US Avellino 4-1 Sampdoria: result and goals
US Avellino beat Sampdoria 4-1 on Friday, 9 October 2026 in the Serie B.
Goals: Walid Cheddira 12', Lorenzo Insigne 18', Martin Palumbo 20', Raffaele Russo 24', Michele Besaggio 29'.
US Avellino sit 8th on 11 points.
Sampdoria sit 19th on 5 points.
US Avellino have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Sampdoria have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 2 meetings: US Avellino won 1, Sampdoria won 1, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- Serie B
- Kick-off
- Friday, 9 October 2026, 19:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- Partenio, Avellino
Match events
AVESAM12'⚽Walid Cheddira ast. Brando Moruzzi 1-0
18'⚽Lorenzo Insigne ast. Tobias Lauritsen 1-1
20'⚽Martin Palumbo ast. Raffaele Russo 2-1
24'⚽Raffaele Russo ast. Brando Moruzzi 3-1
29'⚽Michele Besaggio 4-1
46'⇄▲ Alex Ferrari ▼ Yann Karamoh
59'⇄▲ Andrea Favilli ▼ Walid Cheddira
59'⇄▲ Giacomo Faticanti ▼ Luca Palmiero
61'⇄▲ Gennaro Tutino ▼ Yari Verschaeren
68'⇄▲ Tjaš Begić ▼ Tobias Lauritsen
68'⇄▲ Fabio Depaoli ▼ Liam Henderson
71'Michael Venturi
76'⇄▲ Tommaso Biasci ▼ Raffaele Russo
76'⇄▲ Dimitrios Sounas ▼ Martin Palumbo
77'Alex Ferrari
81'Andrea Favilli
85'⇄▲ Marco Sala ▼ Brando Moruzzi
90+1'Armando Izzo
90+3'Michele Besaggio
Live commentary
- 90'+3'Michele Besaggio (US Avellino) Yellow Card at 90'+3'
- 90'+1'Armando Izzo (US Avellino) Yellow Card at 90'+1'
- 85'Marco Sala (US Avellino) Substitution at 85'
- 81'Andrea Favilli (US Avellino) Yellow Card at 81'
- 77'Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 77'
- 76'Tommaso Biasci (US Avellino) Substitution at 76'
- 76'Dimitris Sounas (US Avellino) Substitution at 76'
- 71'Michael Venturi (US Avellino) Yellow Card at 71'
- 68'Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) Substitution at 68'
- 68'Tjas Begic (Sampdoria) Substitution at 68'
- 61'Gennaro Tutino (Sampdoria) Substitution at 61'
- 59'Giacomo Faticanti (US Avellino) Substitution at 59'
- 59'Andrea Favilli (US Avellino) Substitution at 59'
- 45'Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) Substitution at 45'
- 29'Michele Besaggio (US Avellino) Goal at 29'
- 24'Raffaele Russo (US Avellino) Goal at 24'
- 20'Martin Palumbo (US Avellino) Goal at 20'
- 18'Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria) Goal at 18'
- 12'Walid Cheddira (US Avellino) Goal at 12'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
AVESAM
General
51%Possession49%
5Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
0Corners6
Shots
9Total shots12
4Shots off target5
4Shots on target3
1Blocked shots4
0Hit woodwork0
8Shots inside box7
1Shots outside box5
Expected goals (xG)
2.25xG0.61
2.25xG open play0.37
0.00xG set play0.25
2.25Non-penalty xG0.61
2.71xG on target (xGOT)0.84
Passes
484Passes460
411 (85%)Accurate passes390 (85%)
274Own half175
137Opposition half215
39 (57%)Accurate long balls12 (30%)
5 (42%)Accurate crosses4 (17%)
15Throw-ins25
19Touches in opposition box16
3Offsides1
Defence
21Tackles12
10Interceptions7
4Shot blocks1
21Clearances9
2Keeper saves0
Duels
47Duels won40
36 (59%)Ground duels won25 (41%)
11 (42%)Aerial duels won15 (58%)
3 (33%)Successful dribbles3 (20%)
Discipline
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
11Fouls committed12
General
51%Possession49%
3Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
0Corners3
Shots
5Total shots4
1Shots off target2
4Shots on target1
0Blocked shots1
0Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box2
0Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
1.17xG0.26
1.17xG open play0.26
0.00xG set play0.00
1.17Non-penalty xG0.26
2.71xG on target (xGOT)0.23
Passes
232Passes222
200 (86%)Accurate passes191 (86%)
145Own half89
55Opposition half102
19 (59%)Accurate long balls7 (35%)
3 (38%)Accurate crosses2 (17%)
8Throw-ins14
10Touches in opposition box7
2Offsides1
Defence
9Tackles6
5Interceptions3
1Shot blocks0
14Clearances6
0Keeper saves0
Duels
25Duels won17
17 (65%)Ground duels won9 (35%)
8 (50%)Aerial duels won8 (50%)
2 (40%)Successful dribbles2 (33%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Fouls committed6
General
51%Possession49%
2Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
0Corners3
Shots
4Total shots8
3Shots off target3
0Shots on target2
1Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box5
1Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
1.08xG0.35
1.08xG open play0.11
0.00xG set play0.25
1.08Non-penalty xG0.35
0.00xG on target (xGOT)0.61
Passes
252Passes238
211 (84%)Accurate passes199 (84%)
129Own half86
82Opposition half113
20 (56%)Accurate long balls5 (25%)
2 (50%)Accurate crosses2 (18%)
7Throw-ins11
9Touches in opposition box9
1Offsides0
Defence
12Tackles6
5Interceptions4
3Shot blocks1
7Clearances3
2Keeper saves0
Duels
22Duels won23
19 (54%)Ground duels won16 (46%)
3 (30%)Aerial duels won7 (70%)
1 (25%)Successful dribbles1 (11%)
Discipline
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
10Fouls committed6
US AvellinoSampdoria
Expected goals (xG)
2.25–0.61
xG on target (xGOT)
2.71–0.84
Shots
9–12
Big chances
5–0
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Sampdoria (12)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedAvellino (9) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Raffaele Russo
US Avellino
Ratings
US Avellino7.2
- 8.610Raffaele Russo⚽A
- 8.527Brando MoruzziAA
- 8.139Michele Besaggio⚽
- 8.020Martin Palumbo⚽
- 7.79Walid Cheddira⚽
- 7.34Armando Izzo
- 7.323Michael Venturi
- 7.356Patrick Enrici
- 7.22Filippo Missori
- 7.150Tommaso Martinelli
- 6.76Luca Palmiero
- 6.516Giacomo Faticanti▲59'
- 6.124Dimitrios Sounas▲76'
- 6.114Tommaso Biasci▲76'
- 5.899Andrea Favilli▲59'
Sampdoria5.9
- 7.810Lorenzo Insigne⚽
- 6.99Tobias LauritsenA
- 6.56Liam Henderson
- 6.425Alex Ferrari▲46'
- 6.311Tjaš Begić▲68'
- 6.123Fabio Depaoli▲68'
- 5.914Yann Karamoh
- 5.816Yari Verschaeren
- 5.715Filippo Delli Carri
- 5.799Gennaro Tutino▲61'
- 5.529Alessandro Di Pardo
- 5.545Antoine Makoumbou
- 5.43Stefan Gartenmann
- 5.17Manuel Cicconi
- 4.61Peter Vindahl Jensen
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
US Avellino3-5-27.2
507.1Martinelli
567.3Enrici
27.2Missori
66.7Palmiero ▼
14.6Vindahl Jensen
295.5Di Pardo
35.4Gartenmann
155.7Delli Carri
75.1Cicconi
66.5Henderson ▼
455.5Makoumbou
165.8Verschaeren ▼
145.9Karamoh ▼
Sampdoria4-3-2-15.9
Avellino · Substitutes
- 16Giacomo Faticanti▲59'6.5
- 99Andrea Favilli▲59'5.8
- 24Dimitrios Sounas▲76'6.1
- 14Tommaso Biasci▲76'6.1
- 3Marco Sala▲85'
- 1Antony Iannarilli
- 5Alessandro Di Bitonto
- 44Lorenco Šimić
- 30Emanuele Adamo
- 18Thomas Berenbruch
- 7Luca Pandolfi
- 77Sebastiano Di Paolo
Manager: Alessandro Nesta
Sampdoria · Substitutes
- 25Alex Ferrari▲46'6.4
- 99Gennaro Tutino▲61'5.7
- 23Fabio Depaoli▲68'6.1
- 11Tjaš Begić▲68'6.3
- 42Leonardo Cosi
- 12Andrey Krastev
- 96Samuelle Massolo
- 13Luca Ravanelli
- 43Kevin Mbabu
Manager: Bernardo Corradi
Last 5 matches
US Avellino
LArezzo2-122 Aug 2026
WVicenza3-029 Aug 2026
W@ Modena1-06 Sept 2026
DPalermo1-113 Sept 2026
L@ Ascoli3-119 Sept 2026
Sampdoria
D@ Cesena1-123 Aug 2026
LJuve Stabia2-129 Aug 2026
L@ Palermo3-17 Sept 2026
L@ Mantova2-013 Sept 2026
WCatanzaro2-119 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Avellino
0
Draws
1
Sampdoria
Last meetings
22 Mar 2026Sampdoria2 – 1US Avellino
10 Jan 2026US Avellino2 – 1Sampdoria
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palermo | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 19 | WDWWW |
| 2 |  Mantova | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 | WDWLW |
| 3 |  Modena | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 | DWWLW |
| 4 |  Ascoli | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +8 | 15 | LWDDW |
| 5 |  Benevento | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 14 | WWWDW |
| 6 |  Pisa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 13 | WLDWW |
| 7 |  Sudtirol | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 13 | DWDLD |
| 8 |  Avellino | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 11 | LWWDL |
| 9 |  Padova | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 10 | WLLLW |
| 10 |  Arezzo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 10 | WLDWL |
| 11 |  Virtus Entella | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 9 | WDDWL |
| 12 |  Vicenza | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 9 | DLLDW |
| 13 |  Verona | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 8 | WLWLD |
| 14 |  Juve Stabia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 8 | DDDWW |
| 15 |  Cesena | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 8 | DDLDL |
| 16 |  Carrarese | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 | LLLWW |
| 17 |  Empoli | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 | LLLDL |
| 18 |  Cremonese | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 | DDDLL |
| 19 |  Sampdoria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 | DLLLW |
| 20 |  Catanzaro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 4 | WLLDL |
Serie B: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in US Avellino v Sampdoria?
US Avellino beat Sampdoria 4-1 on Friday 9 October (Serie B).
Who scored in US Avellino v Sampdoria?
Goals: Walid Cheddira 12', Lorenzo Insigne 18', Martin Palumbo 20', Raffaele Russo 24' and Michele Besaggio 29'.
When do US Avellino play next?
US Avellino play Virtus Entella on Tuesday 27 October at 19:00 (UK time).
When do Sampdoria play next?
Sampdoria play Ascoli on Tuesday 27 October at 19:00 (UK time).
Serie B: latest resultsAll results →