H2H: Bologna vs Cagliari - Prediction (Serie A

H2H: Bologna vs Cagliari – Comparison.

Roberto Soriano has been Bologna’s first scorer in both his SA scoring games, each time before the 20th minute. Cagliari’s João Pedro has four goals in just five SA matches against Bologna, his joint-personal best against any side. Teams managed by Bologna coach Siniša Mihajlović haven’t lost to Cagliari since March 2009 (W8, D3).

Bologna Insights.

Having lost their last three Serie A (SA) matches, Bologna will be keen to avoid losing four in a row in the same campaign for the first time since May 2018. The first goal could be vital as Bologna have lost all three SA games in which they conceded first, although scoring first hasn’t helped much either (W1, L1). Regardless, Bologna have managed three SA HT clean sheets so far, although conceding four goals between minutes 61-70 has somewhat punctured their good starts. Bologna’s SA home matches have been entertaining with their two games (W1, L1) accounting for 12 of their 18 SA goals scored/conceded. Furthemore, Bologna’s last seven SA home games have now seen both teams score.

Cagliari Insights.

Resonating this theme, four of Cagliari’s five SA matches (W2, D1, L2) have seen goals at both ends, whilst the visitors conceded 2+ goals in their last four. A HT lead could be a good indicator, as Cagliari’s five SA matches all had the same HT/FT result. Nonetheless, Cagliari will look to improve their starts as three of the 12 SA goals they’ve conceded have arrived within the first ten minutes. Two of those aforementioned three goals came on the road, where Cagliari’s form has been balanced (W1, D1, L1). Worryingly though, they haven’t won a SA away H2H since January 2010 (D3, L5 hence) failing to score before HT on seven occasions. Regardless, high scoring remains a possibility as five of Cagliari’s last six SA away games produced over 2.5 goals, with the last two producing over 4.5.