Cagliari vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-02 13:00.
[p]After celebrating their first Serie A H2H away win against Hellas Verona in 53 years on Monday, Cagliari lifted themselves further away from the relegation zone as they enter this round with an eight-point cushion over the bottom three. The miracle man, head coach Davide Nicola, is close to saving another top-flight side from relegation, and the Sardinians could seal the deal here with three matches to spare by avoiding defeat and benefiting from a couple of favourable results elsewhere.[/p]
[p]Having lost just once this season at home against teams outside the top eight (W5, D3), Cagliari will be confident doing their own bit to confirm survival by beating Udinese. The first goal could be key in deciding whether they do, not least because they have tasted defeat in seven of their eight matches at Unipol Domus this term in which the opposition have gone 1-0 up. [/p]
[p]Mid-table Udinese finally halted their five-game losing streak with a 0-0 draw against top-four hopefuls Bologna on Monday despite still missing key attacking players Florian Thauvin and Lorenzo Lucca, who account for half their 36 Serie A goals this season. The visitors start this weekend with only a two-point deficit to tenth place, but without a win in seven league matches (D2, L5), their top-half aspirations appear to be fizzling out. [/p]
[p]Udinese are on a run of three successive away defeats, but a trip to a fellow bottom-half side could see that sequence come to an end. That’s because Kosta Runjaić’s men have lost just twice on the road this campaign against teams currently below them in the table (W3, D2, L2) and are unbeaten in five H2Hs on their travels (W3, D2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Roberto Piccoli is aiming to score in three consecutive Serie A appearances for the first time ever, but each of his last four goals for Cagliari have come in defeats. Udinese have gone unbeaten in all four games in which Keinan Davis has found the net for them, with each of his four strikes for the club arriving after the 75th minute.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only three Serie A sides have lost more home matches without scoring than Cagliari’s six this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]