Cagliari will continue with their efforts to escape the relegation zone In the Italian Serie A this weekend when they host Bologna at Sardegna Arena. This amazing fixture schedules for kickoff on 9th January 2021 at 16:30 EAT.
Cagliari has been on the relegation zone of the league table for most of this season, currently in 18th position with 13 points from 20 matches. With a poor start to the season the team Cagliari has managed only two wins from their 20 matches the rest being draws and losses. The win in the last match broke their 11-game winless run and brought some light to the team.
Cagliari awaits this game in high spirits since they returned to their winning ways in their last fixture that ended in 1-2 Serie A success against Sampdoria. In that match, Cagliari managed 51% possession, 15 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Alessandro Deiola (55′) and Leonardo Pavoletti (71′). Sampdoria managed four shots with only one of them on target and a goal by Manolo Gabbiadini (18′).
On the other hand, Bologna sits 11th in the league table with 27 points from 19 matches. After a poor start to the season the team has made their way up the table with multiple wins in their last ten matches. Prior to the win in their previous game, Bologna were a run of three consecutive defeats, scoring three and conceding seven goals in that time.
Bologna bounced back from a three-game cold run last time out when they edged Sassuolo to 0-3 Serie A victory. In that game, Bologna had 39% possession, nine shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Riccardo Orsolini (36′), Aaron Hickey (44′) and Federico Santander (94′). The opponents, Sassuolo got 13 shots with five of them on target.
Cagliari vs Bologna head to head
These two sides have 32 matches against each other since 1996. Out of the 32 meetings Bologna has 13 victories, Cagliari has 10 victories and nine matches ended all square.
- Bologna 2-0 Cagliari 01/11/21
- Cagliari 1-0 Bologna 03/03/21
- Bologna 3-2 Cagliari 31/10/20
- Bologna 1-1 Cagliari 01/07/20
- Cagliari 3-2 Bologna 30/10/19
Home
- Sampdoria 1-2 Cagliari
- Juventus 2-0 Cagliari
- Cagliari 0-4 Udinese
- Cagliari 3-1 Cittadella
- Inter 4-0 Cagliari
Away
- Sassuolo 0-3 Bologna
- Bologna 0-2 Juventus
- Torino 2-1 Bologna
- Bologna 2-3 Fiorentina
- Bologna 1-0 Roma
Cagliari team news
For the hosts, Kevin Strootman, Sebastian Walukiewic and Marko Rog are recuperating from injuries while Keita Baldé and Nahitán Nández are unavailable due to duty in AFCON and positive test for COVID-19 respectively.
Bologna team news
Coach Siniša Mihajlović’s will not be able to call upon the services of Jersy Schouten and Kingsley Michaelare due to injuries. While Musa Barrow, Ibrahima Mbaye, Gary Medel, Aaron Hickey and Nicolas Viola are unavailable due to positive COVID-19 results.
Prediction and odds
Cagliari is winless in five Serie A home assignments while Bologna has been the better side for most of the season both home and away. Our best pick here goes for the hosts.
- Bologna Win
- Draw
- Double Chance
