Palermo 3-1 Sampdoria
Updated
Palermo won: Palermo 3-1 Sampdoria in the Serie B (Round 3) on Mon, 7 Sept 2026 at Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo. Palermo goals: Gabriel Strefezza 9', Joel Pohjanpalo 33', Antonio Palumbo 90'+4. Sampdoria goals: Lorenzo Insigne 63'. Expected goals: 1.61-1.70. Possession: 46-54. Player of the match: Antonio Palumbo (8.1).
Match report
Palermo beat Sampdoria 3-1
Palermo saw off Sampdoria 3-1 at Stadio Renzo Barbera on Monday 7 September in Serie B.
Gabriel Strefezza put Palermo ahead on 9' (1-0), Joel Pohjanpalo made it 2-0 on 33', Lorenzo Insigne pulled one back for Sampdoria on 63' (2-1) and Antonio Palumbo made it 3-1 on 90+4'.
Palermo had 46% of the ball, shots were 14-14 (6-5 on target) and expected goals finished 1.61-1.70.
Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) was player of the match with an 8.1 rating.
Attendance: 33,009. Referee: Matteo Marchetti.
Match stats
| Palermo | Sampdoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 46 | 54 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.61 | 1.70 |
| Total shots | 14 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 5 |
| Touches in opposition box | 21 | 23 |
| Big chances | 3 | 4 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 333 (79%) | 404 (83%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Corners | 2 | 5 |
| Total shots | 14 | 14 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 5 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 10 | 9 |
Lineups
Palermo (4-3-3): Mattia Perin, Niccolò Pierozzi, Mattia Bani, Pietro Ceccaroni, Tommaso Augello, Jacopo Segre, Filippo Ranocchia, Hernani, Gabriel Strefezza, Joel Pohjanpalo, Dennis Tørset Johnsen
Sampdoria (4-3-3): Peter Vindahl Jensen, Alessandro Di Pardo, Stefan Gartenmann, Filippo Delli Carri, Manuel Cicconi, Antoine Makoumbou, Yari Verschaeren, Liam Henderson, Danel Sinani, Gennaro Tutino, Lorenzo Insigne
Key events
- 9' · Goal · Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo)
- 18' · Yellow card · Liam Henderson (Sampdoria)
- 18' · Yellow card · Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria)
- 21' · Substitution · Dominic Vavassori for Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo)
- 33' · Goal · Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo)
- 46' · Substitution · Antonio Palumbo for Hernani (Palermo)
- 47' · Yellow card · Mattia Bani (Palermo)
- 53' · Substitution · Tjaš Begić for Danel Sinani (Sampdoria)
- 63' · Goal · Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria)
- 65' · Substitution · Tommaso Cassandro for Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo)
- 65' · Substitution · Nahuel Estévez for Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo)
- 70' · Substitution · Oliver Abildgaard for Lorenzo Insigne (Sampdoria)
- 83' · Substitution · Lorenzo Mezzotero for Yari Verschaeren (Sampdoria)
- 84' · Substitution · Alessandro Gabrielloni for Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Antonio Palumbo (Palermo)
- 90'+4 · Goal · Antonio Palumbo (Palermo)
- 90'+6 · Yellow card · Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria)
All-time head-to-head
33 league meetings since 2001: Palermo 13, draws 13, Sampdoria 7.
Questions
Who won Palermo vs Sampdoria?
Palermo won, 3-1 (Serie B) on Mon, 7 Sept 2026.
When and where is Palermo vs Sampdoria?
Mon, 7 Sept 2026, 18:30 UTC at Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Serie B.
What is the head-to-head record between Palermo and Sampdoria?
In 33 league meetings since 2001: Palermo 13 wins, 13 draws, Sampdoria 7 wins (goals 44-32).