Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Torino and Cagliari who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Cagliari come to Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino for the Serie A match this coming Saturday, Torino will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Torino are number 13 in the table on 20 points after 16 matches. Cagliari rank as number 15 with 15 points after 16 matches played.
Form: Torino vs Cagliari
Torino Form
In the previous three matches, Torino lost 2-3 against AC Milan, beat Cremonese by 1-0 and won 0-1 against Sassuolo. Torino won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.
Cagliari Form
In has been a bit of everything for Cagliari in their previous three matches, as they first beat Roma by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Atalanta, before an encounter with Pisa produced a 2-2 draw. Cagliari came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by nine goals to five.
Betting facts for Torino and Cagliari
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Torino and Cagliari played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Torino home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Torino home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Torino home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Torino have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Torino home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Cagliari matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Cagliari away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Cagliari away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Cagliari matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Cagliari matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Torino vs Cagliari
Gianluca Gaetano shows decent form right now for Cagliari, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Torino, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Nikola Vlasic also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Serie A matches.
Betting markets: Torino vs Cagliari
Full-time result
Torino won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. They drew two and lost three as well, while Cagliari won one of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost four.
Both teams to score
Torino scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Cagliari scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Torino probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Cagliari managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Torino, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Cagliari, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.
