Sampdoria is away at Empoli in the Italian Serie A. Dejan Stankovic has a wealth of talent at its disposal and they need points desperately in this fixture. Empoli isn't in brilliant form this season and there's a very good chance that Sampdoria would get a win or draw from this tie.

Empoli picked up a second consecutive draw in the league this year and has failed to win against Udinese and Lazio. They have failed to replicate their performances of last season and are currently in the bottom half of the table.

The home team has been very poor defensively this season and it has been a major setback for Empoli. They have twenty two goals in the league and have failed to keep a clean sheet in five consecutive games in all competitions. Sampdoria has one of the best attacks for a team outside the top ten and are likely to outscore Empoli.

Empoli is seventeenth on the log for home matches in the Italian Serie A this season. They have played eight games at home but have recorded just three wins in that period, scoring seven goals and conceding eight times.

Sampdoria has avoided defeat four times in the last six games in all competitions. They have been decent enough in their recent matches and their only losses came against superb teams like Napoli and Fiorentina. Sampdoria has better quality than Empoli and the worst they can get from this game is a draw, otherwise this should be a wrap for the visitors.

The away team won their last away match in the league against Sassuolo by two goals to one despite being the underdog in that fixture. Sampdoria has been in a scoring spree since the end of last year and have bagged 11 goals in their last six games, averaging almost two goals per game.

Sampdoria did the league double over Empoli last season, beating the them by a 2-0 and 3-0 scoreline and we'd expect a similar outcome or a draw in this game. Both teams have very similar squad from last season. The best value for money option in this game would be an away win or draw in favour of Sampdoria.