Thursday’s Coppa Italia match between Bologna and Cagliari takes place at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. The two teams have had quite different seasons thus far. Bologna is presently two points above the relegation zone in Serie A, in 17th place. Recently, Thiago Motta’s team has struggled, winning only one of their past 10 games in all competitions. With a victory against Cagliari this week, they’ll be hoping to turn things around.
Contrarily, Cagliari are presently sixth in Serie B, five points out of the lead. The team of Fabio Liverani has had a patchy recent record, having won only two of their past five games overall. They’ll try to recover by defeating Bologna on Thursday.
Bologna vs Cagliari Prediction
Both teams haven’t been in great shape lately, and that should be evident throughout the game on Thursday.
Denso Kasius, Jerdy Schouten, and Marko Arnautovic are all out for Bologna. Cagliari will play with a full strength team in the meantime.
Bologna should have the talent to defeat Cagliari at home, despite their recent bad performance. Our prediction is that the outcome will be close, with Bologna winning.
I’m going with Bologna 1-0 Cagliari.
Bologna vs Cagliari Head-to-Head
- Based on their recent head-to-head record, which shows that both teams have won two of their past five meetings, it is difficult to select between the two teams.
- The two teams’ most recent meeting ended in a 2-1 Cagliari victory back in January. After Riccardo Orsolini had given Bologna the lead for the evening, goals from Leonardo Pavoletti and Gaston Pereiro were sufficient to secure the victory.
- With 17 goals allowed in their first 10 games of the season, Bologna ranks sixth lowest in Serie A for defensive efficiency.
- With nine goals allowed so far this season, Cagliari’s defence ranks fourth in Serie B. However, with just nine goals in nine games, they also have the third-worst offensive in the league.
Lineup
Bologna possible starting lineup
- Bardi
- Posch, Soumaoro, Sosa, Lykogiannis
- Dominguez, Soriano
- Orsolini, Sansone, Barrow
- Zirkzee
Cagliari possible starting lineup
- Radunovic
- Di Pardo, Altare, Capradossi, Barreca
- Nandez, Makoumbou, Deiola
- Falco, Lapadula, Mancosu
Betting tips
- Result of Bologna Win
- Both teams to score in the second tip—NO (Cagliari have one of the worst attacks in Serie B)
- Rule three: Musa Barrow to score or assist (The forward has two goals in his last five games)