Ace Football previews the Serie A round 8 match between Verona and Cagliari and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Mid-placed Cagliari travel to Stadio M. A. Bentegodi to face struggling Verona in a round 8 game, which kicks-off this coming Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Verona are number 17 in the table on four points after seven matches. Cagliari rank as number 13 with eight points after seven matches played.
Team form: Verona vs Cagliari
Verona Form
A single draw is all Verona have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-0 and 0-1 against Roma and Sassuolo respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Pisa. Verona didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Serie A games at the Stadio M. A. Bentegodi. They have a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded six and scored three goals.
Cagliari Form
In their past three games, Cagliari lost 0-2 against Inter, drew 1-1 with Udinese, and lost 0-2 against Bologna. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, Cagliari won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and six scored.
Betting facts for Verona and Cagliari
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Verona and Cagliari. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 24 of the last 26 Verona matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Verona home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Verona matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 8 Verona home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Verona home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Cagliari matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Cagliari away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Cagliari matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Cagliari away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Cagliari matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Verona vs Cagliari
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Gift Orban will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Cagliari hope Andrea Belotti can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
Betting markets: Verona vs Cagliari
Full-time result
Verona won only once in their last 10 outings at Stadio M. A. Bentegodi, but they drew seven and lost two in this run. Cagliari won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Verona scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Cagliari got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Verona have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Verona probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Cagliari managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Verona, who scored an average of 0.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Cagliari, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
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