DID YOU KNOW?
* Sampdoria are stationed in 16th place in Serie A with 32 points from 31 matches, just a couple of points above the relegation zone.
* The Blucerchiati garnered their first point under new coach Alberto Cavasin last weekend as they drew with Chievo.
* Samp have failed to score in 18 matches this season, more than any side in the Italian top flight.
* Lecce are placed 17th in the league standings with 31 points from as many matches, just a point above the bottom-three.
* The Lupi put an end to their four-game winless streak by defeating Udinese last weekend.
* Luigi De Canio’s side have the worst defensive record in the championship, having shipped 52 goals.
LAST MEETING
November 21, 2010: Lecce 2-3 Sampdoria
Giampaolo Pazzini gave Sampdoria the lead after just eight minutes and doubled the advantage before the half-time interval after Javier Chevanton was sent off for Lecce. However, the Giallorossi staged a sensational comeback in the second half, as David Di Michel and Souleymane Diamoutene found the target to make it 2-2 with just seven minutes of normal time remaining. But Pazzini accomplished his hat-trick in the dying moments to earn Samp a memorable 3-2 win.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Sampdoria: Curci; Volta, Gastaldello, Lucchini; Mannini, Tissone, Palombo, Poli, Ziegler; Pozzi, Maccarone
Lecce: Rosati; Donati, Fabiano, Tomovic; Munari, Vives, Olivera, Mesbah; Bertolacci; Jeda, Di Michele
Prediction
Just one point separates the two teams, both of whom are just above the relegation zone, and it promises to be an ugly game of football. Sampdoria have the home advantage and given Lecce’s poor away record in the league this season, the Genoa-based side should just about eke out all three points.
Sampdoria 1-0 Lecce 
