Cagliari vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-03-31 13:00.
[p]With the relegation battle in Serie A set to go down to the wire, two teams very much in that mix will do battle as Cagliari host Verona. These two sides have plenty in common at the moment, as not only are they both tied on 26 points, but the pair also succumbed to defeats just before the international break, after registering what were pressure-relieving successive wins. [/p]
[p]Cagliari found themselves on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline against Monza, which brought an end to an encouraging four-game unbeaten run just prior (W2, D2). Despite those positive results, Claudio Ranieri’s men know there is still work to be done to avoid the drop, and fixing a leaking defence that has kept just two clean sheets from their last 28 league games could be crucial to that aim.[/p]
[p]But with points being the ultimate prize, Ranieri might be pleased to see Verona are his next opponent given they are a team he’s gotten the better of nine times in 12 meetings as a manager (D1, L2). One of those losses did come in this reverse fixture (2-0), which extended Verona’s unbeaten streak over their hosts to eight Serie A games (W5, D3).[/p]
[p]Marco Baroni’s men now have the chance to secure a league double over Cagliari, which would be their first since the 2014/15 campaign. Beyond that, it’d give the team a huge lift as their defeat last time out to AC Milan (3-1) saw them finish the round just two points clear of the drop zone, and with seven of their remaining eight games after this coming against sides starting this round above them in the table, there could still be some anxious times ahead. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Eldor Shomurodov netted a brace the last time Cagliari played at the Unipol Domus, meaning six of his last seven goals have now come at home. Verona’s Michael Folorunsho scored the game’s only goal when they last hit the road, which proved to be his successive goalscoring appearance where he netted his team’s opener. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Verona have scored six goals from outside the box this year, the most among all teams in Europe’s traditional big-five leagues ahead of the weekend.[/p]