Balanced ball game between Cagliari and Roma expected

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 25.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sardegna Arena (16233 seats)

Season ticket holders at Sardegna Arena haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Cagliari languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Roma will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Cagliari have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Serie A
  • Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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Cagliari form and stats

Cagliari's results here at Sardegna Arena in the Serie A have been very modest with 4 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats.

Cagliari are returning here after visiting Udinese in a Serie A game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. João Pedro scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 4-3 home victory against Parma.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cagliari perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cagliari as a small favourite), we find seven games. Cagliari has won five of these, drawn two and lost zero.

Cagliari are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 16 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cagliari defense is not exactly impregnable. 29 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Roma form and stats

The visitors are W5-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Roma delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Atalanta (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Serie A game. Prior to that match, the Roma manager P. Rodrigues Fonseca faced defeat when travelling to Torino and losing 1-3.

Goalkeeper Pau López made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Atalanta. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Roma playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were two Roma wins, zero draws and two defeats.

Roma has another fixture away, a Europa League game, against Manchester United in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Roma find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. Roma have conceded 30 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Roma - Cagliari 3-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Cagliari, four draws and six wins for Roma. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

CagliariJ. dos Santos Galvão
J. dos Santos Galvão
14 goals
RomaJ. Veretout
J. Veretout
10 goals
RomaH. Mkhitaryan
H. Mkhitaryan
9 goals

Cagliari missing players

Roma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cagliari Roma
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 14 31
7 4 2 Won W 2 5 16
7 3 2 Drew D 1 3 7
18 9 1 Lost L 2 6 8
36 19 5 Scored S 7 21 56
54 29 4 Conceded C 7 27 45
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 94%
72% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 86% 81%
41% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 71% 65%
34% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 57% 48%
22% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 19%
53% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 57% 55%
16% 12% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 14% 29%
34% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 36% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 2.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
11.7 13.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 14.4 12.4 14.2
3.6 3.9 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.8 5.4
31% 30% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 31% 34%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cagliari have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Serie A
  • Cagliari have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Serie A
  • Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 32 23 7 2 71 29 15 13 1 1 39 15 17 10 6 1 32 14 42 76
2 Milan 32 20 6 6 60 38 17 7 5 5 29 24 15 13 1 1 31 14 22 66
3 Juventus 32 19 8 5 64 29 17 13 2 2 37 13 15 6 6 3 27 16 35 65
4 Atalanta 32 19 8 5 73 39 16 10 3 3 42 22 16 9 5 2 31 17 34 65
5 Napoli 32 20 3 9 71 37 16 11 2 3 43 17 16 9 1 6 28 20 34 63
6 Lazio 31 18 4 9 53 46 15 10 2 3 28 20 16 8 2 6 25 26 7 58
7 Roma 32 16 7 9 56 48 17 11 4 2 35 18 15 5 3 7 21 30 8 55
8 Sassuolo 32 13 10 9 54 50 15 5 7 3 26 23 17 8 3 6 28 27 4 49
9 Sampdoria 32 12 6 14 43 46 16 7 2 7 25 24 16 5 4 7 18 22 -3 42
10 Hellas Verona 32 11 8 13 40 40 16 6 3 7 19 19 16 5 5 6 21 21 0 41
11 Bologna 32 10 8 14 44 48 16 7 4 5 29 24 16 3 4 9 15 24 -4 38
12 Udinese 32 9 9 14 34 42 16 5 3 8 12 15 16 4 6 6 22 27 -8 36
13 Fiorentina 32 8 9 15 41 53 16 5 5 6 22 22 16 3 4 9 19 31 -12 33
14 Genoa 32 7 12 13 35 48 16 4 7 5 23 24 16 3 5 8 12 24 -13 33
15 Spezia 32 8 9 15 42 60 16 4 6 6 21 26 16 4 3 9 21 34 -18 33
16 Torino 31 6 13 12 46 54 15 2 8 5 23 26 16 4 5 7 23 28 -8 31
17 Benevento 32 7 10 15 35 62 16 2 6 8 15 31 16 5 4 7 20 31 -27 31
18 Cagliari 32 7 7 18 36 54 16 4 3 9 19 29 16 3 4 9 17 25 -18 28
19 Parma 32 3 11 18 33 66 16 2 5 9 10 27 16 1 6 9 23 39 -33 20
20 Crotone 32 4 3 25 38 80 16 4 1 11 21 32 16 0 2 14 17 48 -42 15

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 32 23 7 2 71 29 15 13 1 1 39 15 17 10 6 1 32 14 42 76
2 Milan 32 20 6 6 60 38 17 7 5 5 29 24 15 13 1 1 31 14 22 66
3 Juventus 32 19 8 5 64 29 17 13 2 2 37 13 15 6 6 3 27 16 35 65
4 Atalanta 32 19 8 5 73 39 16 10 3 3 42 22 16 9 5 2 31 17 34 65
5 Napoli 32 20 3 9 71 37 16 11 2 3 43 17 16 9 1 6 28 20 34 63
6 Lazio 31 18 4 9 53 46 15 10 2 3 28 20 16 8 2 6 25 26 7 58
7 Roma 32 16 7 9 56 48 17 11 4 2 35 18 15 5 3 7 21 30 8 55
8 Sassuolo 32 13 10 9 54 50 15 5 7 3 26 23 17 8 3 6 28 27 4 49
9 Sampdoria 32 12 6 14 43 46 16 7 2 7 25 24 16 5 4 7 18 22 -3 42
10 Hellas Verona 32 11 8 13 40 40 16 6 3 7 19 19 16 5 5 6 21 21 0 41
11 Bologna 32 10 8 14 44 48 16 7 4 5 29 24 16 3 4 9 15 24 -4 38
12 Udinese 32 9 9 14 34 42 16 5 3 8 12 15 16 4 6 6 22 27 -8 36
13 Fiorentina 32 8 9 15 41 53 16 5 5 6 22 22 16 3 4 9 19 31 -12 33
14 Genoa 32 7 12 13 35 48 16 4 7 5 23 24 16 3 5 8 12 24 -13 33
15 Spezia 32 8 9 15 42 60 16 4 6 6 21 26 16 4 3 9 21 34 -18 33
16 Torino 31 6 13 12 46 54 15 2 8 5 23 26 16 4 5 7 23 28 -8 31
17 Benevento 32 7 10 15 35 62 16 2 6 8 15 31 16 5 4 7 20 31 -27 31
18 Cagliari 32 7 7 18 36 54 16 4 3 9 19 29 16 3 4 9 17 25 -18 28
19 Parma 32 3 11 18 33 66 16 2 5 9 10 27 16 1 6 9 23 39 -33 20
20 Crotone 32 4 3 25 38 80 16 4 1 11 21 32 16 0 2 14 17 48 -42 15

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.