Cremonese vs Cagliari prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2026-01-07 17:30.
[p]With only three points separating Cremonese and Cagliari, this Serie A clash represents a chance for them to halt their respective slides towards the relegation zone.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A stoppage-time goal broke Cremonese’s resistance against Fiorentina last weekend (1-0), extending their winless run to four games (D1, L3). The Grigiorossi failed to score in those four matches, and although they have never gone five consecutive games in a Serie A campaign without finding the net, they still might face an uphill battle to snap their winless run and move closer to the top six. Victory would certainly be sweet for head coach Davide Nicola as it would be against his old club, and while Cremonese have lost three of their last four home league matches (W1), all three defeats came against teams starting this round of fixtures in the top five, which leaves the door ajar for a positive result on Thursday.[/p]
[p]Cagliari lost 1-0 to AC Milan last Friday, leaving them with just two wins from their last 15 matches across all competitions (D5, L8) and sliding towards the Serie A danger zone. Hopes of an immediate rebound are high for the Islanders, who have been beaten in back-to-back league games only once so far this season. Avoiding that fate again will depend on building on a 2-1 triumph over Torino in their last away match, which ended a seven-game competitive winless run on the road (D3, L4). That victory also presents them with a chance to record successive top-flight victories on their travels for the first time since September 2019![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is the first meeting between the sides in Serie A since February 1996. The only two competitive H2Hs since then have come in the Coppa Italia, with Cagliari winning both 1-0.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]None of Cremonese’s last ten games have been a score draw. [/p]
[p]No side have failed to score before half-time in more Serie A matches this season than Cremonese (13) before this round.[/p]
[p]Cagliari have scored a league-low two goals inside half an hour this term.[/p]
[p]Pre-round, Cagliari have conceded the opening goal in a league-high 13 matches this season.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Cremonese forward Federico Bonazzoli loves playing Cagliari as he has contributed to five goals (G4, A1) in his last six personal Serie A H2Hs. Cagliari’s Gianluca Gaetano could take a while to have an impact on this game as his last five top-flight goals have come in or after the 30th minute, with three of those strikes serving as the second goal of the match.[/p]
[p]Cremonese seemingly have no fresh absentees, while Sebastiano Esposito went off injured for Cagliari against Milan.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With both sides struggling for form, backing a draw here seems pretty sensible despite Cremonese’s general aversion to that result recently.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]