The clash of the outsiders makes this match extremely important for both teams, who will win?
Cagliari’s form
Even its most experienced and skillful coach, Claudio Ranieri, still does not have enough coaching resources to pull this Sardinian team from the bottom of the ranking table.
“Cagliari” is in 17th place in the standings and the guests concede quite a lot, but they actually score on average almost one goal per game.
The Sardinians did not start the campaign in the best way (9 rounds without a win), but in recent weeks they have gained good shape, which allowed them to get out of the red line. You can read all Serie A forecasts at RatingBet online.
In the last five matches, they won twice and drew 2 times, losing only to Juve. Last weekend, the team, with the support of its fans, shared points with Monza (1:1) – the Sardinians were unable to maintain the advantage gained in the 10th minute due to a goal by central defender Alberto Dossena.
The Rossoblu have taken just two points from their first six Serie A away games and a failure at the Olimpico would result in the club’s worst result on that score since 2005.
The Sardinians also have the worst defense in the league – 25 goals conceded. The home team had several losses.
Striker Lapadula, a key figure in the team’s attack last season, missed the start of the season due to injury. He returned to duty only at the beginning of November, but for now he is content with being a substitute.
Sassuolo away chances
This team is spending this season fighting for survival in the elite division. Sassuolo currently ranks 14th in the table. The gap from the danger zone is now 5 points. And not everything is so smooth in defense: 24 goals conceded.
However, last weekend they gained a crucial victory with a score of 3:4 away from Empoli – everything was decided by Domenico Berardi’s goal in stoppage time. The result could not have come at a better time, ending a 6-match winless streak (3 draws and 3 defeats) that had left Sassuolo dangerously close to the red line.
The Neroverdi’s first success in the championship since the end of September, of course, eased the pressure from the press on the team’s head coach Dionisi, but now his players will have to consolidate their success.
Having failed to win eight of the last 10 home matches in Serie A and having lost half of them, the hosts will finally try to please their home crowd.
The Neroverdi defense looks weak with 24 goals conceded, while 20 goals were scored.
Prediction
Let’s assume that Cagliari, which has gained form, will be able to grab the points, but the meeting is unlikely to please with an abundance of goals.
Cagliari has been progressing, but so far they are gaining points at home. Sassuolo has attack overbalance in recent matches – the hosts will probably not change their style today.
It is obvious that the hosts will face problems in defense, which has not been ideal lately. Prediction – both will score.