Cagliari vs Juventus prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-18 18:45.
[p]Relegation-battling Cagliari became only the sixth Serie A team this season to avoid a defeat against runaway league leaders Inter Milan after a creditable 2-2 draw at San Siro last weekend. That result meant Claudio Ranieri’s side denied Inter the chance to break the all-time Serie A points record, but more importantly for them, it maintained their four-point cushion to the relegation zone and extended their record to just one defeat across their last eight matches (W3, D4, L1).[/p]
[p]A four-game unbeaten run at home is a part of Cagliari’s resurgent period, which included a highly impressive 2-1 win over top-six hopeful Atalanta last time out here. Therefore the arrival of third-placed Juventus shouldn’t scare the Sardinians, who, despite an unremarkable record in terms of results, have at least made it tough for the division’s best teams, netting in five of their six league matches against current top-four sides (W1, D1, L4). [/p]
[p]Juventus were held to a goalless draw against city rivals Torino last Saturday and whilst they’ve kept three consecutive competitive clean sheets (W2, D1), Massimiliano Allegri’s men still have an uninspiring record of only one league victory since the start of March (D3, L2). Despite that, their top-three position does not appear to be in danger as they still hold a four-point cushion over Bologna.[/p]
[p]There are concerning signs though, as the 0-0 draw against Torino marked the first time since 2010 that Juventus failed to win in five consecutive away league matches (D2, L3). You’d also have to go back to the 1998/99 season for the last time Juventus scored fewer goals after 32 league matches than their 45 this term. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Nicolas Viola has scored back-to-back goals beyond the 80th minute against Atalanta and Inter, with four of his six competitive goals this season arriving during this period. Trying to stop him might be defender Gleison Bremer who has scored three goals across his last five matches against Cagliari, including the reverse fixture. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Cagliari have scored more than a third (38%) of their league goals beyond the 75th minute.[/p]