Can Cagliari beat Ascoli in Sardegna Arena clash?

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 10.March
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sardegna Arena (16233 seats)

This is the real thing, this is Serie B and this is Cagliari - Ascoli. Check out our full match guide!

Insights:
  • Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

This looks to be an engrossing match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Cagliari form and stats

Cagliari are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Sardegna Arena. 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games. In general it's been a long time since Cagliari tasted defeat here at Sardegna Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

An away draw last time out for Cagliari, facing Brescia in a game that ended 1-1. The attacker Lapadula was declared "man of the match" for Cagliari with the rating of 7.62/10. Lapadula scored one goal and hit two key passes.

In the match before that, Cagliari hosted Genoa and drew the game 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cagliari handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 10 league games, 9 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).

Cagliari are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. Cagliari have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ascoli form and stats

The visitors are W6-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B. Momentum is building for Ascoli in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Ascoli might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bari 1908 proved too strong as Ascoli slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca. That loss was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. Botteghin, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Botteghin won 13 of 18 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Modena.

We have checked recent matches where Ascoli have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 8 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Low on goals? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league matches have seen two goals or less.

Ascoli are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 14 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ascoli have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head encounter ended Ascoli - Cagliari 2-1, played this season. Numbers for the previous seven meetings featuring these two participants are: three wins for Cagliari, one draw and three wins for Ascoli. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: one game. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 9 red cards from the last seven encounters.

Top Goalscorers

CagliariG. Lapadula
G. Lapadula
11 goals
CagliariL. Pavoletti
L. Pavoletti
6 goals
AscoliC. Gondo
C. Gondo
6 goals

Cagliari missing players

Ascoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cagliari Ascoli
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 4 14 28
9 8 2 Won W 3 6 9
12 4 1 Drew D 0 4 9
7 2 0 Lost L 1 4 10
30 19 4 Scored S 5 17 29
28 13 1 Conceded C 3 15 31
86% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
68% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 71% 61%
32% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 36%
14% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 18%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 7%
54% 57% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 46%
32% 36% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 29%
29% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 36%
 
5.5 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 5
4.2 4.1 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.6 4.2
2.3 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.4 3
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 8
 
13.9 15.1 15 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 11.2 12.2
3.9 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 3.4
28% 29% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 35% 31%
 
11.7 11.1 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 13.2 12
3.9 3.3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4 3.7
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 28 19 4 5 48 18 14 11 2 1 27 7 14 8 2 4 21 11 30 61
2 Genoa 28 14 9 5 35 19 14 7 6 1 19 6 14 7 3 4 16 13 16 50
3 Bari 1908 28 13 10 5 45 27 14 5 6 3 24 16 14 8 4 2 21 11 18 49
4 Sudtirol 28 12 11 5 32 28 15 5 8 2 18 16 13 7 3 3 14 12 4 47
5 Pisa 28 10 12 6 40 28 14 6 4 4 22 14 14 4 8 2 18 14 12 42
6 Reggina 28 13 3 12 39 31 14 7 2 5 23 15 14 6 1 7 16 16 8 42
7 Parma 28 11 7 10 35 31 14 7 1 6 18 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 4 40
8 Cagliari 28 9 12 7 30 28 14 8 4 2 19 13 14 1 8 5 11 15 2 39
9 Palermo 28 9 11 8 30 32 14 6 5 3 15 11 14 3 6 5 15 21 -2 38
10 Ascoli 28 9 9 10 29 31 14 3 5 6 12 16 14 6 4 4 17 15 -2 36
11 Ternana 28 9 9 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 23 -7 36
12 Modena 28 10 5 13 38 38 13 5 4 4 21 15 15 5 1 9 17 23 0 35
13 Como 28 8 11 9 33 36 14 6 4 4 19 15 14 2 7 5 14 21 -3 35
14 Cittadella 28 8 10 10 25 34 13 4 6 3 13 14 15 4 4 7 12 20 -9 34
15 Perugia 28 8 6 14 30 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 15 3 2 10 13 20 -4 30
16 Venezia 28 7 8 13 29 38 14 3 4 7 14 20 14 4 4 6 15 18 -9 29
17 SPAL 28 6 10 12 31 39 15 4 4 7 21 22 13 2 6 5 10 17 -8 28
18 Benevento 28 6 10 12 23 31 14 3 3 8 10 18 14 3 7 4 13 13 -8 28
19 Brescia 28 6 9 13 22 40 15 4 5 6 13 17 13 2 4 7 9 23 -18 27
20 Cosenza 28 6 8 14 23 47 14 5 5 4 16 15 14 1 3 10 7 32 -24 26

Cagliari:
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 Frosinone 28 19 4 5 48 18 14 11 2 1 27 7 14 8 2 4 21 11 30 61
2 Genoa 28 14 9 5 35 19 14 7 6 1 19 6 14 7 3 4 16 13 16 50
3 Bari 1908 28 13 10 5 45 27 14 5 6 3 24 16 14 8 4 2 21 11 18 49
4 Sudtirol 28 12 11 5 32 28 15 5 8 2 18 16 13 7 3 3 14 12 4 47
5 Pisa 28 10 12 6 40 28 14 6 4 4 22 14 14 4 8 2 18 14 12 42
6 Reggina 28 13 3 12 39 31 14 7 2 5 23 15 14 6 1 7 16 16 8 42
7 Parma 28 11 7 10 35 31 14 7 1 6 18 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 4 40
8 Cagliari 28 9 12 7 30 28 14 8 4 2 19 13 14 1 8 5 11 15 2 39
9 Palermo 28 9 11 8 30 32 14 6 5 3 15 11 14 3 6 5 15 21 -2 38
10 Ascoli 28 9 9 10 29 31 14 3 5 6 12 16 14 6 4 4 17 15 -2 36
11 Ternana 28 9 9 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 23 -7 36
12 Modena 28 10 5 13 38 38 13 5 4 4 21 15 15 5 1 9 17 23 0 35
13 Como 28 8 11 9 33 36 14 6 4 4 19 15 14 2 7 5 14 21 -3 35
14 Cittadella 28 8 10 10 25 34 13 4 6 3 13 14 15 4 4 7 12 20 -9 34
15 Perugia 28 8 6 14 30 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 15 3 2 10 13 20 -4 30
16 Venezia 28 7 8 13 29 38 14 3 4 7 14 20 14 4 4 6 15 18 -9 29
17 SPAL 28 6 10 12 31 39 15 4 4 7 21 22 13 2 6 5 10 17 -8 28
18 Benevento 28 6 10 12 23 31 14 3 3 8 10 18 14 3 7 4 13 13 -8 28
19 Brescia 28 6 9 13 22 40 15 4 5 6 13 17 13 2 4 7 9 23 -18 27
20 Cosenza 28 6 8 14 23 47 14 5 5 4 16 15 14 1 3 10 7 32 -24 26

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.