Cagliari enter this fixture following a 2-2 Serie A tied result versus Inter Milan.
In that game, Cagliari managed 37% possession and 10 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Cagliari, goals were scored by Eldor Shomurodov (64\') and Nicolas Viola (83\'). Inter Milan had 16 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Marcus Thuram (12\') and Hakan Çalhanoğlu (74\') scored for Inter Milan.
It has been all too rare in recent games where Cagliari haven’t conceded. In fact, Cagliari have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 7 goals during that time.
Their prior results show that Cagliari:
are winless against Juventus in their previous 5 league matches.
are unbeaten in their last 4 home league matches.
Previously, Juventus drew 0-0 in the Serie A match with Torino.
In that game, Juventus had 52% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Torino got 13 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
In 5 of the previous six clashes involving Juventus, a relatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game during that period comes out as a paltry 1.33, with the average goals for Juve being 0.83. That sort of trend might not be carried forward here, of course.
Leading up to this clash, Juventus:
have not been beaten by Cagliari when they\'ve played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
are without a win away from home in their last 5 league games.
Head to head
Checking on their prior head to head clashes dating back to 29/07/2020 tells us that Cagliari have won 1 of these games and Juventus 5, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.
In all, 16 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them for Casteddu / Rossoblu and 11 belonging to Juve. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.
The previous league encounter between these clubs was Serie A match day 12 on 11/11/2023 when the final score was Juventus 2-1 Cagliari.
That time, Juventus managed 49% possession and 18 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Bremer (60\') and Daniele Rugani (70\').
For their opponents, Cagliari got 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. Alberto Dossena (75\') was the scorer.
The referee was Marco Piccinini.
Team News: Cagliari
Gaetano Oristanio (unknown injury), Andrea Petagna (Calf injury), Marco Mancosu (Knee surgery) and Leonardo Pavoletti (Ankle sprain) won’t be able to feature for Cagliari manager Claudio Ranieri.
In all likelihood, Casteddu / Rossoblu could opt for a 3-5-2 formation for this one, handing starts to Simone Scuffet, Gabriele Zappa, Yerry Mina, Alberto Dossena, Nahitán Nández, Alessandro Deiola, Antoine Makoumbou, I. Suleman Kakari, Tommaso Augello, Gianluca Lapadula and Zito Luvumbo.
Team News: Juventus
Due to a mostly healthy group, there is just the lone fitness issue for the Juventus gaffer Massimiliano Allegri to be concerned with. Arkadiusz Milik (Adductor injury) misses out for this game.
There’s a good chance that Juve seem most likely to play in a 3-5-2 formation, choosing Matia Perin, Federico Gatti, Bremer, Danilo, Andrea Cambiaso, Weston McKennie, Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot, Filip Kostic, Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa.
Prediction
Here, we’re thinking that Cagliari will need to push hard to breach the defence of this Juventus side who we think will likely get the vital goal that wins it.
We’ve gone for a very competitive game with a 0-1 victory for Juventus at full-time. Little in this one.
