Possible nail-biting contest in Cagliari - Genoa game

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Wed 01.March
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sardegna Arena (16233 seats)

Both sides are capable of winning this one, Genoa holding a 9 point lead on Cagliari in the standings. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Genoa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Cagliari nor Genoa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Cagliari form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sardegna Arena as Cagliari have scored 19 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Parma here at Sardegna Arena, Cagliari has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

Cagliari drew their last game, 0-0 away at Venezia (placed 16th). Dossena was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.54 out of 10. The defender Dossena won 9 of 13 duels.

1-1 away at Bari 1908 before that.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 12 league games, 9 have produced two goals or less.

The manager Ranieri will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Brescia in only four days.

The Cagliari fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches.

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Genoa form and stats

7-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Genoa in their Serie B matches away.

Genoa won their last game, 3-0 versus SPAL played at home. The attacker Guðmundsson got a match rating of 8.34 in that game. Guðmundsson scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 8 times.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Modena.

Look out: 10 of the latest 13 league fixtures featuring this side have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

Genoa have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 16 goals have been scored.

Head 2 Head

Genoa have won at least one point in the last 6 fixtures (5-1-0) versus Cagliari.

The teams have met each other previously this season, with the match result Genoa - Cagliari 0-0 written in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

CagliariG. Lapadula
G. Lapadula
10 goals
GenoaM. Coda
M. Coda
8 goals
CagliariL. Pavoletti
L. Pavoletti
6 goals

Cagliari missing players

Genoa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cagliari Genoa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 5 13 26
9 8 0 Won W 1 7 13
10 3 2 Drew D 2 2 8
7 2 1 Lost L 2 4 5
29 19 2 Scored S 4 16 31
27 13 3 Conceded C 6 13 19
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 85%
69% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 58%
35% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 54% 35%
15% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 8% 8%
8% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
54% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 54% 38%
31% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 23% 46%
27% 8% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 31% 31%
 
5.6 5.6 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.2 5.6
4.1 4 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 3.7 3
2.2 2.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.5 2.6
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
14 15.4 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 12.8 13.4
4.1 5 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.7 4.8
27% 29% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 26% 25%
 
11.7 11.2 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.9 9.3
3.9 3.5 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.8 3
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Genoa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Genoa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Serie B

  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 26 17 4 5 43 18 13 10 2 1 24 7 13 7 2 4 19 11 25 55
2 Genoa 26 13 8 5 31 19 13 6 6 1 15 6 13 7 2 4 16 13 12 46
3 Bari 1908 26 11 10 5 43 27 13 4 6 3 23 16 13 7 4 2 20 11 16 43
4 Reggina 26 13 3 10 38 28 13 7 2 4 23 14 13 6 1 6 15 14 10 42
5 Sudtirol 26 10 11 5 28 27 14 4 8 2 16 15 12 6 3 3 12 12 1 41
6 Pisa 26 9 11 6 38 27 13 6 3 4 21 13 13 3 8 2 17 14 11 38
7 Parma 26 10 7 9 34 30 13 7 1 5 18 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 4 37
8 Cagliari 26 9 10 7 29 27 13 8 3 2 19 13 13 1 7 5 10 14 2 37
9 Palermo 26 9 9 8 29 31 13 6 4 3 15 11 13 3 5 5 14 20 -2 36
10 Modena 26 10 5 11 38 36 12 5 4 3 21 14 14 5 1 8 17 22 2 35
11 Ternana 26 9 7 10 26 33 13 6 4 3 13 10 13 3 3 7 13 23 -7 34
12 Cittadella 26 8 9 9 24 32 12 4 5 3 13 14 14 4 4 6 11 18 -8 33
13 Ascoli 25 8 8 9 28 30 12 3 4 5 12 15 13 5 4 4 16 15 -2 32
14 Como 26 7 10 9 32 36 13 5 4 4 18 15 13 2 6 5 14 21 -4 31
15 Perugia 26 8 5 13 29 32 12 5 3 4 17 14 14 3 2 9 12 18 -3 29
16 Venezia 26 7 8 11 29 34 14 3 4 7 14 20 12 4 4 4 15 14 -5 29
17 Benevento 25 6 8 11 21 27 13 3 3 7 10 16 12 3 5 4 11 11 -6 26
18 SPAL 26 5 10 11 29 36 13 3 4 6 19 19 13 2 6 5 10 17 -7 25
19 Brescia 26 6 7 13 21 39 14 4 4 6 12 16 12 2 3 7 9 23 -18 25
20 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 21 42 13 4 5 4 14 14 13 1 3 9 7 28 -21 23

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Table
  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 26 17 4 5 43 18 13 10 2 1 24 7 13 7 2 4 19 11 25 55
2 Genoa 26 13 8 5 31 19 13 6 6 1 15 6 13 7 2 4 16 13 12 46
3 Bari 1908 26 11 10 5 43 27 13 4 6 3 23 16 13 7 4 2 20 11 16 43
4 Reggina 26 13 3 10 38 28 13 7 2 4 23 14 13 6 1 6 15 14 10 42
5 Sudtirol 26 10 11 5 28 27 14 4 8 2 16 15 12 6 3 3 12 12 1 41
6 Pisa 26 9 11 6 38 27 13 6 3 4 21 13 13 3 8 2 17 14 11 38
7 Parma 26 10 7 9 34 30 13 7 1 5 18 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 4 37
8 Cagliari 26 9 10 7 29 27 13 8 3 2 19 13 13 1 7 5 10 14 2 37
9 Palermo 26 9 9 8 29 31 13 6 4 3 15 11 13 3 5 5 14 20 -2 36
10 Modena 26 10 5 11 38 36 12 5 4 3 21 14 14 5 1 8 17 22 2 35
11 Ternana 26 9 7 10 26 33 13 6 4 3 13 10 13 3 3 7 13 23 -7 34
12 Cittadella 26 8 9 9 24 32 12 4 5 3 13 14 14 4 4 6 11 18 -8 33
13 Ascoli 25 8 8 9 28 30 12 3 4 5 12 15 13 5 4 4 16 15 -2 32
14 Como 26 7 10 9 32 36 13 5 4 4 18 15 13 2 6 5 14 21 -4 31
15 Perugia 26 8 5 13 29 32 12 5 3 4 17 14 14 3 2 9 12 18 -3 29
16 Venezia 26 7 8 11 29 34 14 3 4 7 14 20 12 4 4 4 15 14 -5 29
17 Benevento 25 6 8 11 21 27 13 3 3 7 10 16 12 3 5 4 11 11 -6 26
18 SPAL 26 5 10 11 29 36 13 3 4 6 19 19 13 2 6 5 10 17 -7 25
19 Brescia 26 6 7 13 21 39 14 4 4 6 12 16 12 2 3 7 9 23 -18 25
20 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 21 42 13 4 5 4 14 14 13 1 3 9 7 28 -21 23

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.