Tense top table page-turner in Serie B as Südtirol have travelled the 621 miles needed to meet Cagliari at their Sardegna Arena.
- Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Südtirol have the most clean sheets (8) away in Serie B
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Südtirol, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Cagliari form and stats
Cagliari have performed here at Sardegna Arena this season with 9 wins from 15 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. 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 eleven home games in the league.
It's back home for Cagliari, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Reggina away with the result 4-0. Zappa, Lapadula (2) and Mancosu found the net in that victory. As mentioned above, Cagliari "killed" Reggina in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Lapadula has scored in three matches in a row. Skilful! The forward Lapadula outperformed all others in that game and received a match rating of 8.85 out of 10. Lapadula scored two goals, served one assist and hit three key passes.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Ascoli.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 15 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 5.
Low on goals? In this team's last 12 league matches, 9 have produced two goals or less.
A decent goal production from Cagliari in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. Cagliari are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sardegna Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Südtirol form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Südtirol as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
225 minutes! That's how long the Südtirol goalkeeper Giacomo Poluzzi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Südtirol's previous game versus SPAL (placed 19th), a 2-0 win played at home. Zaro, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.14. Zaro scored two goals and won 4 of 13 duels.
A 0-0 draw at Parma's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Südtirol have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 6 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 14 of this club's last 16 league fixtures have had two or less goals.
Südtirol are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Südtirol - Cagliari 2-2 was the story when these two squads previously did battle, also in this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Odogwu with 2 goals scored against Cagliari in these 1 games.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Lapadula 15 goals |   R. Odogwu 8 goals |  L. Pavoletti 6 goals |
Cagliari missing players
Südtirol missing players
| Cagliari | Südtirol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 11 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | 23 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 28 |
| 87% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 70% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 73% |
| 37% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 21% | 30% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 21% | 47% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 57% | 40% |
| 27% | 13% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 23% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.9 | 5.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 15.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 32% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 32% |
| 11.4 | 10.7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 24 | 17.1 | 15.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Südtirol have the most clean sheets (8) away 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 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Genoa | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Südtirol | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 51 |
| 4 | Bari 1908 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 50 |
| 5 | Pisa | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Reggina | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Palermo | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Parma | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Como | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Ternana | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 39 |
| 12 | Modena | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Cittadella | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 35 |
| 15 | Perugia | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 16 | Venezia | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 33 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -22 | 32 |
| 18 | Benevento | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | SPAL | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 28 |
| 20 | Brescia | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -21 | 28 |
