Como vs Cagliari prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-09 13:00.
[p]With all eyes on the enticing battle for the Scudetto and the European places in Serie A, many fans may have missed the record-breaking run that tenth-placed Como are on. Como have won five successive Serie A matches for the first time in their history, and they can incredibly call themselves the most in-form team across Europe’s traditional top-five leagues at the moment, as no other side can match their five-game winning streak in their respective leagues.[/p]
[p]For all the attacking flair manager Cesc Fà bregas possessed as a player, the bedrock of his team’s recent success has been a defence that’s kept four clean sheets in succession. That streak has a huge historical hurdle to overcome when Cagliari come to town, as Como are winless in the last seven H2Hs (D4, L3), with all four draws coming by the same 1-1 scoreline.[/p]
[p]The visitors are very much trending in the opposite direction, having won just one of their last five league matches after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Udinese last time out (D1, L3). That’s left them seven points above the relegation zone with three games left, which should be enough to see them safe, but a tricky-looking fixture list to end the season does muddy the waters somewhat. [/p]
[p]The Islanders have this match against the league’s most in-form team, then engage in what could be a pivotal clash with 18th-placed Venezia, before ending the campaign away to title-chasing Napoli. Boss Davide Nicola won’t be looking that far ahead and will be keen to mathematically secure their survival with a win here, while at the same time register his first ever win against Como in what will be his seventh career meeting as a manager (D4, L2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Como would not have rewritten their history books if it weren’t for Gabriel Strefezza, who has scored the game’s only goal in their last two wins. Hoping to end that winning run, Cagliari’s goalscorer from the reverse fixture, Roberto Piccoli, has scored six of his last eight goals after half-time, but his last four goalscoring outings ended in defeat.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Six of the last seven H2Hs saw both teams score. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]