Cagliari vs. Bologna – Prediction (Serie A – 30.10.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Bologna have lost only one of their last nine Serie A matches against Cagliari (W5 D3), in their previous nine they had lost five times (W1 D3). After losing none of their last seven Serie A (SA) matches, Cagliari have picked up more points than at this stage of any season this decade. At home, the first half of Cagliari’s league games have been largely tame affairs (HT: W2, D2, L1) with none seeing over 1.5 goals. Players to watch: With 3.0 team bookings per-match on average. Cagliari are the second-most booked SA side behind Bologna; Radja Nainggolan has received three of their 27 overall. More recently, those tame first halves have had a wider impact, with each of Cagliari’s last five SA matches producing under 2.5 goals. Significantly, three-quarters of the total goals scored here have come after the break (1.8 per-match on average).

Overall, Cagliari have conceded the lion’s share of their league goals on home turf (62.5%). Bologna have a win rate of just 8.82% across their last 34 SA away games. Cagliari boss Rolando Maran has won just one of his seven meetings with opposite number Siniša Mihajlović (W1, D2, L4).

Visiting coach Siniša Mihajlović lost his first two meetings with Cagliari, but none since (W8, D2, L2). However, the visitors have won away just once this season, seeing both sides score before half-time in three of their five away games (1.8 total first-half goals per-match). SA veteran Rodrigo Palacio can equal his best goals tally in the last four seasons with a goal here. He scored the opener for Bologna last time out. Significantly, Bologna are the most booked SA side so far (31 yellows, 3.44 per-match on average). Both sides also averaged more than two cards per-match across the last six league H2Hs, with Bologna ‘winning’ the average cards per-match stakes on aggregate (CAG: 2.83, BOL: 3.67).

Match Info and Live Scores.

Pre-match League Table.