Cagliari – Chievo SOCCER PICKS
Cagliari and Chievo measure forces, in a match for the 10th round of Serie A. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 5 and lost 1. The last direct match between these two teams, on 02-17-2018, ended with Chievo’s victory by (2-1). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Cagliari:
After 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 14 th position, with 10 points won. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Fiorentina by (1-1), after in the previous match they have won (2-0) at home, against Bologna. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. For the championship, Cagliari won 6 points out of 12 possible points, after 1 win and 3 draws in the last 4 home matches.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 4 games ago. In 9 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.
The Cagliari enter this match with a draw, by 1-1, in the visit to the field of Fiorentina: the only goal of the team was scored by Leonardo Pavoletti. It should be noted that the locals have not yet added any losses playing in their stadium. The local team usually acts in a 4-4-2, favoring fast transitions and attacks through the wings: Alberto Cerri and Leonardo Pavoletti must play in the attack front. In the midfield it is possible that Barella, Bradaric, Ionita and João Pedro act. The technician Rolando Maran still can not count on the injured Klavan.
Chievo:
The away team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 1 point won, after 2 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Milan, by (3-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Atalanta, by (1-5). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 2 draws and 12 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 38 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 4 away matches Chievo has won 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 1 point out of 12 possible.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 5 defeats in the last matches and did not win any of the last 9 matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. This is a team that scores a few times first. Indeed, he failed to open the scoring in any of the last 9 games for Serie A. In 9 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Chievo enters this unmotivated day, after a homemade snub, by 1-5, at the reception to Atalanta: the goal of honor was marked by Birsa. Unlike the opponent of this match, the visiting club usually acts in a 3-5-2, using two players of great quality in the most advanced line: Stepinski and Pucciarelli. It is important to underline that the visitors present great defensive weaknesses, having suffered 24 goals in 9 games. Coach Gian Piero Ventura can not count on Federico Barba, suspended, in addition to Joel Obi, through injury.
