Cagliari – Fiorentina Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (22.12.2017)

Cagliari and Fiorentina meet, in a match for the 18th round of Serie A. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 12-03-2017, ended with the victory of Fiorentina by (1-0). Despite being a match between 14th and 9th of the table, it is actually a match between the º ranked in home matches and the 13th as a visitor.

Cagliari:

After 5 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 17 points won. In their last match, they lost with Roma out by (1-0), after in the previous match they tied for (2-2) at home, in a match against Sampdoria. This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 7 points in away matches and at their stadium, with 6 goals scored and 15 conceded in away matches, against 10 goals scored and 13 conceded at home. For the championship, Cagliari won 10 points out of 24 possible, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 8 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 11 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.

The Cagliari is in the second half of the qualifying table, but closer to the last classified than the first, so you need to conquer points in these coming days to climb the leaderboard. The home team will play in their stadium, before their fans, so it is expected to take the offensive initiative of the game and press offensively to their opponent. On the last day he was defeated by Roma, 1-0. The coach must not have important absences for this game.

Fiorentina:

After 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 23 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in a match against Napoli, by (0-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Genoa, by (0-0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 14 points, against only 9 in their away matches. In the last 9 away league matches Fiorentina has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 27 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Fiorentina struggle to enter the qualifying zone for European competitions, so it knows the importance of winning points, both at home and away from home. On this day he will play away from home, so he will have to enter the field very concentrated and make a good display if he wants to conquer a good result in this day. The Fiorentina team stayed for a goalless draw on the last day, at home, against Genoa. The visiting coach must play a very competitive team and will fight for a good result until the end of the 90 minutes.