Cagliari
Hellas Verona
03 April 2021
14:00 UK/ 15:00 CET
Serie A
Sardegna Arena
Saturday’s football game at Sardegna Arena pits together Cagliari and Verona, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table.
The Rossoblu suffered a dip in form, with the team losing to both Juventus and Spezia in the previous two league fixtures, but we believe that the time has come for the Sardinians to get back on course.
Since a win over Verona would see Cagliari escape the relegation zone, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts.
All Tramoni, Sottil, and Rog are sidelined with injuries, while Ceppitelli is a major doubt. The Mastini, on the other hand, are on a three-game losing run, and seeing that they have little to play for in the season finale, we believe that punters can find value in betting on the relegation strugglers. Dawidowicz is banned for the visitors, while both Vieira and Gunter miss the game through injuries.
Cagliari vs Verona Head-to-head
Teams Cagliari Verona played so far 17 matches.
Cagliari won 6 direct matches. Verona won 7 matches. 4 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.24 goals per Match.
Cagliari vs Verona Prediction
Cagliari in actual season average scored 1.15 goals per match. In 13 (72.22%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 8 (44.44%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Verona average scored 1.38 goals per match in season 2021. In 12 (80.00%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (46.67%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Semplici will give consideration to handing a recall to Simeone, who could be brought in as a replacement for Leonardo Pavoletti.
Gaston Pereiro netted his first goal of the season in the last match, putting him in contention for just his third start of the campaign.
Juric made three half-time substitutions versus Atalanta, potentially an indication that he could make multiple changes to his Verona XI.
Stefano Sturaro and Darko Lazovic will both feel that they may be drafted into the starting lineup.
Depending on whether Juric sticks with a 3-4-2-1 formation, Ivan Ilic could also return to the team.
Cagliari possible starting lineup:
Cragno; Rugani, Godin, Klavan; Nandez, Marin, Duncan, Nainggolan, Lykogiannis; Pedro, Simeone
Hellas Verona possible starting lineup:
Silvestri; Dawidowicz, Lovato, Ceccherini; Faraoni, Tameze, Veloso, Ilic, Lazovic; Barak; Zaccagni