Lazio travel to Cagliari for a Monday night Serie A fixture as they look to snap out of their recent inconsistent showings. The capital club have done well on their travels and given their fine record in this fixture, should claim the win here.
Cagliari have shown some improvement lately and are unbeaten in three of their last four Serie A matches. They are now one point above the relegation zone but were beaten 2-0 at Torino in their previous Serie A fixture.
Davide Nicola’s men also claimed a 4-1 victory over Lecce in their previous home fixture. However, they had suffered two straight defeats at home prior to that win, losing 1-0 to Atalanta before falling 3-0 to Inter Milan.
Lazio have not been at their best lately and have picked up one win from their last five Serie A matches. Marco Baroni’s men were beaten 2-1 at home by Fiorentina last time out in Serie A and also lost 1-0 to Sporting Braga in the Europa League, although their round of 16 spot was already confirmed.
Despite these struggles, Lazio are still holding on to fourth spot in the table, two points above fifth-placed Juventus. The capital club have also done some good work on the road, winning three of their last four Serie A away matches including a 1-0 victory at leaders Napoli.
How the bookies view it: Lazio on top
Lazio have been installed as favourites among the bookies and are priced at 20/21 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Cagliari is valued at 12/5 while BoyleSports are also offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Superior Lazio
Lazio have a 31-9 advantage with 13 draws from 53 previous matches against Cagliari. The capital club have also won the last four meetings and earned a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch: Dia looking sharp
Boulaye Dia has caught the eye for Lazio in recent weeks, scoring in two of the last three Serie A matches. The forward was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 2/1 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet once again.
Roberto Piccoli has been one of the standout players for Cagliari and will be the one to watch on Monday. The striker has five Serie A goals this season and is priced at 5/2 by BoyleSports to find the net.
Probable line-up
Forward Zito Luvumbo is ruled out for Cagliari due to injury. Tommaso Augello should come in at left-back after playing off the bench last time out while Roberto Piccoli is expected to continue as the man in attack.
Having sat out the Europa League clash, Dia and Mattia Zaccagni should return to partner Valentin Castellanos in attack. Matteo Guendouzi should also start in midfield while Alessio Romagnoli is expected to retain his place in defence.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been goals for both teams in the last two meetings and a repeat is priced at 8/11 with BoyleSports. Those two fixtures produced over 2.5 goals, which is priced at 4/5 by BoyleSports who are also offering odds of 21/10 for over 3.5 goals.
Lazio have scored in both halves in two of the last three matches against Cagliari and a similar outcome is valued at 2/1 with BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between Cagliari and Lazio will be played on Feb 3, 2025 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.
