Cagliari vs Inter betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on December 28th, 2024

Cagliari and Inter will face each other in a Serie A game in Italy on Saturday, December 28th, 2024, at 17:00h (UTC), check the Cagliari vs Inter betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cagliari vs Inter will occur

The game will be played in the small Sardegna Arena stadium, in the city of Cagliari, with a capacity for 16233 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Cagliari vs Inter betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Serie A, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.61 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.73 goals per match.

Cagliari last match

Cagliari in its last official match lost (2-1) against Venezia, in a match valid for Serie A. Coach D. Nicola's lined up a 3-5-1-1 formation.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.50.

A defense below expectations, with Yerry Mina, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Inter last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Inter, who used a 3-1-4-2 formation, faced the Como team with a final score of 2-0.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.33.

Cagliari vs Inter h2h

When these teams last met at Serie A, Inter was 1st place while Cagliari was in 14th place. Inter deployed in a 3-5-2 formation while Cagliari set up a 5-4-1 alignment.

The last time these teams met was in a Serie A themed match that took place on the 14-04-2024 during the 2023/2024 football season, it ended in a 2-2 draw, a competitive one it was.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Inter team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Cagliari its counterpart.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Cagliari

Serie A leaderboard now

With 14 points won, Cagliari is in 18th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 9 losses, plus 5 draws.

The team, in the 18th round, enjoys an advantage of 1 point against the Venezia team which is ranked just below, in position 19 and with 1 point less than Hellas Verona team that is in the 17th place.

Cagliari analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Cagliari: at the end of the round 17 it registers 16 goals scored against 28 taken by its goalkeeper.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 3 losses streak in the Serie A, which is not a good omen for this next match.

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 48.24% 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 Inter and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Best goalscorer from Cagliari

Roberto Piccoli has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 4 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Cagliari to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

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

Inter

Serie A leaderboard now

The Inter team with 37 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 11 wins, 4 draws, and 1 loss.

In the 18th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to the Napoli team who places just above in 2nd place.

Inter analysis

After round 17 of Serie A we count 42 goals scored by Inter and 15 conceded.

With a sequence of 4 wins in the Serie A, Inter is in a wonderful moment where they are the favorite.

Inter is well-positioned in this match with Simone Inzaghi as one of their coaches. This accomplished coach, who has garnered much attention among the new generation of coaches, brings a host of positive qualities and a proven record of success to the team.

With an average of 5.75 shots on goal per game in the competition, we can consider that Inter is a very offensive team, which naturally increases the chances of conversion and victory.

This is a top 5 team in the Serie A that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the Inter team usually goes for an average ball possession of 59.5% to try to control the game.

With an away balance of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws in the Serie A, Inter usually leaves little room for opponents to win.

Inter is a more offensive team than Cagliari, having 1608 attacks vs. 1465 from Cagliari, having scored 42 times, in comparison, Cagliari converted into goal 16 times.

Best goalscorer from Inter

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Marcus Thuram. With 12 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Inter team achieving several victories this season.

Historical data: Inter

With 19 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Inter 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 relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Cagliari is Roberto Piccoli, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Inter is Marcus Thuram, he has scored in 12 opportunities.

Inter has conceded 5 away goals in 7 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Inter will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-2, something to take into consideration.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Cagliari 0.89 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Inter 3 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.3.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Handicap Betting Tip

It is very clear the huge favoritism that Inter has for this match. The difference between the teams is big, and that should be evident in the final result. Therefore, a good bet for this clash is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 in favor of the visiting team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 6.16 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Inter 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 6.38 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Inter in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.71 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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