Cagliari and SPAL meet, in a match for the 31st round of Serie A. The two teams tied (2-2), on 10-11-2018, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and tied 1. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results in house and outside.
Cagliari:
After 8 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses, the home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 33 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Chievo, by (0-3). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Juventus, by (0-2). 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 their stadium. For the championship, Cagliari won 15 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 15 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 30 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 18 games in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 15 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Cagliari comes to this game with a defeat, by 0-2, in the reception to Juventus, placing a final point to the two successive wins in the Italian championship. Despite the irregular performance throughout the season, the locals remain in the 12th position of the qualifying table. In this game against the SPAL, coach Rolando Maran must not flee much from his game model, benefiting the organization of his block and successive rapid transitions: João Pedro is a very fast and strong player in the offensive transition. On the other hand, Leonardo Pavoletti is the great highlight of this Cagliari, with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Darijo Srna, suspended, in addition to Lucas Castro, due to an injury.
SPAL:
After 8 wins, 8 draws and 14 losses, the away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 32 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Frosinone, by (0-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Lazio, by (1-0). 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, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. For the championship, the SPAL won 8 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 13 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
The SPAL enters this day motivated, after having added a 1-0 victory in the reception to Lazio, thus adding the third success in this Italian championship: Peta was the great hero, scoring the only goal of the challenge. In this game against Cagliari, coach Leonardo Semplici must opt for a cautious strategy, with the lines together, looking for any space to apply the counterattack. Kurtic is one of the most important players of the SPAL, being very competent in the offensive process. On the other hand, Andrea Petagna is the scorer of this formation, with 12 goals scored. Everything indicates that all players will be available for this challenge.
