AS Roma vs Sampdoria predictions, previews, team news and more

AS Roma end a difficult year at home to Sampdoria in Series A on Wednesday.

The Giallorossi are coming back from a stunning 4-1 win over Atalanta, ending Bergamo’s six-match winning streak in the league.

It was also their second win in a row and put them in 5th place in the standings with 31 points from 18 games.

A third win in a row would be the perfect way to end 2021 for Jose Mourinho’s side, with their confidence being restored.

Sampdoria have seen their two-match winless streak in all competitions come to a halt after a 1-1 draw against promoted Venezia. Thomas Henry scored in the 87th minute to share the spoils.

It dropped them to 15th in the standings, with just 19 points from 18 games.

Head to head AS Roma vs Sampdoria

In the last 38 encounters, AS Roma won 18 times, while only losing 9 times, including the last encounter with Sampdoria won 2-0 at home.

The Giallorossi was not lost at home Samp since a 0-1 loss in January 2018.

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AS Roma vs Sampdoria Team News

AS Roma

Stephan El Shaarawy is sidelined with a calf muscle problem, while Lorenzo Pellegrini has a thigh strain and Leonardo Spinazzola is recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon injury.

But on the bright side, Felix Afena-Gyan returns from suspension in the selection boost for Mourinho.

Injured: Stephan El Shaarawy, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Leonardo Spinazzola

Ban: Not available

Ban: Not available

Sampdoria

Samp will not be able to have the services of Mikkel Damsgaard (thigh), Ronaldo Vieira (muscle) and Ernesto Torregrossa (calf).

Injured: Mikkel Damsgaard, Ronaldo Vieira, Ernesto Torregrossa

Ban: Not available

Unavailable: Not available

AS Roma vs Sampdoria Predict XI

AS Roma (3-5-2): Rui Patricio; Gianluca Mancini, Roger Ibanez, Chris Smalling; Rick Karsdorp, Jordan Veretout, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Bryan Cristante, Matias Vina; Nicolo Zaniolo, Tammy Abraham.

Sampdoria (4-4-2): Emil Audero; Bartosz Bereszyński, Maya Yoshida, Omar Colley, Tommaso Augello; Antonio Candreva, Adrien Silva, Albin Ekdal, Morten Thorsby; Manolo Gabbiadini, Francesco Caputo.

Prediction AS Roma vs Sampdoria

Roma produced a clinical performance against Atalanta in their final game to send an ominous message.

Meanwhile, Sampdoria is struggling with stability and is not much of a threat to Mourinho’s men. We expect Roma to win a high-scoring encounter.

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Guess: AS Roma 3-1 Sampdoria