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Cagliari and Sassuolo will look to put even more distance between them and the relegation zone, as the 15th and 16th placed teams meet in a very important clash for both of them.
Cagliari is in horrible shape lately, losing 3 and drawing 1 out of their last 4 matches in all competitions. Not only did they fail to win, but they only got a draw against last placed Pescara and lost the other three matches with a combined goal difference of 0-10! Cagliari`s defense has been atrocious this season. Despite being 11 points above the relegation zone, Cagliari has by far the worst Serie A defense with an incredible 39 goals allowed in 17 rounds.
Sassuolo is 3 points behind Cagliari in the standings and they are in similar poor form, losing their last 3 matches in all competitions. However, Sassuolo had to play against the likes of Genk, Inter and Fiorentina. They looked competitive in those losses and they will be confident of snatching a point in this match. The visitors are on the back of a 0-1 defeat against Inter.
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Borriello, Isla, Ionita and Murru are out for Cagliari, while Sassuolo will have to do without Cannavaro, Berardi, Politano, Biondini, Duncan, Magnanelli and Gazzola.
Cagliari: Storari – Pisacane, Ceppitelli, Alves, Capuano – Dessena, Tachtsidis, Padoin – Farias, Pedro, Sau
Sassuolo: Consigli – Lirola, Antei, Acerbi, Peluso – Mazzitelli, Sensi, Pellegrini – Ricci, Defrel, Ragusa
Cagliari is by far the most offensive minded team in the league, posting the worst defense in Serie A. An average of 3.65 goals is being scored in their matches!
Sassuolo is not far off, as they always liked to play positive, attacking oriented football. An average of 2.94 goals has been scored in their games this season.
Regarding stats, a very interesting fact is that Cagliari has scored and conceded more goals at home (4.00 per game), while Sassuolo has scored and conceded more goals when playing away from home (3.33 per game).
It`s hard to ignore the stats ahead of this game and chances are we will see a high scoring clash, especially as both Cagliari and Sassuolo have had some unusual problems scoring lately. That won`t last long and playing each other will be their best chance to start finding the net again, as neither team seems able to keep a clean sheet.
A lot of poor defending should be expected here and I can see both teams scoring, maybe more than once. My tip is both teams to score. Prediction: Cagliari – Sassuolo 2-2.
Pick: Both to score
Odds: 1.67 @ Ohmbet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.36
Event date: 22 December
