Cagliari vs Venezia prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-17 18:45.
[p]The season’s end couldn’t come any sooner for Cagliari, who have now lost four of their last five games (W1) after their 3-1 defeat to Como. Due to that woeful run, doubt has now been cast over whether they’ll renew their top-flight status for next season, although possessing a five-point lead over the bottom-three with two games remaining means it would take a catastrophic chain of results to see them go down.[/p]
[p]Davide Nicola’s side can put any lingering doubts to bed against Venezia, but those sporting Cagliari colours will be understandably nervous as their team have lost six of their previous ten home matches (W3, D1). Recent history would hint at a continuation of that misery since the Islanders have suffered defeat in their final home game of four of their last five Serie A campaigns (W1).[/p]
[p]Hoping to boost their own survival hopes, 17th-placed Venezia sit one point above the bottom-three thanks to avoiding defeat in five of their last six matches (W2, D3 L1). That remarkable recovery will have manager Eusebio Di Francesco feeling confident ahead of his return to the club he once managed, and he’s shown no mercy towards his former employers, winning five of his last seven personal H2Hs (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]That includes Venezia’s 2-1 win in the reverse fixture, extending their unbeaten streak against Cagliari in Serie A to eight games (W4, D4) and offering up a chance of securing a top-flight league double for the first time since 1998/99. Another three points here would be priceless for the visitors, but the Winged Lions are still winless on the road this campaign (D9, L9), where they’ve now drawn each of their last five Serie A away games![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Cagliari may rely on Nadir Zortea to get them going, since he’s scored their opener in five of his six goalscoring appearances this season. As for Venezia, another former Cagliari employee in Gaetano Oristanio will join his manager in trying to haunt his former club – four of his last five goals have been scored between the 61st and 75th minute.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams have scored in six of the last eight H2Hs. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]