Frosinone vs Cagliari prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-01-20 11:30.
After an extremely promising start to life back in the top-flight, Frosinone have begun to feel the harsh reality of Serie A of late. The Canaries have lost five successive league games to plummet ever closer to the relegation zone, leaving boss Eusebio Di Francesco with the unenviable task of raising morale after a 5-0 drubbing against Atalanta – their joint-heaviest top-flight defeat.
Di Francesco’s men therefore enter the round just two points clear of the drop, and only one better off than upcoming opponents Cagliari. As Frosinone go in search of a first-ever H2H victory in league action (D3, L2), they’ll be grateful to be at home where they’ve earned 17 of their 19 seasonal points, scoring at least twice in six of their last nine league games here!
Visitors Cagliari will feel their momentum is heading in an opposite trajectory to their hosts, as they’ve pieced together a three-match unbeaten league run to climb out of the bottom-three (W1, D2). That includes draws with fellow strugglers Empoli and Lecce, while Claudio Ranieri’s men stunned European hopefuls Bologna last time out, suggesting they can be a match for anyone at present.
And they carry happy memories from this season’s reverse fixture when they became the first team in Serie A history to win a game in which they trailed by three goals after 70 minutes. The Islanders face a similar problem to Frosinone on the road though, as they’ve so far failed to win a single Serie A game on their travels this term (D3, L7), netting a joint league-low six goals in the process.
Players to watch: MatĂas SoulĂ© netted Frosinone’s opening goal in four of his last five scoring appearances in the league, including the reverse fixture. Cagliari’s response could come from Nicolas Viola who assisted their last away league goal, meaning all four of his direct goal contributions in this top-flight campaign (G2, A2) have helped his side avoid defeat (W2, D2).
Hot stat: Ahead of this round, Cagliari have won a league-high ten points after falling behind.