Italian Serie A
2025-04-23 - Cagliari vs Fiorentina
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Italy: Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Wednesday 23rd April 2025, 1730hrs
The passing of Pope Francis has meant games in Serie A over the weekend have been re-arranged for Wednesday evening and Cagliari will be keen to return to their Unipol Domus after a 0-0 draw at Empoli followed by a 3-1 loss away from home at Inter Milan.
Indeed, Cagliari’s previous game on home soil resulted in a comprehensive 3-0 home win for The Islanders against the basement dwellers Monza, but the hosts are likely to face stiffer competition from an 8th placed Fiorentina on Wednesday evening.
Nevertheless, Cagliari have managed to avoid being dragged down into the relegation zone in the Serie A table thanks to picking up recent wins against Lecce, Parma and Monza, helping the hosts gain a valuable five-point cushion over third from bottom club Venezia.
Fiorentina were held to a somewhat frustrating 0-0 draw at home by 16th placed outfit Parma last time out in the Italian top flight but nevertheless, that result has extended The Violets’ unbeaten sequence in the domestic top flight to four games overall.
Impressive back-to-back home wins against Juventus and Atalanta have been followed by draws with AC Milan and Parma but the bigger picture shows Fiorentina have managed to capture just six wins within their last 18 league matches.
Only one of these six wins resulted in an away win for the visitors which came in the form of a 2-1 win at Lazio all the way back towards the end of January, while results away from home in recent times have been extremely poor.
Indeed, Fiorentina have registered just one win in their last eight outings on the road, slipping to five defeats in the process.
The Betting Verdict
Cagliari therefore look to stand a decent chance of getting something out of this upcoming encounter.
The Pick :
Cagliari 2-2 Fiorentina
