Sampdoria vs Chievo Betting Tips and Predictions

Sampdoria are a better side than their position in 14th place suggests and a pair of wins over relegation-threatened Frosinone and Verona recently have moved them away from the bottom three. Last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Empoli was a minor setback but Vincenzo Montella’s side are improving and should have enough to get another positive result against Chievo on Sunday. Eder’s move to Inter does not appear to have affected Sampdoria, for whom veteran forward Fabio Quagriarella is in good form, having hit three goals in his last four matches. Quagriarella’s partnership with Antonio Cassano is looking dangerous and Montella’s men could yet finish in the top half.

Chievo have only won two of their last 10 Serie A matches but are holding on to a top-half place due to the poor form of a few other teams around them in the table. They held Milan to a 0-0 draw at home last weekend and they have kept two clean sheets in their last three games, so Quagrialella and Cassano have a tough nut to crack this weekend. Chievo’s price of 7/2 looks big considering they are four places above Sampdoria in the table, but the hosts go into this match in much better form.

Sampdoria are one of Serie A’s upwardly-mobile teams and they can continue to climb the league with a win on Sunday, especially given their strong head-to-head record against Chievo at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. We are tipping Sampdoria to win at 10/11 with bet365 for this game, although we expect it to be a tight match and it could well be settled by a single goal. The 11/2 on offer for Sampdoria to win 1-0 therefore appeals.