Bologna vs Cagliari Prediction & Betting Tips - Coppa Italia

Prediction published on 16/10/2022, 15:35  by Ioannis | Modified on 16/10/2022 at 15:38 in Football Predictions

The stage is set at the Renato Dall’Ara, where Bologna play host to Cagliari for the Round of 32 of the Coppa Italia. Bologna fought with all they had but at the end could not avoid defeat by table toppers Napoli. It was the fourth straight winless game for the hosts, who are now sat just two points off the relegation zone. On the upside, they have been hard to beat in front of their own fans, losing just two of their last ten home games, including points against Inter, Fiorentina and Udinese. While they have not given their fans many reasons to smile this season, their cup exploits should be a welcome distraction for now, with Bologna having emerged victorious in six of their last eight home encounters with Cagliari. 

Cagliari enter this fixture in good confidence, having taken a victory over Brescia for the Serie B at the weekend. The visitors are currently in eighth place in the standings and four points shy off the top four. On the downside, their away form does not make for good reading ahead of this one. Cagliari have won just three of their last twelve on the road, failing to score in five of those. The visitors had a respectable run in last year’s Coppa Italia édition, eliminating Pisa and Cittadella to eventually lose to Sassuolo in the round of 16. The downside is their dismal recent tradition at the Dall’Arra, where they’ve failed to beat Bologna in each of their last ten encounters there.