History, goals and defenders scoring: stats and facts about Inter - Sampdoria

HISTORY

The 131st meeting between Inter and Sampdoria in Serie A will take place on Saturday 29 October at 20:45 CEST. The Nerazzurri lead the tally with 71 wins against the Blucerchiati's 21, while 28 draws complete the tally. As well as being the team with the most wins against the Ligurians in Serie A, Inter are also the team that has scored the most goals against Sampdoria in the league (231).

GOAL MACHINE

Inter have scored in all of their last 23 Serie A matches.

In all of the last seven Serie A matches between Inter and Sampdoria there have been at least three goals, 26 in total. Furthermore, in the last five league matches played at San Siro between the two teams, the Nerazzurri have scored an average of three goals per game (15 in total). However, the most frequent result between Inter and Sampdoria in the league has been 0-0, occurring on 16 occasions.

SPEEDY INTER

Inter have scored six goals in the first 15 minutes of matches in this edition of Serie A: no team team has scored more in this period than the Nerazzurri. In their last league game, against Fiorentina, the Nerazzurri scored two goals in the first 15 minutes thanks to Barella and Lautaro.

THE UNTAMEABLE TORO

Lautaro Martínez has had 43 shots in total, 15 of which have been on target: no player in Serie A has recorded more than the Argentine striker. In his last two league appearances el Toro has four goal involvements (3 goals, 1 assist).

GOAL-SCORING DEFENDER

Francesco Acerbi has scored four goals against Sampdoria in Serie A: the Blucerchiati are the favoured victim of the defender, who has scored a total of 21 goals in the Italian league.

REFEREE

The referee for Inter-Sampdoria, matchday 12 of Serie A 2022/23, will be Luca Massimi, of Termoli.

Assistant referees will be Galetto and Massara, with Cosso as Fourth official. Nasca will be in charge of VAR with Paganessi as assistant VAR.