Cagliari – Genoa

Cagliari and Genoa will score at least twice

Cagliari is without a win for seven matches. However, it is hardly fair to consider this series a failure. In the last round, the "islanders" played away against Como. The guests could have taken the lead as early as the 19th minute. But after reviewing the video replay, the own goal by a Como player was disallowed due to a foul by a "rossoblu" player. Both teams had chances of varying degrees of danger, but the final "dry" draw can be called quite deserved. In the previous round, Fabio Pisacane's team faced Lazio. The "islanders" lost 2:0 but played fairly well. Overall, "fairly well" is applicable to many of Cagliari's matches. But with only two wins in 11 rounds, the "rossoblu" cannot occupy a higher position. Patrick Vieira's dismissal apparently benefited Genoa. In the last two rounds, the team earned four points - more than in the nine prior to that. In the 11th round, the "griffons" met Fiorentina. The Genoese quickly took the lead but conceded a goal in the 20th minute. Genoa had an excellent chance to go ahead at the start of the second half. Colombo missed a penalty, and seven minutes later his team conceded another goal. The striker soon made up for it and restored parity. At "Luigi Ferraris," spectators saw four goals and an impressive draw. In the previous round, Genoa beat Sassuolo away with a score of 1:2. It is worth examining the results of the head-to-head encounters between the opponents. The proposed bet has consistently played out in the last four matches between the clubs. Last season, the teams exchanged draws. Thus, at "Sardinia Arena," the score was recorded at 1:1, while at "Luigi Ferraris," the teams managed to score twice each. Interestingly, both clubs have deviations in some statistical metrics. According to the xG statistic, Genoa should have scored 7.63 goals more. The "islanders," considering xGA, could have conceded 4.68 more goals. It should be noted that the "rossoblu" have not conceded in only one home match. But more interestingly, each of the "griffons'" away matches has consistently ended with a goal exchange. Considering all factors, one can assume that the upcoming match will also be quite prolific. The opponents will score at least twice.