Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Cagliari and Verona who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Verona come to Unipol Domus for the Serie A match this coming Friday, Cagliari will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed 15th in the table Cagliari have amassed 11 points after 13 matches. On 12 points, Verona rank 14th with 13 matches played this season.
Form: Cagliari vs Verona
Cagliari Form
Cagliari claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 2-1 against Lazio. Afterwards, they recorded a 3-3 draw with AC Milan, before also drawing 2-2 with Genoa. Cagliari only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Unipol Domus in the Serie A. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 14 goals.
Verona Form
Verona have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-2 win against Roma. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Fiorentina, before suffering another loss in a 0-5 match against Inter. Verona only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 15 goals to seven.
Betting stats for Cagliari and Verona
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cagliari and Verona. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Cagliari have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Cagliari have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Cagliari have lost 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Cagliari have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Serie A and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Cagliari matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Verona matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Verona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Verona have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Verona have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Verona have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Cagliari vs Verona
Gabriele Zappa found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Suat Serdar just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Cagliari vs Verona
Full-time result
Cagliari claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Verona won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Verona failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Verona have not lost to Cagliari in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Cagliari scored first in six of their last ten home games. Verona got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Cagliari scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in two of their last 10 games. Verona have scored in 7 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. Over 2.5 goals appeared in nine of the last ten matches that Verona played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process. Cagliari conceded a goal in their last 12 matches. Verona conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.