Juventus vs Cagliari prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-10-05 10:30.
[p]Two injuries in the opening 15 minutes, a red card for the goalkeeper, a conceded penalty and trailing 2-1 with less than 25 minutes of normal time remaining. None of this prevented Juventus from eventually celebrating a 3-2 triumph in UEFA Champions League (UCL) action on Wednesday over RB Leipzig, which saw Thiago Motta’s men win back-to-back matches for the first time since the opening two outings of the season.[/p]
[p]Juve enter this round of Serie A fixtures in second place – just one point behind leaders Napoli – and if they win here, they are likely to entertain in the process, as each of their five competitive victories so far this term has seen them net exactly three goals, while the other three matches in 2024/25 ended goalless. Even though two of those drab affairs came at Allianz Stadium, the home fans should be confident of seeing an action-packed game, as the last time that the Old Lady drew 0-0 with Cagliari was back in 1997![/p]
[p]Like their hosts, Cagliari are also celebrating back-to-back victories, as, after beating Cremonese 1-0 in the Coppa Italia, they won 3-2 at Parma, which saw them rise off the bottom of the table as they enter this round on five points (W1, D2, L3). Davide Nicola’s men were pegged back twice in that game but struck late to claim all three points.[/p]
[p]Indeed, it is during the early stages of their outings when Cagliari need to become more effective, as they remain the only side who haven’t scored in the opening 30 minutes of any game during this Serie A campaign. It therefore probably comes as little surprise that they have been trailing ‘to nil’ at half-time in four of their last seven league matches and have failed to find the net before the break at Juventus in eight of their last nine visits.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Youngster Francisco Conceição has contributed to three goals for Juventus in his last two outings (G2, A1), with both his strikes arriving after the 80th minute. That was also the period when Roberto Piccoli scored his winner for Cagliari at Parma on Monday, but his other two goals this season have been before the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Juventus’ last five goals against Cagliari have been scored on or after the 60th minute.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]