Italian Serie A
2018-12-26 - Cagliari vs Genoa
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football: Italy Serie A
26th December 2018 – Kickoff 15:00 [Cagliari, Italy Time]
Introduction :
Cagliari in 14th spot welcomes the visit of Genoa in 13th spot on Boxing Day. Interestingly Genoa finally got their first win in three months and will be looking to register back to back wins when they take on Cagliari who is coming into this match after back to back defeats.
Cagliari
Cagliari are poor in form and are sliding down the standings. Since beating Chievo 2-1 on 28th October, they have failed to win in their last seven games with four draws and three defeats.
Their last two defeats must have hurt them after theyu fell to a Arkadiusz Milik free kick in injury time in the defeat to Napoli and then the 3-1 defeat to Lazio.
Cagliari have won only two out of their last six home games. They lost their last home match to Napoli 0-1, but before that they drew with Torino 0-0 and AS Roma 2-2.
They are obviously feeling the absence of Leonardo Pavoletti in attack. They are also without the likes of Lucas Castro, Charalampos Lykogiannis and new addition Ragnar Klavan for this match.
The good news is that Darijo Srna and Luca Ceppitelli returns for this match after their suspensions. Nicolo Barella is their key men in midfield with Paolo Farago providing pace and creativity, but Diego Farias is likely to return to the starting lineup with Joao Pedro, leaving Marco Sau and Alberto Cerri being on the bench.
Genoa:
Since becoming Genoa's third coach for this season, Cesare Prandelli has made a positive impact after he took over from Davide Ballardini and Ivan Juric.
In his debut he managed to get a point against SPAL, then was twice leading away at Roma before a 3-2 defeat in controversial circumstances and beat Atalanta 3-1. That was their first win since beating Frosinone 2-1 away on 30th September.
Genoa have only won once in their last six away games. They have lost their last three away games to Inter Milan 5-0, Torino 2-1 and AS Roma 3-2 in their last away match.
Genoa's only doubt remains a decision between veteran midfielders Miguel Veloso and Sandro in the starting lineup, but the rest looks set to remain unchanged.
Past Meetings:
Genoa won their last meeting here by 3-2, but before that they have lost four times and drawn once.
The Pick:
Go for Cagliari on Level Ball Asian Handicap.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Cagliari 2-1 Genoa
