Sampdoria vs Catanzaro prediction, odds and how to watch

Vicenza came from behind twice to beat Catanzaro 3-2 on the opening weekend of the Serie B season, with two headed goals and a late right-foot finish doing the damage. The stats tell a story of clear home dominance that the scoreline only partially reflects.

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 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.

Catanzaro host Carrarese on Saturday afternoon carrying the better home record and the more settled momentum, but both sides arrive at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo with questions that only ninety minutes can answer.

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.

Südtirol have not won in ten attempts and are leaking goals at an alarming rate. Catanzaro arrive in the Alps with genuine away form and a point to prove. This one has proper chaos written all over it.

Sampdoria host Juve Stabia at the Ferraris on Saturday evening in a Serie B fixture where the home side's superior home record meets a Stabia side that cannot stop conceding goals on the road.