U.C. Sampdoria welcomes Empoli FC for the twenty-sixth round of the Italian Serie A. Last season's Serie B champions are doing great in the top-flight, currently eleventh-placed with one of the best away records in the league. The guests have lost just two games away from home, winning five and sharing points in five out of the total twelve visits. On the flip side, Sampdoria is having a terrible season, just two points ahead of the relegation zone. The hosts are on a worrying streak of losses, losing in six of seven matches they played in 2022. They are coming from a 1-0 defeat vs. AC Milan, while Empoli goes into the duel after a 1-1 tie against Cagliari.

The last time these two sides met on this field resulted in a 2-1 win for the visitor, who is unbeaten in their last three matches vs. Sampdoria here. Injuries are a concern for the home team, who are missing three key players for this game. They are without Mikkel Damsgaard, Manolo Gabbiadini, and Maya Yoshida. Meanwhile, the guests will miss Riccardo Marchizza, Nicolas Haas, and Sebastiano Luperto, whose absences will not be as big of a deal.

Empoli's previous five visits all ended in a draw, the last one being a goalless clash against Bologna. Aurelio Andreazzoli's men are undefeated on the road since November last year, which just puts salt to the wound for the suffering home team.

The hosts have won only three of thirteen home matches this season. It will be tough for the head coach Marco Giampaolo to keep them in the league, seeing both Cagliari, Genoa, and Venezia rise up in form. I expect this game not to finish as a victory for the home side, meaning the guests will at least take one point here. Good luck!

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上个赛季的意乙冠军在顶级联赛中表现出色，目前排在联赛第11位，是联赛中最好的客场记录之一。他们在客场只输了两场比赛，在总共12场比赛中赢了5场，并分享了5分。另一方面，桑普多利亚有一个糟糕的赛季，只领先2分降级区。东道主遭遇了令人担忧的连续失利，2022年的七场比赛中有六场失利。他们在1-0输给AC米兰之后，而恩波利在1-1战平卡利亚里之后将进入决斗。

这两支球队上一次在这个球场上相遇的时候，最终以2-1的比分获胜，客队在过去三场对阵桑普多利亚的比赛中都保持不败。主队的伤病是一个问题，他们在这场比赛中失去了三名关键球员。他们没有米克尔·达姆斯加德(Mikkel Damsgaard)、马诺洛·加比阿迪尼(Manolo Gabbiadini)和玛雅·吉田(Maya Yoshida)。同时，客人会想念Riccardo Marchizza, Nicolas Haas，和Sebastiano Luperto，他们的缺席将不会是一个大的交易。

恩波利之前的五次造访都以平局告终，最后一次是对博洛尼亚的一场零比零的比赛。自去年11月以来，奥雷里奥·安德烈佐利的球队在客场一直保持不败，这只会在痛苦的主队伤口上撒盐。

东道主在本赛季13场主场比赛中只赢了3场。面对卡利亚里、热那亚和威尼斯的崛起，主教练马尔科·詹保罗将很难把他们留在联赛中。我预计这场比赛不会以主场取胜而结束，这意味着客队至少会在这里得到一分。