Serie A news and preview: Udinese odds-on favourite to top Cagliari

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dacia Arena (25000 seats)

This is a vital face-off in the bottom part of the Serie A, with both Udinese and Cagliari going through more distress than delight. This game is a classic "six-pointer" with the host team positioned 14th and the away side in 17th position.

Insights:
  • Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Cagliari 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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Udinese form and stats

4-7-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Udinese so far this season. When Udinese hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Genoa, Sampdoria, Venezia, Spezia, Udinese and Salernitana), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

Udinese are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Napoli.

Before that, Udinese drew at home versus Roma.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Udinese handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and zero defeats.

Udinese are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. Udinese have conceded 21 from these games.

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Cagliari form and stats

There's been little loot from Cagliari's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Serie A. Cagliari only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws. It's a growing despair in Cagliari as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Cagliari have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 298 minutes ago. Deiola was the goal scorer.

Cagliari might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Milan proved too strong as Cagliari slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Sardegna Arena. Lovato, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Lovato won 4 of 7 duels.

Prior to that match, the Cagliari manager Mazzarri faced defeat when travelling to Spezia and losing 0-2.

Cagliari are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of five matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cagliari as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. Cagliari have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Cagliari - Udinese 0-4 was the product when these participants last did battle, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Udinese wins - draws - Cagliari wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

CagliariJ. dos Santos Galvão
J. dos Santos Galvão
10 goals
UdineseG. Deulofeu Lázaro
G. Deulofeu Lázaro
9 goals
UdineseN. Bercique Gomes Betuncal
N. Bercique Gomes Betuncal
8 goals

Udinese missing players

Cagliari missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Udinese Cagliari
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 2 15 30
6 4 2 Won W 1 3 5
12 7 1 Drew D 0 4 10
10 3 0 Lost L 1 8 15
36 19 5 Scored S 2 12 28
46 21 1 Conceded C 3 28 54
93% 93% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
82% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 90%
46% 43% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 53%
32% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 27%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
57% 64% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 60%
21% 21% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 3%
29% 21% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 53% 40%
 
4.9 4.7 8.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 2.6 3.8
5.1 4.4 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.9 5.6
2.6 2.5 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.9 2.7
6 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.7 13.1 18.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.1 10.9
4.6 4.6 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.9 3.2
28% 30% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 29%
 
12.8 11.8 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9 16.1 14.7
4.1 3.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.9 5
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cagliari have won significantly less corners away then 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 Milan 30 20 6 4 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 15 11 3 1 33 17 27 66
2 Napoli 30 19 6 5 53 22 15 9 2 4 25 11 15 10 4 1 28 11 31 63
3 Inter 29 17 9 3 62 24 15 10 3 2 36 13 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 60
4 Juventus 30 17 8 5 47 26 15 9 3 3 20 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 21 59
5 Atalanta 29 14 9 6 51 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 15 10 3 2 27 13 20 51
6 Roma 30 15 6 9 50 35 16 9 4 3 23 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 15 51
7 Lazio 30 14 7 9 58 45 14 8 4 2 33 18 16 6 3 7 25 27 13 49
8 Fiorentina 29 14 5 10 48 38 14 9 2 3 32 16 15 5 3 7 16 22 10 47
9 Sassuolo 30 11 10 9 55 49 15 5 5 5 23 23 15 6 5 4 32 26 6 43
10 Hellas Verona 30 11 9 10 55 47 15 8 2 5 31 20 15 3 7 5 24 27 8 42
11 Torino 29 9 8 12 34 30 15 7 4 4 27 16 14 2 4 8 7 14 4 35
12 Bologna 29 9 6 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 14 3 3 8 14 26 -12 33
13 Empoli 30 8 9 13 41 55 15 3 3 9 23 38 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 33
14 Udinese 28 6 12 10 36 46 14 4 7 3 19 21 14 2 5 7 17 25 -10 30
15 Sampdoria 30 8 5 17 39 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 15 4 2 9 16 23 -12 29
16 Spezia 30 8 5 17 31 54 14 4 3 7 15 17 16 4 2 10 16 37 -23 29
17 Cagliari 30 5 10 15 28 54 15 2 6 7 16 26 15 3 4 8 12 28 -26 25
18 Genoa 30 2 16 12 23 47 15 1 8 6 10 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -24 22
19 Venezia 29 5 7 17 25 54 15 2 4 9 15 30 14 3 3 8 10 24 -29 22
20 Salernitana 28 3 7 18 22 65 14 1 5 8 12 31 14 2 2 10 10 34 -43 16

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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 Milan 30 20 6 4 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 15 11 3 1 33 17 27 66
2 Napoli 30 19 6 5 53 22 15 9 2 4 25 11 15 10 4 1 28 11 31 63
3 Inter 29 17 9 3 62 24 15 10 3 2 36 13 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 60
4 Juventus 30 17 8 5 47 26 15 9 3 3 20 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 21 59
5 Atalanta 29 14 9 6 51 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 15 10 3 2 27 13 20 51
6 Roma 30 15 6 9 50 35 16 9 4 3 23 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 15 51
7 Lazio 30 14 7 9 58 45 14 8 4 2 33 18 16 6 3 7 25 27 13 49
8 Fiorentina 29 14 5 10 48 38 14 9 2 3 32 16 15 5 3 7 16 22 10 47
9 Sassuolo 30 11 10 9 55 49 15 5 5 5 23 23 15 6 5 4 32 26 6 43
10 Hellas Verona 30 11 9 10 55 47 15 8 2 5 31 20 15 3 7 5 24 27 8 42
11 Torino 29 9 8 12 34 30 15 7 4 4 27 16 14 2 4 8 7 14 4 35
12 Bologna 29 9 6 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 14 3 3 8 14 26 -12 33
13 Empoli 30 8 9 13 41 55 15 3 3 9 23 38 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 33
14 Udinese 28 6 12 10 36 46 14 4 7 3 19 21 14 2 5 7 17 25 -10 30
15 Sampdoria 30 8 5 17 39 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 15 4 2 9 16 23 -12 29
16 Spezia 30 8 5 17 31 54 14 4 3 7 15 17 16 4 2 10 16 37 -23 29
17 Cagliari 30 5 10 15 28 54 15 2 6 7 16 26 15 3 4 8 12 28 -26 25
18 Genoa 30 2 16 12 23 47 15 1 8 6 10 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -24 22
19 Venezia 29 5 7 17 25 54 15 2 4 9 15 30 14 3 3 8 10 24 -29 22
20 Salernitana 28 3 7 18 22 65 14 1 5 8 12 31 14 2 2 10 10 34 -43 16

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