Udinese vs Cagliari Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 18/02/2024, 00:25  by Devesh Jaganath in Serie A Predictions

Udinese and Cagliari will face off in a crucial bottom-half battle in the Serie A at Bluenergy Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The hosts are currently in 15th place in the league standings, while the visitors are 19th. Udinese will head into this match in fine spirits after pulling off an against-the-odds victory over title contenders Juventus on the road in midweek. That was a huge result for them as the three points took them to 22 and opened up a much-needed three-point gap between themselves and Verona, who are the first side below the dotted line. Still, that was only the third victory I Bianconeri have managed this term, and they will need to find more of those types of performances if they are to pull away from the drop. At home, Udinese are winless in their last three matches, losing two and drawing one, and have only won one on home soil all season. Nevertheless, the hosts will see this as an excellent opportunity to bag their second home win of the campaign, as they are unbeaten in their last three matches against this opponent. 

Meanwhile, after earning promotion back to the top flight last season, Cagliari are in real danger of dropping straight back to the second tier unless they can find major improvements between now and the end of the season. They are on 18 points after 24 games, five points above bottom club Salernitana and two points behind Sassuolo, who are the first side above the drop. The Islanders suffered their 14th league defeat last weekend, beaten 3-1 by Lazio. That result took their recent record to four defeats on the bounce, conceding two or more goals in each of those losses. Cagliari’s away form has been a major problem this term. In 12 matches on the road, they have not won a single game and have managed just three draws and nine defeats to date. The visitors have been outscored 9-1 against this opponent during their winless run against them and are the clear outsiders in this one.