Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cagliari & Palermo face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia. All the pre-match information is available here!
Cagliari form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the 2nd round.39 points is a decent return from 19 Serie B games here at Sardegna Arena for Cagliari. The data says 11 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses.
Happy days for Cagliari in their previous game, a fixture away at Bari 1908 that ended with a 1-0 victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Ranieri when Pavoletti scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute. Defender Obert got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.72/10. Obert hit two key passes and won 1 of 2 duels.
In the game before, an away victory in the Serie B match versus Bari 1908 with a 1-0 scoreline.The Cagliari fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 28 in 19 matches. From these home matches, Cagliari have conceded only 17 goals.
Palermo form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the 1st round.There's been little loot from Palermo's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 19 away games in the Serie B. Palermo only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 8 draws.
Palermo played 2-2 against Brescia in their previous match. It looked so good for Palermo vs Brescia, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Tutino, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.85. Tutino scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Brescia.Palermo find the net regularly in their away games. 23 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Palermo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 32 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Cagliari won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Palermo have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Cagliari missing players
Palermo missing players
| Cagliari | Palermo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 8 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 38 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Conceded | C | 23 | 33 | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 16% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.4 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Frosinone | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 37 | 80 |
| 2 | Genoa | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 53 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 73 |
| 3 | Bari 1908 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 65 |
| 4 | Cagliari | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 60 |
| 5 | Parma | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 60 |
| 6 | Sudtirol | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 58 |
| 7 | Reggina | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 49 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 50 |
| 8 | Venezia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 49 |
| 9 | Palermo | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 48 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -1 | 49 |
| 10 | Modena | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -6 | 48 |
| 11 | Pisa | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 47 |
| 12 | Como | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -1 | 47 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -7 | 47 |
| 14 | Cittadella | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -11 | 43 |
| 15 | Ternana | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 43 |
| 16 | Brescia | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -21 | 40 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 35 | -23 | 40 |
| 18 | Perugia | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 52 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 26 | -12 | 39 |
| 19 | SPAL | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 38 |
| 20 | Benevento | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -16 | 35 |
