Home advantage could prove decisive in Cagliari - Cittadella battle

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 21.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sardegna Arena (16233 seats)

It's the second window of opportunity for points this league season as Cagliari and Cittadella bump heads at Sardegna Arena.

These teams have little in common geographically as Cittadella have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Cagliari form and stats

In the previous season, Cagliari's league statistics were 6 wins, 12 draws and 20 losses, ending with 18th place in the Serie A. In these 38 matches they scored 34 goals and gave away 68. Performing as the home team in the former season Cagliari generated 3-6-10 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 33 conceded.

Cagliari shared the glory with Como in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Pereiro was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Como after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfielder Viola was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.41 (out of ten) in that game. Viola hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 38 successful passes (of 46 total).

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 Cagliari have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.

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Cittadella form and stats

Let's have a look at how Cittadella performed last season in the Serie B: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 13 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 36 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 8 and lost 5 with 16/18 goals scored/conceded.

Cittadella won their last game, 4-3 versus Pisa played at home. That win felt good as this side had gone three league rounds without victory. A crazy, crazy game with heaps of goals last time out for Cittadella, as mentioned above. 7 goals in total, will this fixture be as enjoying? The attacker Baldini got a match rating of 7.8 in that game. Baldini scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

hometeam won We have checked recent matches where Cittadella have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 2 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

CittadellaE. Baldini
E. Baldini
2 goals
CagliariG. Pereiro López
G. Pereiro López
1 goals
CittadellaR. Asencio Moraes
R. Asencio Moraes
1 goals

Cagliari missing players

Cittadella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cagliari Cittadella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 18
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 67%
 
9 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 16
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 8
Cagliari Last season Cittadella
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
6 3   Won W   6 13
12 6   Drew D   8 13
20 10   Lost L   5 12
34 20   Scored S   16 38
68 33   Conceded C   18 36
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 84%
84% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   47% 55%
53% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   21% 32%
26% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 11%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
61% 74%   BTTS BTTS   42% 42%
8% 5%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 42%
37% 21%   Failed to Score F T   37% 32%
 
3.8 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.2
5.2 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 3.9
2.5 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.7 3.6
5 1   Red cards R C   4 6
 
11.3 12.4   Shots (avg) S (   12.9 13.2
3.4 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.4
27% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 23%
 
14.7 13.6   Shots against (avg) S A   13.5 11.7
4.8 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggina 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Palermo 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ascoli 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Genoa 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Frosinone 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Parma 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cagliari 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Como 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Pisa 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
14 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Venezia 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Benevento 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Modena 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 SPAL 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Perugia 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Südtirol 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 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 Milan 38 26 8 4 69 31 19 12 4 3 28 12 19 14 4 1 41 19 38 86
2 Inter 38 25 9 4 84 32 19 14 3 2 48 16 19 11 6 2 36 16 52 84
3 Napoli 38 24 7 7 74 31 19 11 3 5 37 16 19 13 4 2 37 15 43 79
4 Juventus 38 20 10 8 57 37 19 10 5 4 25 14 19 10 5 4 32 23 20 70
5 Lazio 38 18 10 10 77 58 19 10 6 3 42 25 19 8 4 7 35 33 19 64
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 59 43 19 10 6 3 26 16 19 8 3 8 33 27 16 63
7 Fiorentina 38 19 5 14 59 51 19 13 2 4 38 20 19 6 3 10 21 31 8 62
8 Atalanta 38 16 11 11 65 48 19 4 8 7 31 29 19 12 3 4 34 19 17 59
9 Hellas Verona 38 14 11 13 65 59 19 9 3 7 34 25 19 5 8 6 31 34 6 53
10 Torino 38 13 11 14 46 41 19 8 5 6 29 21 19 5 6 8 17 20 5 50
11 Sassuolo 38 13 11 14 64 66 19 6 6 7 27 30 19 7 5 7 37 36 -2 50
12 Udinese 38 11 14 13 61 58 19 6 7 6 31 29 19 5 7 7 30 29 3 47
13 Bologna 38 12 10 16 44 55 19 8 4 7 25 24 19 4 6 9 19 31 -11 46
14 Empoli 38 10 11 17 50 70 19 4 5 10 28 44 19 6 6 7 22 26 -20 41
15 Sampdoria 38 10 6 22 46 63 19 6 3 10 29 32 19 4 3 12 17 31 -17 36
16 Spezia 38 10 6 22 41 71 19 5 3 11 21 30 19 5 3 11 20 41 -30 36
17 Salernitana 38 7 10 21 33 78 19 3 6 10 17 39 19 4 4 11 16 39 -45 31
18 Cagliari 38 6 12 20 34 68 19 3 6 10 20 33 19 3 6 10 14 35 -34 30
19 Genoa 38 4 16 18 27 60 19 3 8 8 14 25 19 1 8 10 13 35 -33 28
20 Venezia 38 6 9 23 34 69 19 3 5 11 21 38 19 3 4 12 13 31 -35 27
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 Lecce 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18

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 Reggina 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Palermo 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ascoli 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Genoa 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Frosinone 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Parma 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cagliari 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Como 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Pisa 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
14 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Venezia 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Benevento 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Modena 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 SPAL 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Perugia 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Südtirol 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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