Cagliari vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 07/04/2024, 03:49  by Sridhar in Serie A Predictions

Cagliari will look to take advantage of a distracted Atalanta as the sides meet in Sardinia on Sunday. The Serie A matchday 31 at the Sardegna Arena will have the hosts 16th in the points tally with 27 points, while the visitors are sixth with 50 points. Cagliari start this round two points above the bottom three and are still in danger of dropping to Serie B. They are coming off a 1-1 draw with Verona, which needed them to bounce back after conceding a first-half goal. That result meant the hosts have now lost only once across their last six league games, winning two and drawing three. Cagliari have won five and drawn four of their last 11 home league games and will look to get something out of this fixture.

Atalanta are two points behind fifth-placed Roma ahead of this round, with a game in hand. While they currently occupy the Conference League play-off round qualification place, Atalanta will be eyeing a move up the ladder to make a late top-four dash. The worry for the visitors, though, is their participation in Europe. They have an upcoming Europa League quarterfinal first leg against Liverpool, which should be a big game to plan for. That could see them scramble around to manage their commitments. They are coming off a 1-0 defeat to Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia first leg, but that was their first defeat after two wins and draws each. In the league, the visitors have won only one of their last five matches, drawing and losing two each, so the need is to improve their form and be challenging.