Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bologna & Cagliari face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia. All the pre-match information is available here!
Bologna have less rest than Cagliari in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie A game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Napoli.
Bologna form and stats
Bologna have reached this Coppa Italia stage through battling and winning against Cosenza. Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the 1st round.1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Bologna have to build on here at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in the Serie A.
No payout for Bologna in their previous match, an away game at Napoli that ended in defeat 2-3. Bologna's goalkeeper Skorupski was extremely busy against Napoli, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves. Cambiaso was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.73 out of 10. The defender Cambiaso signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 8 of 14 duels.
In the match before that, Bologna hosted Sampdoria and drew the Serie A game 1-1.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Lecce in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.
Bologna has scored {5 goals-1} so far and conceded {5 goals-2} from 5 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Cagliari form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Perugia in order to reach 2nd round of Coppa Italia. They also participated in Coppa Italia last season. This ended in the round of 16.1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Cagliari playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.
Cagliari won their last game, 2-1 versus Brescia played at home. Midfield player Deiola was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Deiola scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match was the Serie B away draw versus Genoa that ended 0-0.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Cagliari playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 2 away wins, 3 draws and 2 home wins.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cagliari manager Liverani as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Ascoli.
The attacking power of Cagliari when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Cagliari are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these contenders: Bologna won three, Cagliari triumphed in four and we saw three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Arnautović 6 goals |  M. Barrow 2 goals |
Bologna missing players
Cagliari missing players
| Bologna | Cagliari | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 39 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 26% | ||
| 16.7 | 15.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Milan | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Roma | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Lazio | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| 6 | Udinese | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Inter | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Juventus | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Empoli | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Torino | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Salernitana | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Monza | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Spezia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | -10 | 9 |
| 16 | Lecce | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Bologna | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 4 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ternana | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Reggina | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Bari 1908 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Genoa | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Parma | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Brescia | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Cagliari | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Sudtirol | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Modena | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Ascoli | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Cosenza | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | SPAL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Cittadella | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Benevento | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 16 | Venezia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Palermo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Pisa | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Como | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 6 |
| 20 | Perugia | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
