Arezzo – Sampdoria

Arezzo host Sampdoria in what promises to be a pivotal Serie B encounter, with the home side perched in 13th place on six points after two wins and three defeats, while the visitors languish in 18th with four points from one win, one draw and three losses. The Tuscan club will look to improve their goal difference, currently –7 after scoring six and conceding thirteen, whereas Sampdoria sit at –4 having netted five and let in nine. Both teams are desperate for points to climb out of the lower half of the table, and the clash could prove decisive in shaping the fight for survival as the season progresses.