (-1.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 30 Aug Mantova (A) 64.4 -0.5
0-1 05 Sep Carrarese (A) 64.4 0.0
0-1 11 Sep Arezzo (H) 63.9 -0.5
2-1 20 Sep Modena (A) 63.4 -0.5
2-4 10 Oct Palermo (H) 62.1 -1.3
Sampdoria
Ranking: #295 overall, #34 in Italy

61.4 → 62.9 (+1.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 29 Aug Juve Stabia (H) 61.9 +0.2
3-1 07 Sep Palermo (A) 62.4 +0.5
2-0 13 Sep Mantova (A) 63.1 +0.7
2-1 19 Sep Catanzaro (H) 63.8 +0.7
4-1 09 Oct Avellino (A) 62.9 -0.9

Empoli vs Sampdoria: by the numbers

There are 29 places between these two in our European rankings, with Sampdoria the higher, and 3 places between them in Italy.

Sampdoria arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.5 rating points over their last 10 matches against Empoli's -1.8.

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

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

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