There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Serie A table so far. Here's the Bologna - Cagliari latest:
It's no vacation for neither Bologna nor Cagliari 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.
Bologna form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Bologna at their home stadium (Stadio Renato Dall'Ara) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Bologna are returning here after visiting Sampdoria in a Serie A game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Riccardo Orsolini and Musa Barrow scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Bologna lost 0-2 at home to Juventus.
There will be little rest for Bologna after this match as they are travelling to Inter for a Serie A game in only four days.
Bologna are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. Bologna have conceded 22 from these games.
Cagliari form and stats
4 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cagliari playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Cagliari go into this game after a win, the home game against Torino that ended 4-2. Prior to that result Cagliari won their away game at SPAL. The scoreline was 1-0.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Cagliari, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atalanta in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cagliari have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. 19 goals have been conceded by Cagliari in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cagliari - Bologna 3-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Bologna victories, three draws and two Cagliari wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Galvão 17 goals |  G. Simeone 9 goals |  R. Orsolini 8 goals |
Bologna missing players
Cagliari missing players
| Bologna | Cagliari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 40 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 47 |
| 45 | 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 44 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 82% |
| 64% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 32% | 21% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 43% |
| 18% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 75% | 79% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 14% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 6 | 7 | 9.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 393 | 185 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 163 | 351 |
| 128 | 61 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 48 | 120 |
| 31% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 38% | 39% |
- Bologna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 69 |
| 2 | Lazio | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 37 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 61 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 41 | 57 |
| 5 | Roma | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Napoli | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Milan | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Parma | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 39 |
| 10 | Cagliari | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Bologna | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Torino | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -18 | 31 |
| 15 | Udinese | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 16 | Genoa | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 31 | -19 | 26 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -19 | 26 |
| 18 | Lecce | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 34 | -29 | 25 |
| 19 | Brescia | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -27 | 18 |
| 20 | SPAL | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 18 |