Sampdoria vs Arezzo prediction, odds and how to watch

Sampdoria ended a four-match losing streak in Serie B with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Catanzaro, with Lorenzo Insigne and substitute Tjas Begic providing the goals after Stefan Gartenmann's own goal gave the home side a half-time lead.

Mantova made it count when it mattered, finishing the sharper of two evenly matched sides to claim a 2-0 Serie B win over Sampdoria, whose profligacy in front of goal proved fatal.

Palermo won 2-1 against Sampdoria despite being outpossessed and outshot, with early goals from Gabriel Strefezza and Joel Pohjanpalo proving enough to hold off a Sampdoria side that created plenty but converted little.

Sampdoria dominated every statistical category but could only draw 1-1 at Cesena, as a Cesena header gave the hosts an early lead that the visitors levelled through a header of their own in the 83rd minute. Cesena finished the game with ten men but somehow escaped with a point.

Sampdoria have not won in five Serie B matches and have conceded nine goals in the process. Arezzo arrive at the Ferraris having shipped nine goals of their own on their travels, making this a fixture full of alarming questions for both camps.

Sampdoria have quietly built one of the most reliable home records in Serie B this season, but Catanzaro arrive having scored freely while leaking goals at an alarming rate away from home. Something has to give at the Marassi on Saturday afternoon.

Mantova have been difficult to beat at home this season but Sampdoria arrive with a defensive structure that keeps games tight on the road. Sunday's fixture at the Stadio Danilo Martelli has the shape of a closely contested Serie B encounter.

Palermo take on Sampdoria at the Renzo Barbera on Monday evening in a Serie B fixture that pits one of the division's most formidable home records against a visiting side who simply cannot find their rhythm on the road.