Sampdoria desperately need points on Saturday, Mar 20 at 3:00 PM in the Serie B. With the team sitting in the bottom three, this is quickly becoming a must-win situation.

Sampdoria come into this fixture struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5). Empoli, meanwhile, arrive in mixed form (2W 0D 3L) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Sampdoria won their last outing, while Empoli suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Sampdoria here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Empoli, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Sampdoria won 1–0.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Sampdoria a slight edge, but Empoli are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.