Fiorentina is the clear favorite to win at home to Sampdoria. The hosts are having a better start to the year that Sampdoria and is expected to progress to the next round of the cup. Backing the home team to win in normal time is the best available option in this fixture.

Sampdoria travels to the Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze on Thursday where they face Fiorentina in the Round of 16 fixtures in the Coppa Italia.

Fiorentina has been in very good form since the start of December last year. That run has seen them move into the top half of the table and have not lost a game since December. Fiorentina is unbeaten in their last nine games in all competitions, winning seven of those games and sharing points on two occasions.

The home team dropped points in a 1-1 draw against Monza in their first game of the year but recovered with a win in their previous game against Sassuolo, winning by two goals to one. Fiorentina has been in fine form up front, scoring in five consecutive games with a total of 12 goals in that period.

Sampdoria come into this game on the back of a two nil loss against Napoli in the league last Matchday. The visitors are far from their best this season and are currently languishing in the relegation zone in the Italian Serie A. Sampdoria is one of the weakest teams left in this competition and Fiorentina should get past them easily.

Fiorentina has been more victorious in the overall meetings between these two teams, edging Sampdoria by two wins. Both teams have met this season already and it was a one sided game which ended in a two nil win for Fiorentina. Goals from Giacomo Bonaventura and Nikola Milenkovic gave Vincenzo Italiano's team all three points.

There's no doubt about who the better team is heading into this game as Fiorentina is miles off Sampdoria both in attack and in defense. On paper, the home team also has the advantage with better players. Fiorentina is also playing at home. Backing Fiorentina to win is the best available option in this fixture.

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