Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Cagliari and Atalanta who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Struggling Cagliari are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Atalanta on Saturday at Unipol Domus. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Atalanta have taken the lead in the Serie A after collecting 34 points from their initial 15 encounters. Cagliari trail them by 14 points after 15 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table.
Form: Cagliari vs Atalanta
Cagliari Form
Consistency has not been a trademark for Cagliari recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 2-2 draw with Genoa. This was followed by a 1-0 win against Verona, before they lost 1-0 against Fiorentina. Cagliari only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.
Atalanta Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Atalanta. They first took out Roma by 0-2 before downing AC Milan by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Real Madrid, who ran out 2-3 winners. Atalanta won four times in their last six away games in the Serie A, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded six goals while scoring 11 themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Cagliari and Atalanta
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 Cagliari and Atalanta played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 7 Cagliari matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Cagliari matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Atalanta have won 12 of the last 13 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Atalanta have won the last 9 matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Atalanta have won the last 7 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Atalanta have won the last 4 away matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Atalanta have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Serie A and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Cagliari vs Atalanta
Look no further than Gabriele Zappa, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Cagliari in the Serie A, while Ademola Lookman managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Atalanta in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Cagliari vs Atalanta
Full-time result
Cagliari won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Unipol Domus. They drew three and lost three as well, while Atalanta won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost two. Atalanta are in great form with 9 wins on the bounce. Atalanta did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home.
Both teams to score
Cagliari scored first in six of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Atalanta scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Cagliari scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in nine of their last 10 games. Atalanta have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Cagliari when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Cagliari’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Atalanta, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of three times goals per game themselves.
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