Crotone vs Cagliari Prediction & Tips
Crotone and Cagliari face at Stadio Ezio Scida, in a match for the 24 th round of the Serie A TIM. Cagliari won at home by (4‑2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 25‑10‑2020. At this stadium, the head ‑ to ‑ head history favors the away team, since they have a record of 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 28‑01‑2018, in a match for the Serie A TIM, they ended in a draw by (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by M. Trotta (29 ‘), for Crotone, and by L. Cigarini (45′), for Cagliari. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Crotone
The home team is currently in 20th place, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 17 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Sassuolo by (1‑2). In the last match, they lost away to Juventus by (3‑0). This is a stronger team when they play in their stadium, as in the last 30 games they have recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. For the league, Crotone won 10 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 games, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 11 of the last 11 for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 23 matches in this competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and never managed to turn the score.
Crotone heads into this game with a 3-0 defeat on the trip to the Juventus field, thus adding the fifth setback in this Serie A. Now, in this round against Cagliari, coach Giovanni Stroppa must keep the team in 4-4-2 being the most advanced positions occupied by Samuel Di Carmine and Simy: the last athlete mentioned is the great highlight of Crotone with 7 goals scored. For this match, the home coach cannot count on Sebastiano Luperto, Koffi Djidji, Ahmad Benali and Giuseppe Cuomo, all with physical problems.
Cagliari
The visiting team is currently in 18th place, with 15 points won, after 3 wins, 6 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Atalanta by (0‑1). In the last match, they lost at home to Torino by (0‑1). This is a stronger team when playing at their stadium, as in the last 30 games they have recorded 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In the league, Cagliari won 5 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches.
In this competition, they have lost their last 4 games as a visitor and have not won any of the last 17 matches. In their league matches as a visitor, the most frequent result at halftime was 0‑0 (4 out of 11 games). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 23 matches in this competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard. In the last 11 away matches for this competition, there is 1 period that stands out: they scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (46’ ‑ 60 ‘).
The Cagliari team starts for this game with a defeat, by 0-1, receiving Torino, registering in this way the third setback followed in this competition. In this trip to the Crotone arena, coach Eusebio Di Francesco must keep the team in 3-5-2, privileging the maintenance of the ball possession and the paused attacks: shirt 4 Radja Nainggolan is the great organizer of the offensive process. João Pedro remains the scorer of this team with 11 goals scored. For this match the visiting coach cannot count on Riccardo Sottil and Marko Rog, players who are recovering from injury.
Crotone – Cagliari FREE TIPS
Crotone – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
