Struggling Cagliari will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Napoli in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- All of Cagliari's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Napoli has the fewest conceded goals (12) in Serie A
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Napoli, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Cagliari form and stats
Cagliari have collected 8 points from their Serie A home games so far after 2-2-2.
The fans are hoping that Cagliari will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Serie A game against Roma (placed 3rd). In the match before that, Cagliari hosted Udinese and drew the game 1-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Benevento are coming to town in three days.
The Cagliari fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Napoli form and stats
The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Serie A, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Serie A. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Napoli have lost on their last two travels.
There were no winners in Napoli's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 1-1 vs Torino (placed 20th). Prior to that match, the Napoli manager I. Gattuso faced defeat when travelling to Lazio and losing 0-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Spezia in just three days.
Napoli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Cagliari won one, Napoli won eight and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Galvão 8 goals |   H. Lozano Bahena 6 goals |  G. Simeone 5 goals |
Cagliari missing players
Napoli missing players
| Cagliari | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 85% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 54% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 38% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 13 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 16.2 | 17.2 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 33% |
- All of Cagliari's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Napoli has the fewest conceded goals (12) in Serie A
- Napoli has the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Serie A
- Napoli has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
- Napoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Napoli 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 | Milan | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Inter | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| 3 | Roma | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Sassuolo | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Napoli | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 6 | Juventus | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 | Lazio | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Benevento | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Udinese | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Bologna | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Parma | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 12 |
| 17 | Spezia | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Genoa | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 10 |
| 19 | Crotone | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 9 |
| 20 | Torino | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 8 |