Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Fiorentina in 13th and Cagliari in 11th place.
It's no vacation for neither Fiorentina 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.
Fiorentina form and stats
Fiorentina's results here at Stadio Artemio Franchi in the Serie A have been very modest with 3 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Fiorentina, who won 2-1 against Parma (placed 12th). Ahead of that match, Fiorentina lost 1-3 at home to Sassuolo.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Fiorentina have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won zero times, drawn one and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Hellas Verona are coming to town in four days.
Fiorentina has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. 21 goals have been conceded.
Cagliari form and stats
4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cagliari playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Cagliari's previous game was their home loss versus Atalanta (0-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Bologna that ended 1-1.
It's a bit worrying for Cagliari that their goalkeeper Alessio Cragno made six saves in the Atalanta game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
We have checked recent matches where Cagliari have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were zero victories, two draws and six defeats.
After this away game Cagliari return home for a Serie A game against Lecce. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Cagliari are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 15 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Cagliari have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cagliari - Fiorentina 5-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Fiorentina victories, one draw and five Cagliari wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Galvão 17 goals |  G. Simeone 10 goals |   F. Chiesa 6 goals |
Fiorentina missing players
Cagliari missing players
| Fiorentina | Cagliari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 37 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 48 |
| 43 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 46 |
| 87% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 53% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 47% | 53% |
| 23% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 13% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 20% |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 4.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 430 | 247 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 170 | 365 |
| 151 | 77 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 52 | 124 |
| 25% | 19% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 37% | 39% |
- Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fiorentina have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at 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 | Juventus | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 37 | 75 |
| 2 | Lazio | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 68 |
| 3 | Inter | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 32 | 64 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 44 | 63 |
| 5 | Roma | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Napoli | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | Milan | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 46 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Bologna | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | -4 | 41 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 39 |
| 12 | Parma | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 39 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | -6 | 34 |
| 14 | Sampdoria | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -15 | 32 |
| 15 | Udinese | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -16 | 32 |
| 16 | Torino | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -22 | 31 |
| 17 | Genoa | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 33 | -21 | 27 |
| 18 | Lecce | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 38 | -32 | 25 |
| 19 | Brescia | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -31 | 21 |
| 20 | SPAL | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 30 | -30 | 19 |