Cagliari are set to maintain their recent resurgence as they host Lazio in Serie A on Saturday. The capital club have impressed on their recent travels but could be in for a difficult time against a confident Cagliari side.
Cagliari have shown great fight in recent weeks as they continue to ease themselves away from the relegation zone. They are now three points clear of the bottom three and have suffered just one defeat in their last eight Serie A matches.
A 2-1 victory at Atalanta is among Cagliari’s recent results while they also claimed a similar result at Torino in their previous Serie A fixture. The one blemish for Walter Mazzarri’s men is the run of draws that has seen them held three times in their last five matches.
Cagliari have surprisingly found things slightly difficult on their own turf where they have claimed just one win in their last six home matches. They have played out four draws in that run, including successive 1-1 result in matches with Napoli and Fiorentina.
Lazio have not been at their best in recent weeks and travel to Cagliari winless in their last four matches. They are still in the mix for a European finish, sitting just one point behind local rivals Roma in sixth place.
The capital club are coming off a 2-1 home defeat to Napoli in their previous Serie A fixture. They looked to have earned a point following Pedro’s late equaliser but conceded the winner deep into injury time.
Lazio have done some of their best work on their travels and have suffered just one defeat in their last five away matches. They were held to a 1-1 draw at Udinese in their previous Serie A fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Lazio have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 11/10 by Sport Nation to claim the win. A victory for Cagliari is valued at 29/10 by betfair while a draw is set at odds of 49/20 by Unibet.
Head to head
Lazio have a 27-9 advantage with 13 draws from 49 previous matches against Cagliari. Both teams played out a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch
Brazilian striker Joao Pedro is the top scorer for Cagliari with 10 goals and is a popular choice to score anytime at 42/20 with Sporting Index. However midfielder Gaston Pereiro has found the net three times in his last four matches and could be backed in the same market at 37/10 by Vbet.
Lazio will be looking to top scorer Ciro Immobile to provide the spark in attack as he looks to add to his 19 Serie A goals this season. The striker was on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 6/5 by Betfred to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 3.5 goals in the reverse fixture, a similar outcome could be played out at 13/5 with BetVictor. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 28/29 by SBK who are also offering odds of 13/16 on both teams to score.
There were more goals after the break in the reverse fixture so the second half could be tipped as the highest scoring half at 11/10 with Skybet.
This Serie A match between Cagliari and Lazio will be played on Mar 5, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Cagliari vs Lazio prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
