Serie A is back in action with another intriguing fixture this week as Hellas Verona take on Cagliari in the 15th match of the season. Match day schedules for 30th November 2021, 22:45 at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.
Verona is placed in the middle of the table due to inconsistency, currently in the 10th place with 19 points after 14 matches while these opponents has been struggling in the drop zone and are currently in the 19th place with eight points.
Hellas Verona suffered 3-1 Serie A defeat in the hands of Sampdoria in their previous match. In that match, they had 59% possession, 14 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Adrien Tameze (37′). Sampdoria fired 15 shots with five on target an goals scored by Antonio Candreva (51′), Albin Ekdal (77′) and Nicola Murru (90′).
Cagliari at the other hand was held to 1-1 in the Serie A tie with Salernitana in their last fixture. In that game, they had 57% possession, 19 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Leonardo Pavoletti (73′). Salernitana got eight shots on goal with two of them on target and a goal by Federico Bonazzoli (90′).
Eight of Mastiffs’ last ten fixtures have seen at least three goals during the 90 minutes and we anticipate more of the same in this game. However, Verona’s defense has let them down this season, undoing the work done by their attackers having managed to keep a single clean sheet in this period. We have seen the visitors score in each of their last three fixtures and we expect them to use the weakness in the opponent’s defense as an advantage to score.
The last time these two sides met Hellas Verona earned a comfortable 0-2 win. A similar fate awaits them given Cagliari is on six-match winless streak. The Mastiffs will be looking to add to their rivals woes and return to winning ways after seeing their five-match unbeaten streak come to an end against Sampdoria over the weekend.
Hellas Verona vs Cagliari head to head
Since 1996 these two sides have had 22 matches against each other. Verona won in nine matches, Cagliari eight matches and the remaining five matches played out draws.
- Cagliari 0-2 Hellas Verona 03/04/21
- Hellas Verona 1-1 Cagliari 06/12/20
- Cagliari 2-1 Hellas Verona 25/11/20
- Hellas Verona 2-1 Cagliari 20/06/20
- Cagliari 1-1 Hellas Verona 29/09/19
Home
- Sampdoria 3-1 Hellas Verona
- Hellas Verona 2-1 Empoli
- Napoli 1-1 Hellas Verona
- Hellas Verona 2-1 Juventus
- Udinese 1-1 Hellas Verona
Away
- Cagliari 1-1 Salernitana
- Sassuolo 2-2 Cagliari
- Cagliari 1-2 Atalanta
- Bologna 2-0 Cagliari
- Cagliari 1-2 Roma
Hellas Verona team news
Juventus loanee, Gianluca Frabotta is the only injured player for the hosts.
Cagliari team news
Coach Walter Mazzarri will not be able to call upon Marko Rog, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Diego Godin, Diego Farias and Riccardo Ladinetti who are on the sidelines with injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Hellas Verona Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
