Lazio vs Cagliari prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-11-02 19:45.
[p]Lingering in mid-table, Lazio look to inject some life into their faltering Serie A campaign when they welcome Cagliari to the Stadio Olimpico.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Lazio left winless Pisa with a frustrating goalless draw on Thursday, and although that did stretch their unbeaten league run to five matches (W3, D2), it left Maurizio Sarri’s side 11th and six points adrift of the top four pre-round. It’s something of an unfamiliar position for Lazio, who haven’t finished outside the top half of Serie A since 2009/10, but that record is seemingly at risk of ending this term given this is their worst nine-game start to a top-flight campaign since that fateful campaign. An improvement in their Stadio Olimpico showings could help them avoid that ignominy, as they’ve won only three of the last 16 Serie A fixtures they’ve hosted (D9, L4), albeit one did come in their last such outing when they beat Juventus 1-0. [/p]
[p]Although Cagliari start this round equidistant from both the top half and the bottom three, Thursday’s 2-1 home defeat to newly-promoted Sassuolo marked perhaps the lowest point in their campaign so far. Defeat extended their winless league run to five matches (D2, L3), but boss Fabio Pisacane won’t be hitting the panic button just yet as Cagliari posted an identical nine-game Serie A start last season (W2, D3, L4) and went on to finish a comfortable 15th. Hitting the road should strangely give them confidence of avoiding the matchday ten defeat they posted last season as they’re unbeaten in three away league games (W1, D2), battling from behind in two of those.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Lazio are unbeaten in each of the previous 20 H2Hs (W17, D3), and are on a five-match winning run in this fixture. At home, they’ve won 12 of the last 13 H2Hs (D1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]A league-low one of Lazio’s nine Serie A games this season saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Lazio have scored a pre-round joint-league high four Serie A goals in the first 15 minutes.[/p]
[p]Cagliari have conceded eight of their 12 Serie A goals this season after half-time.[/p]
[p]Four of Cagliari’s last five Serie A games saw exactly one first-half goal.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Matteo Guendouzi could be a late contender for a booking, with his four cards this season (Y3, R1) all being shown after the 70th minute. Mattia Felici claimed an assist in the 2-1 defeat to Sassuolo, taking his tally to five goal contributions this campaign (G3, A2), with all three goals coming in the final 15 minutes.[/p]
[p]Lazio duo Mario Gila and Luca Pellegrini are doubts after both were forced off injured in midweek. Cagliari will be without the injured Marko Rog, while Adam Obert serves a one-match suspension.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With 12 of these sides’ combined 18 Serie A games this term returning fewer than three goals, backing under 2.5 goals could turn a nice profit.[/p]
[p][i]Author: James Hilsum[/i][/p]