Serie B preview: Can Cagliari edge out victory against Bari 1908?

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Thu 08.June
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sardegna Arena (16233 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! Today's starring roles are Cagliari and Bari 1908, 3 points is the objective and 90 minutes the length.

Insights:
  • Cagliari is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie B
  • Bari 1908 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bari 1908, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.

This looks to be an appealing fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Cagliari form and stats

Cagliari are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Sardegna Arena. 11 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 19 games. The Cagliari fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Sardegna Arena and will expect new points from this game. Cagliari has played 17 games in a row here without a defeat.

Cagliari travelled for their previous game, a trip to Parma that ended 0-0. Defender Obert got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Obert hit one key pass and won 4 of 4 duels.

Before that, Cagliari had a home game versus Parma which ended with a victory 3-2.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Cagliari's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 4 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cagliari as they are travelling to their away game against Bari 1908 in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

Cagliari has scored 28 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. From these home matches, Cagliari have conceded only 17 goals.

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Bari 1908 form and stats

The visitors are W10-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B. Bari 1908 seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

The fans enjoyed Bari's previous fixture versus Sudtirol, a 1-0 win played at home. Bari 1908 made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Ricci receiving a red card in the 45th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Bari 1908 won the match 1-0! Esposito, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.84. Esposito hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 8 times.

A 0-1 defeat away at Sudtirol before that.

Low-scoring game? 13 of this club's latest 16 league rounds have had two goals or less.

A quick return to home after this game, as Bari 1908 are hosting Cagliari in the Serie B only three days away.

Bari 1908 find the net regularly in their away games. 28 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Bari as they have only conceded 18 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent archived result featuring both these sides is the Bari 1908 - Cagliari 1-1 played previously this season. The referee showed his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the criminal was Lapadula (Cagliari). As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Cagliari victories, two draws and one Bari 1908 wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CagliariG. Lapadula
G. Lapadula
24 goals
Bari 1908W. Cheddira
W. Cheddira
17 goals
Bari 1908M. Antenucci
M. Antenucci
9 goals

Cagliari missing players

Bari 1908 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cagliari Bari 1908
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 21 5 Played P 5 20 40
17 13 1 Won W 1 10 18
16 6 4 Drew D 1 5 14
8 2 0 Lost L 3 5 8
55 33 5 Scored S 6 28 59
37 20 4 Conceded C 8 19 38
83% 90% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 90%
68% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 55% 62%
41% 48% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 35% 38%
20% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 20% 25%
12% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 10% 10%
54% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 45% 48%
37% 29% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 35% 38%
27% 14% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 25% 25%
 
5.5 5.9 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.1 4.2
4.5 4.3 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.3 5.7
2.3 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.4
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 6
 
14.3 15.5 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 10.3 12.2
4.3 5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.9 4
31% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 36%
 
11.7 11 11 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 14.2 13
3.7 3.3 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4 4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Bari 1908 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Bari 1908 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cagliari is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie B

  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

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 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

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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.