Cagliari - Lazio predictions and free betting tips [10/02/2024]

On Saturday, 10th February, as part of the 24th tour of the Italian Serie A, Cagliari will host Lazio on home ground. The Biancocelesti have gained just a single point out of six possible from the last two matches and sit in 9th place in the league table, while the hosts occupy a low 18th spot in the overall tally as they fight for survival.

Predicted Lineup

Cagliari: Scuffet; Wieteska, Mina, Dossena; Zappa, Nandez, Makoumbou, Prati, Azzi; Luvumbo, Petagna.
Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Marusic; Guendouzi, Cataldi, Alberto; Isaksen, Immobile, Anderson.

Stadium

The duel will take place in Cagliari at the Unipol Domus Stadium.

Cagliari

Cagliari, having returned to the elite division last summer, is struggling to gain points and currently sits in 18th place in the Serie A table, holding the same amount of points as Verona positioned above. The Sardinians still have a chance of avoiding relegation, but their recent successes are minor, as evidenced by the fact that they have only won once in the last 8 rounds, shared world peace twice and lost 5 times.

After a sensational victory over Bologna (2:1), Claudio Ranieri's charges succumbed in turns to Frosinone (3:1), Torino (1:2) and Roma last Monday (4:0). Since their return to the top division, Cagliari hasn't won an away match, but things are much better on Sardinian land: out of 11 matches prior to Lazio's visit, the Sardinians conceded only four times. 

Lazio

Currently, Lazio ranks 9th in Serie A, and although getting into the Europa League is still reachable (2 points behind the 6th position), the qualification for the Champions League seems much more challenging (5 points behind Atalanta who are in 4th place). Last weekend, the Biancocelesti lost to Atalanta in the key match with a score of 3:1, thus interrupting a wonderful streak of 5 rounds without defeats (4 wins and 1 draw).

Responding to Pasalic's goal, the Romans managed to score only a penalty executed by Ciro Immobile. Now Maurizio Sarri's team has lost six out of 11 away matches in Serie A, while things are peppy in the country's Cup: the Eagles defeated Roma in the quarterfinals, securing their ticket to the semifinals. On Wednesday, Lazio will host Bayern Munich in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, so Sarri may slightly reshuffle the starting lineup. 

Head-to-Head

Cagliari not only have not won any of the last 17 matches against Lazio, losing 14 times and conceding an average of two goals per match, but also could not score a single point in the last four head-to-head games on Sardinian soil.

Match Prediction for Cagliari – Lazio

Despite all their failures away from home, Cagliari collects more points per match within their walls, while Lazio isn't tasting a victory in their last three matches in all competitions. Nevertheless, the Romans absolutely could not afford to stammer - otherwise, the gap from the Europa League zone will become utterly unreachable. I'll risk betting on a victory for Sarri's charges with a 0 handicap.

Total Score Prediction

Lazio scored just one goal per game in the last three matches, while Cagliari distinguished themselves twice over the same period. In four out of the past five head-to-head confrontations, no goals were exchanged, so I bet on a total under 2,5.

Corner Kick Prediction

Although Cagliari is the underdog, they are still forced to take the initiative into their own hands and attack at times – otherwise, there will be no chance of survival. I'm betting on the Sardinians' individual total over 3.5 for corner kicks.

Yellow Cards Prediction

Cagliari earns fewer than 2 warnings per game, while Lazio averages 2.6 yellow cards. I'm betting that the guests will at least not lose on this indicator on Saturday.

Score Prediction

I’ll bet on an exact score of 0:1 in favour of Lazio.