This is the 22nd round of the Italian Seria A fixture between Cagliari and Atalanta. The match is scheduled to hold on 21:00 at the Sardegna Arena Stadium. The both teams Cagliari and Atalanta are more like a familiar team in the Italian Seria A. In terms of reputation, they do not differ too much but at the present time, the gap is relatively large. Atalanta is full of chances for a European trophy while Cagliari is only a medium-sized team on the table. This is the 33rd meetings between this teams as they have both played a total of 32 matches between them in all competitions, in which both teams had shared the winnings (Atalanta 12 wins, Cagliari 12 wins).
CAGLIARI CALCIO
The home team Cagliari is in the 15th place on the league standings with 21 points accumulated so far since the start of the season. The Gli Isolani is currently experiencing considerable human resource issues. Specifically, their midfielder Barella who is serving a suspended sentence and will be forced to watch the match on the stands. In addition, Klavan, Castro, and Sau are in constant care. These are not small losses and it is likely that Cagliari will pay for these losses.
ATALANTA
The visitors Atalanta are currently sitting in the 7th position after having managed to record a total of 32 league points since the start of the season with 9 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. The Nerazzurri has been playing impressively well this season and in the Coppa Italia, they managed to dump out the competition record holders Juventus in a touch of class, with a 3-0 scoreline at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d' Italia. So coming to this game, both teams have given themselves 5 victories each in their last 10 meetings. However, at the present time, the new form is the decisive factor. Atalanta is flying high with 7/10 wins in the last matches played. In addition, Atalanta has not suffered any injury, so the manager will surely bring the strongest line-up to Cagliari today. 3 points obtained in this match will likely help the visitors open the opportunity to win a Europa League ticket.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 12 of Atalanta's last 13 games in Serie A.
- Atalanta has scored at least 3 goals in their last 3 matches in Serie A.
- Cagliari are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 home matches in Serie A.
- Cagliari have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches Serie A.
PREDICTION
The visitors Atalanta has scored a total 47 goals (more than one of CR7's Juventus) and that has helped them fly high until this time of the season. Zapata dang is the blue-shirt team's top scorer with 15 goals and he will definitely be on the pitch for a trip to Cagliari. The visitors are priced at 1.610 Scorumbet to win this game which is clearly an extremely good rate for a team who are playing so good of recent.
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