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Cagliari vs Fiorentina Predictions: La Viola Favourites to Take the Points

19:45 Friday 22 December 2017
Simon Winter
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  • Fiorentina have beaten Cagliari in 3 of their last 4 meetings (Fiorentina to win @ ) — 23/20 Winner
  • There were over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of the last 4 encounters between these teams (over 2.5 goals @ ) — 9/10 Betfair

Match Preview

14th plays 10th in our Serie A Cagliari vs Fiorentina preview this week and while a gap of four places suggests that these teams are well matched in terms of ability, in reality, the away side are superior to their opponents in almost every way. La Viola will be looking to the use the momentum built from a recent unbeaten run to take another three points at the Sardegna Arena.

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In the weeks just prior to our free set of Cagliari vs Fiorentina betting tips, the home team haven’t won in four matches. They started that sequence with 1-3 home defeat to league leaders Inter, following that up with a very disappointing 1-2 loss to lower league Pordenone in the Coppa Italia. Successive Serie A at Bologna and at home to Sampdoria were an improvement, though Head Coach Luis Diego López will be desperate to find a win soon to halt his team’s slide down the standings.

Fiorentina have picked up just one win from their last six matches, though one defeat in the last four of those can be considered a good return especially seeing as they played Lazio and Napoli during that period. La Viola took an impressive point at the Stadio San Paolo in their last outing, becoming one of very few teams to stop free-scoring Napoli from getting on the scoresheet. Stefano Pioli’s men have work to do if they are to climb back up towards the Europa League places – they are currently five points behind Sampdoria in 5th having played a game more.

Cagliari vs Fiorentina Prediction and Betting Advice

The teams’ head-to-head record in this fixture had the strongest influence over the first part of our Cagliari vs Fiorentina bets today. La Viola have won this game in three of their last four meetings with the club from Sardinia. In their encounters during the 2016/17 season, they beat them 1-0 at home and 5-3 at the Sardegna Arena.

The Rossoblu have lost 50% of their home matches since August, and their only wins came against three of the current bottom four of Serie A – Crotone, Benevento and Verona. Their inability to force wins against the league’s better teams should count against them again next week.

The single points won by La Viola at Lazio and Napoli in recent weeks shows just how resilient Stefano Pioli’s players can be in tough situations. Their defence has the sixth best record in Italy’s top flight this season, having conceded just nineteen goals. Buoyed by their great record in this fixture, Pioli should be able to mastermind another victory over Cagliari. We identified the Serie A football odds with the best value for our opening selection at Winner.

Once again the head-to-head annals give us plenty to consider in our Cagliari vs Fiorentina predictions. In three of the most recent four clashes between our featured teams, over 2.5 goals were registered. Their meetings at the Sardegna Arena have been particularly exciting in recent seasons with plenty of goalmouth action occurring.

In the 2016/17 campaign, the club from Florence emerged 5-3 victors after a stunning end-to-end battle. The year before that, La Viola came away with a thumping 4-0 victory. Combining those two contests, we get an incredible average of six goals per game. Naturally, both matches also ended over our 2.5 goals targeted mark.

On an individual level, three of the hosts last four matches across two competitions ended with over 2.5 goals scored. While seven of the visitor's last ten outings finished up with over 2.5 goals going in. With goals a huge possibility again next week, backing there to be over that number of goals is a clever bet. Using Betfair’s odds will give you the most bang for your buck when following the last of today’s Italian football tips. Their prices are far superior to their competitors.

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