Every Sampdoria game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample Sampdoria are 5-30 (14.3%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.
How Sampdoria compares in one-goal matches vs the full sample. Based on verified match results.
Close games (≤1 goal margin)
25 of 46 games match this window
Avg combined goals
Close-match avg
2
Season avg
2.5
Pressure impact
-0.5
Avg cards
Close-match avg
27.8
Season avg
26
Pressure impact
+1.8
Over rate
Close-match avg
36.0%
Season avg
41.3%
Pressure impact
-5.3 pp
Over benchmark: 2.4 combined goals · Seasons: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 46 total games in sample
What am I looking at?
Individual refs: stats for one official across all Sampdoria games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: Sampdoria went 5-30 (14.3%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than Sampdoria.
Scores, fouls, cards, and referee assignments from ESPN (1569 games, 197 with sportsbook totals). Referee coverage only where ESPN lists gameInfo.officials (2021-22 onward); games without referee names are excluded entirely. football-data.co.uk I1 CSVs lack a Referee column and are not used. Matrix: 490/962 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 331 games skipped (no official listed).