Italian Serie A
2009-12-12 - Cagliari vs Napoli
A Sports Betting Pick by Gooner
Football: Italy, Serie A
Saturday, 12th December 2009 - Kickoff 17:00
Cagliari (10th) Home : 4-0-3 13:9
Cagliari started the serie A season slowly, but four straight wins at home in Sardinia have push Cagliari up into midtable and after beating Juventus 2-0 here last time the "Rossoblu" will have plenty of confidence.
Cagliari Team News :
The locals will play with their usual 4-3-1-2 formation. Lino Marzoratti will be missing but Marco Pisano can cover for him.
Probable Cagliari Line-up
Marchetti
Pisano, Canini, Lopez, Agostini
Dessena, Parola, Lazzari
Cossu
Matri, Nene
Napoli (9th) Away : 2-2-4 9:14
Napoli earned a 3-2 home win over Bari last Sunday, coming back twice from being a goal down, and then having Fabio Quagliarella score the winner in the 88th minute.
While Napoli's away record is not very impressive to look at, it has to be remembered that they have played at Inter Milan, AS Roma, Juventus, and Fiorentina already, and actually beat the last two of those sides.
Still, Napoli are very much a side that plays it's best football in Naples, and generally punters are on the right track when expecting them to lose on the road.
Napoli Team News :
The visitors will be without Leandro Rinaudo and Matteo Contini, who are both suspended.
Defender Hugo Campagnaro sustaining a thigh injury in training this week but will probably play, while Salvatore Aronica returns from suspension.
Probable Napoli Line-up
De Sanctis
Cannavaro, Campagnaro, Grava
Maggio, Gargano, Pazienza, Aronica
Hamsik
Lavezzi, Quagliarella
THe Betting Verdict
Cagliari have had the edge in this fixture over the last two seasons, and with good recent form at home they can make it three in a row.
The Statistics :
CAGLIARI LAST SIX HOME FORM
DATE
RESULT
OPPOSITION
2009-11-29
W
2-0
H v Juventus
2009-11-08
W
2-0
H v Sampdoria
2009-11-01
W
3-0
H v Atalanta
2009-10-25
W
3-2
H v Genoa
2009-10-04
L
1-2
H v Chievo
2009-09-20
L
1-2
H v Inter_Milan
NAPOLI LAST SIX AWAY FORM
DATE
RESULT
OPPOSITION
2009-11-29
D
1-1
A v Parma
2009-11-07
D
0-0
A v Catania
2009-10-31
W
2-3
A v Juventus
2009-10-25
W
0-1
A v Fiorentina
2009-10-04
L
2-1
A v Roma_AS
2009-09-23
L
3-1
A v Inter_Milan
HEAD TO HEAD CAGLIARI v NAPOLI
DATE
HOME
SCORE
AWAY
2009-04-19
Cagliari
2-0
Napoli
2008-01-27
Cagliari
2-1
Napoli
The Pick :
Cagliari 2-1 Napoli
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take CAGLIARI TO WIN at a very good price.
Marchetti
Pisano, Canini, Lopez, Agostini
Dessena, Parola, Lazzari
Cossu
Matri, Nene
De Sanctis
Cannavaro, Campagnaro, Grava
Maggio, Gargano, Pazienza, Aronica
Hamsik
Lavezzi, Quagliarella
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