Cagliari vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-08-23 16:30.
[p]The opening weekend in Serie A sees Cagliari clash with Fiorentina at the Unipol Domus, with both teams having high hopes they can improve on last season’s achievements.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Cagliari will be under new leadership for their third consecutive campaign back in the top-flight, with the board deciding to promote from within as youth team coach Fabio Pisacane takes over the reins from Davide Nicola. His job will be to guide the Islanders to a comfortable mid-table finish and avoid any relegation drama, but Pisacane might have to deal with a slow start in that endeavour, since Cagliari have failed to win their Serie A opener in each of the last nine seasons (D5, L4).[/p]
[p]Fiorentina will be eyeing up a top-four finish as bravely stated by new manager Stefano Pioli, who returns for his second stint at the club. He’ll get an immediate look at what his side are made of, as they’ll enter this fixture off the back of a UEFA Conference League qualifier in Slovakia in midweek, courtesy of the Violets sneaking into sixth place on the final day last season. Pioli has been able to strengthen his squad in the summer too, bringing in the likes of Nicolò Fagioli, Simon Sohm and Edin Džeko.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Fiorentina have dominated this H2H recently, winning each of the last four meetings while boasting a nine-game unbeaten run against Cagliari in Serie A (W6, D3).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Each of Cagliari’s last eight matches have featured goals in both halves.[/p]
[p]Cagliari didn’t win a single Serie A home game last season when starting as the betting outsider (D2, L7). [/p]
[p]Eight of Fiorentina’s last nine matches have seen both teams score. [/p]
[p]Fiorentina manager Stefano Pioli has lost just five of his previous 26 managerial meetings with Cagliari (W16, D5).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Cagliari’s top scorer last season, Roberto Piccoli will be looking to pick up where he left off, and he’ll be confident of doing so having scored at home against Fiorentina in each of the last two seasons. Hoping to outgun him will be Moise Kean, who topped the scoring charts for Fiorentina in 2024/25 – six of his last eight club goals have come past the 65th minute. [/p]
[p]Cagliari will begin the season without captain Leonardo Pavoletti and Fiorentina will be without Christian Kouamé, both of whom are still recovering from ACL injuries. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the ambitions of these two clubs heading into the season, trusting Fiorentina to win doesn’t seem a bad bet given the odds. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]