Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cagliari & Hellas Verona face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Hellas Verona, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Cagliari form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the 8th finals.Cagliari have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Serie A. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Two home wins in a row for Cagliari bring valid hopes of a third.
No payout for Cagliari in their previous match, an away game at Juventus that ended in defeat 0-2. Ahead of that match, Cagliari won a home game hosting Sampdoria (2-0).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cagliari handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, two draws and one defeat.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Spezia in only four days. This game is also played here at Sardegna Arena.
The Cagliari manager E. Di Francesco has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Cagliari have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Hellas Verona form and stats
Hellas was sent out of Coppa Italia in the 3rd round last season.The Serie A season is young and Hellas Verona have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Hellas have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 14 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the SPAL game.
Hellas's previous game was their home loss versus Sassuolo (0-2). Ahead of that match was the Serie A away draw versus Milan that ended 2-2.
Hellas had apparently made the football gods angry before the game against Sassuolo, losing the match after hitting the woodwork four times.
Hellas are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The schedule is very tough for Hellas now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Atalanta is waiting in only three days.
Hellas find the net regularly in their away games. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Hellas Verona have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Cagliari victories, one draw and five Hellas Verona wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Galvão 5 goals |  G. Simeone 5 goals |   A. Barák 3 goals |
Cagliari missing players
Hellas Verona missing players
| Cagliari | Hellas Verona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 31 | 19 | Scored | S | 10 | 33 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 41 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 271 | 145 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 296 | ||
| 99 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 116 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Sassuolo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Roma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Juventus | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | Inter | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Napoli | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Lazio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Bologna | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Spezia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Benevento | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Fiorentina | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Udinese | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Parma | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Torino | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Genoa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 2 |