The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a thrilling 2-2 league-draw against Lazio on January 8, while Sampdoria suffered a 1-0 Coppa Italia defeat to Fiorentina in the mid-week
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Empoli will host Sampdoria in a Serie A fixture at Stadio Castro Castelani on Monday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a thrilling 2-2 league-draw against Lazio on January 8, while Sampdoria suffered a 1-0 Coppa Italia defeat to Fiorentina in the mid-week. Empoli are currently occupying 14th spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 19 points from 17 games, while the visitors are languishing at the 18th position, with just nine points to their name, seven adrift of safety. Meanwhile, the previous meeting between these two sides was almost a year ago which ended 2-0 in favour of Sampdoria, courtesy of a brace from Fabio Quagliarella.
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Empoli probable line-up: Vicario, Stojanovic, Ismajli, Luperto, Parisi, Marin, Grassi, Akpa, Akpro, Bajrami, Caputo, Satriano
Sampdoria probable line-up: Audero, Murillo, Colley, Nuytinck, Leris, Sabiri, Vieira, Augelio, Djuricic, Lammers, Gabbiadini
Empoli
| Opponents | Score |
| Lazio | 2-2 (D) |
| Udinese | 1-1 (D) |
| Sassuolo | 2-1 (W) |
| Monaco | 0-1 (L) |
| Wolves | 1-1 (D) |
Sampdoria
| Opponents | Score |
| Fiorentina | 1-0 (L) |
| Napoli | 0-2 (L) |
| Sassuolo | 1-2 (W) |
| Ligorna | 3-0 (W) |
| Kaisar Kyzylorda | 3-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Sampdoria beat Empoli | 2-0 |
| Sampdoria beat Empoli | 0-3 |
| Empoli beat Sampdoria | 1-2 |
| Sampdoria beat Empoli | 2-4 |
| Sampdoria draw Empoli | 0-0 |
The Serie A match between Empoli and Sampdoria will take place at Stadio Castro Castelani on Tuesday at 1:15 am IST.
| Empoli vs Sampdoria | Key Details |
| Date | January 16 (Italy) |
| Venue | Stadio Castro Castelani |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:15 am (Tuesday) |
The live telecast of the Serie A matches in India is available on the Sports 18 network. Fans will also be able to watch the match on Jio TV. Besides, the match between Empoli and Sampdoria can also be seen on NOW TV, Sky Go Italia, Sky Sport Calcio, DAZN and Sky Sport 251ย in Italy.
