Cagliari vs Udinese match preview: Even contest expected at Sardegna Arena

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 17.Sep
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sardegna Arena (16233 seats)

Another intriguing fixture in the Serie A. Cagliari is in the 19th spot after featuring in three matches. They greet Udinese who are placed 17th after three fixtures.

Udinese have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cagliari form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Serie A game of the season here at Sardegna Arena. Last season these fans witnessed 11 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses from Cagliari's 19 home games.

No payout for Cagliari in their previous match, an away game at Bologna that ended in defeat 1-2. Wieteska was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Wieteska served one assist, hit two key passes and won 3 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that match, Cagliari lost 0-2 at home to Inter.

Early season league goal statistics from Cagliari's 1 home game: {0 goals}, 2 conceded.

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Udinese form and stats

One match played away so far in the Serie A for Udinese and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses from 19 games.

Udinese's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Frosinone that finished 0-0. Bijol was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Bijol won 7 of 9 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Salernitana.

{1 goals} so far away for Udinese, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Cagliari victories, one draw and six Udinese wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

UdineseL. Samardžić
L. Samardžić
1 goals

Cagliari missing players

Udinese missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cagliari Udinese
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 1 1 1
4 2 0 Conceded C 1 1 4
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 67%
 
3 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 5
6.7 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7 5
1.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 4 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 14 14.7
1.7 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6 5.7
20% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 17% 6%
 
14.7 17 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9 10
4.3 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 3.3
Cagliari Last season Udinese
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
43 22   Played P   19 38
18 13   Won W   5 11
17 7   Drew D   4 13
8 2   Lost L   10 14
57 34   Scored S   17 47
38 21   Conceded C   28 48
84% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 89%
67% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 68%
40% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 50%
19% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 32%
12% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 8%
53% 68%   BTTS BTTS   42% 53%
37% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 26%
26% 14%   Failed to Score F T   47% 32%
 
5.7 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.9
4.6 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.5
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.3
5 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
14.3 15.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 13.8
4.3 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 4.1
31% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 30%
 
11.9 11.5   Shots against (avg) S A   13.2 12.4
3.8 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.7

  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 3 3 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 9
2 Milan 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 9
3 Juventus 3 2 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 7
4 Lecce 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
5 Atalanta 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 6
6 Napoli 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
7 Hellas Verona 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
8 Fiorentina 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 5 -1 4
9 Bologna 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
10 Frosinone 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 4
11 Torino 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -2 4
12 Lazio 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 3
13 Sassuolo 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 3
14 Genoa 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 -3 3
15 Monza 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 -3 3
16 Salernitana 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 2
17 Udinese 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 2
18 Roma 3 0 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
19 Cagliari 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1
20 Empoli 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Frosinone 38 24 8 6 63 26 19 14 3 2 35 11 19 10 5 4 28 15 37 80
2 Genoa 38 21 11 6 53 28 19 12 6 1 29 10 19 9 5 5 24 18 25 73
3 Bari 1908 38 17 14 7 58 37 19 7 9 3 30 19 19 10 5 4 28 18 21 65
4 Cagliari 38 15 15 8 50 34 19 11 6 2 28 17 19 4 9 6 22 17 16 60
5 Parma 38 17 10 11 48 39 19 11 2 6 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 23 9 60
6 Sudtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 19 6 10 3 21 18 19 8 6 5 17 16 4 58
7 Reggina 38 17 4 17 49 45 19 10 2 7 28 22 19 7 2 10 21 23 4 50
8 Venezia 38 13 10 15 51 50 19 7 5 7 29 27 19 6 5 8 22 23 1 49
9 Palermo 38 11 16 11 48 49 19 8 8 3 25 17 19 3 8 8 23 32 -1 49
10 Modena 38 13 9 16 47 53 19 7 8 4 26 18 19 6 1 12 21 35 -6 48
11 Pisa 38 11 14 13 48 42 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 4 9 6 21 21 6 47
12 Como 38 10 17 11 47 48 19 8 7 4 28 20 19 2 10 7 19 28 -1 47
13 Ascoli 38 12 11 15 40 47 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 6 5 8 20 25 -7 47
14 Cittadella 38 9 16 13 34 45 19 5 8 6 19 22 19 4 8 7 15 23 -11 43
15 Ternana 38 11 10 17 37 52 19 8 5 6 21 21 19 3 5 11 16 31 -15 43
16 Brescia 38 9 13 16 36 57 19 6 6 7 17 22 19 3 7 9 19 35 -21 40
17 Cosenza 38 9 13 16 30 53 19 7 7 5 20 18 19 2 6 11 10 35 -23 40
18 Perugia 38 10 9 19 40 52 19 6 6 7 22 26 19 4 3 12 18 26 -12 39
19 SPAL 38 8 14 16 41 51 19 4 7 8 25 27 19 4 7 8 16 24 -10 38
20 Benevento 38 7 14 17 33 49 19 4 6 9 16 25 19 3 8 8 17 24 -16 35
Last season 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 38 28 6 4 77 28 19 14 3 2 40 15 19 14 3 2 37 13 49 90
2 Lazio 38 22 8 8 60 30 19 11 4 4 32 18 19 11 4 4 28 12 30 74
3 Inter 38 23 3 12 71 42 19 14 0 5 37 14 19 9 3 7 34 28 29 72
4 Milan 38 20 10 8 64 43 19 13 4 2 41 20 19 7 6 6 23 23 21 70
5 Atalanta 38 19 7 12 66 48 19 10 3 6 38 26 19 9 4 6 28 22 18 64
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 50 38 19 11 3 5 28 15 19 7 6 6 22 23 12 63
7 Juventus 38 22 6 10 56 33 19 13 3 3 38 15 19 9 3 7 18 18 23 62
8 Fiorentina 38 15 11 12 53 43 19 9 6 4 30 22 19 6 5 8 23 21 10 56
9 Bologna 38 14 12 12 53 49 19 7 9 3 24 14 19 7 3 9 29 35 4 54
10 Torino 38 14 11 13 42 41 19 5 7 7 15 19 19 9 4 6 27 22 1 53
11 Monza 38 14 10 14 48 52 19 7 5 7 25 22 19 7 5 7 23 30 -4 52
12 Udinese 38 11 13 14 47 48 19 6 9 4 30 20 19 5 4 10 17 28 -1 46
13 Sassuolo 38 12 9 17 47 61 19 8 4 7 24 23 19 4 5 10 23 38 -14 45
14 Empoli 38 10 13 15 37 49 19 8 4 7 22 23 19 2 9 8 15 26 -12 43
15 Salernitana 38 9 15 14 48 62 19 7 6 6 30 26 19 2 9 8 18 36 -14 42
16 Lecce 38 8 12 18 33 46 19 3 8 8 18 24 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 36
17 Spezia 38 6 13 19 31 62 19 4 8 7 18 30 19 2 5 12 13 32 -31 31
18 Hellas Verona 38 7 10 21 31 59 19 6 3 10 20 32 19 1 7 11 11 27 -28 31
19 Cremonese 38 5 12 21 36 69 19 4 4 11 15 31 19 1 8 10 21 38 -33 27
20 Sampdoria 38 3 10 25 24 71 19 1 7 11 12 28 19 2 3 14 12 43 -47 19

Cagliari:
Udinese:
Table
  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 3 3 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 9
2 Milan 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 9
3 Juventus 3 2 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 7
4 Lecce 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
5 Atalanta 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 6
6 Napoli 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
7 Hellas Verona 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
8 Fiorentina 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 5 -1 4
9 Bologna 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
10 Frosinone 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 4
11 Torino 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -2 4
12 Lazio 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 3
13 Sassuolo 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 3
14 Genoa 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 -3 3
15 Monza 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 -3 3
16 Salernitana 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 2
17 Udinese 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 2
18 Roma 3 0 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
19 Cagliari 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1
20 Empoli 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -5 0

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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.