Cagliari vs Bologna betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on October 29th, 2024

Cagliari and Bologna will be playing against each other on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024, at 17:30h (UTC), in a Serie A football game in Italy, check the Cagliari vs Bologna betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cagliari vs Bologna will occur

The game takes place in the small Sardegna Arena stadium, in the city of Cagliari, with a capacity for 16233 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Cagliari vs Bologna betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Serie A has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.7 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.61 goals per game of the last championship.

Cagliari last match

In the last match they played, Cagliari collected a defeat. The opposing team was Udinese, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-0 - was valid for Serie A. Coach D. Nicola's disposed his team in a 3-5-1-1 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.20, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Gabriele Zappa, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

Bologna last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Champions League, Bologna, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Aston Villa team with a final score of 2-0.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for their win, 5.75 indicated as much.

Cagliari vs Bologna h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Serie A, where Cagliari was at 18th place while Bologna occupied 6th place. Cagliari went in with a 4-3-2-1 formation while Bologna opened their game with a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 14-01-2024 in a Serie A match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-1 win for Cagliari.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Cagliari

Serie A leaderboard now

With 9 points, 2 wins, 4 losses 3 draws, and a negative balance, Cagliari enters this game in 14th place in the Serie A.

The team, in the 10th round, ranks over the Hellas Verona team that is placed in position 15 with the same number of points. It also has the same score that the Bologna team that is in the 13th place.

Cagliari analysis

Cagliari at the end of round 9 in Serie A had 8 goals scored and 15 conceded.

The Cagliari team comes from a defeat in the Serie A, and its coach Davide Nicola wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

The performances of Cagliari in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

his ball possession percentage is 45.78% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Bologna and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

The adaptation of Michel Ndary Adopo with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Cagliari last game of the season, against Udinese. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Cagliari

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Răzvan Marin so far in the competition. With 2 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team Cagliari to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bologna

Serie A leaderboard now

Bologna arrives in this game with 9 points, and in 13th place in the Serie A, having won once in total and lost 1 time, making a total of 6 draws.

Bologna analysis

Bologna, after 9 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 9 while 11 are those conceded to opponents.

Bologna appears to be using a tactical approach in their defensive play, as they have been conceding a high number of fouls in recent matches, above the league average. However, despite this, they have only received a low number of yellow cards, below the league average of 4.15. This suggests that Bologna is committing fouls in strategic areas of the pitch, with the aim of disrupting the opposition's attacking play and preventing them from building momentum.

As we approach the Regular Season, Bologna is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.38 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The Bologna team often tries to control the game through an average ball possession of 60.75%. This is because ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Bologna is a more offensive team than Cagliari, having 868 attacks vs. 715 from Cagliari, having scored 9 times, in comparison, Cagliari converted into goal 8 times.

Best goalscorer from Bologna

In this season, the individual highlight is Santiago Thomas Castro that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 3 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Bologna achieved in several matches.

Historical data: Bologna

With 7 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Bologna team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Taking into consideration that Bologna scores an average of 1.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.98 corners per game.

Cagliari is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.22 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Cagliari in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.78 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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