Cagliari vs Frosinone Prediction & Tips
Cagliari and Frosinone play at the Sardegna Arena in a Serie A TIM matchday 10 clash. These teams have only met twice recently: on 15-04-2023, ending in a 0-0 draw, and on 27-11-2022, ending in a 2-2 draw. Although this is a game between 20th and 11th in the standings, it’s actually a game between the 20th-placed team at home and the 17th-placed team away.
The home side are currently in 20th place with 3 points after 3 draws and 6 defeats. In their penultimate match, they lost 1-4 at home to Roma. In their last match, they drew away to Salernitana (2-2). This is a team that usually achieves more positive results as a visitor than at home, having taken 2 points away, where they scored 3 goals and conceded 9, and 1 point at home, with 2 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the league, Cagliari have picked up 1 point out of a possible 12, after 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 4 games at home.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of their last 9 games. Their defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 7 of their last 9 games in this competition. In 9 games in the competition, it has never managed to turn the game around in the 4 games in which it conceded the first goal. In their last 20 home games in all competitions, there are 2 periods in particular: they have scored 11 of their 29 goals between the hour mark (76′-90′); they have conceded 7 of their 19 goals between the minute mark (16′-30′).
Cagliari go into this match on the back of a 2-2 draw at Salernitana, and are still without a win in Serie A: their goals were scored by Nicolas Viola and Zito Luvumbo. The home side usually play in a 4-4-2 formation, favoring a faster style of play, attacking preferably through the side lanes. In this formation, the two most advanced players will be Gaetano Oristanio and Zito Luvumbo, the latter being one of the top scorers with 3 goals to his name. Out of this game is Simone Aresti due to physical problems.
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, the away team are in 11th place, having taken 12 points. In their last match, they lost 2-1 away to Bologna, having won 2-1 at home to Hellas Verona in their previous match. This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 2 points away and 10 at home, with 10 goals scored and 8 conceded at home, compared to 2 goals scored and 5 conceded away. In their last 4 away league games, Frosinone have drawn 2 and lost 2, taking 2 points out of a possible 12.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of their last 4 away games. The team has allowed their opponents to score in 8 of their last 9 games, so they haven’t been very solid defensively, but their attack has scored regularly, and they’ve managed to score in 7 of their last 9 games in this competition. Their away games tend to be low-scoring, with less than 3 goals scored in 12 of the last 18. In 9 games in this competition, they have only managed 1 comeback in the 4 games in which they conceded the first goal. There has been one notable period in their last 18 away games in all competitions: they have conceded 8 of their 14 goals between the hour mark (16′-30′).
Frosinone go into this match on the back of a 2-1 defeat at Bologna, their second loss in their last three Serie A games: Matías Soulé scored the only goal. The away side are expected to play a 4-3-3 tactical system, with the aim of taking advantage of their strong counter-attacks. In this design, the three men who should adopt a more attacking stance are Matías Soulé, Luca Garritano and Walid Cheddira: the first player mentioned is the team’s top scorer with 3 goals to his name. Suspended Luca Mazzitelli is out for this game, as are Giuseppe Caso, Abdou Harroui, Francesco Gelli and Sergio Kalaj, who are all suffering from fitness problems.
Cagliari – Frosinone FREE TIPS
UNDER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
