Cagliari vs Genoa Betting Pick | Italian Serie A

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2013-01-13 - Cagliari vs Genoa

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Match Preview :

Cagliari and Genoa come face to face in a game that neither club can afford to lose as they battle against relegation.

Interestingly, there has not been a draw in this match for 10-and-a-half years, since May 2002’s 3-3 result in Serie B. And we have to go back to April 1995 for the last draw match between these two sides.

At the moment, Cagliari remains the out-of-form team in Serie A having collected just two points from the last 27 available to them. Cagliari knows that this match against Genoa will be the match that could make or break their season if they are to turn things around.

Cagliari's captain aptain Daniel Conti has insisted that players remain confident of reversing the situation they are in.

Cagliari were given two days rest after their defeat to Lazio after they had to endured double training sessions almost every day the week before. Their side is now well rested and is also boosted by the return of Mauricio Pinilla, Davide Astori and Francesco Pisano for this match.

And the biggest motivation for Cagliari in this "must win" match is that they will be at Is Arenas, making it their first game in front of their own fans for over a month.

Meanwhile, opponents Genoa will wan to get back to back wins and stay unbeaten after three games. They beat Bologna in their last match thanks largely to Marco Borriello’s double effort.

However, Sunday afternoon’s trip out to Cagliari is likely to see Genoa changing their formation. Ciro Immobile’s yellow card last weekend has earned him a one-game suspension and is believed likely to see Del Neri shift from a 4-4-2, towards a 4-5-1 system.

Possible lineups

Cagliari : Avramov; Pisano, Astori, Rossettini, Avelar; Dessena, Conti, Ekdal; Nainggolan; Sau, Ibarbo

Genoa: Frey; Pisano, Granqvist, Canini, Moretti; Rossi, Kucka, Matuzalem, Bertolacci, Antonelli; Borriello

Predictions :

Go for Cagliari to get the win with home crowd support.

The Statistics :

CAGLIARI LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2012-12-21	L	1-3	H v Juventus
	2012-12-09	L	0-2	H v Chievo
	2012-11-26	L	0-1	H v Napoli
	2012-11-10	D	0-0	H v Catania
	2012-10-31	W	4-2	H v Siena
	2012-10-21	W	1-0	H v Bologna

GENOA LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2012-12-22	D	1-1	A v Inter_Milan
	2012-12-09	L	2-0	A v Pescara
	2012-11-25	W	0-1	A v Atalanta
	2012-11-18	L	3-1	A v Sampdoria
	2012-11-04	L	1-0	A v Siena
	2012-10-27	L	1-0	A v Milan_AC

HEAD TO HEAD CAGLIARI v GENOA
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2012-01-08	Cagliari	3-0	Genoa
2010-11-14	Cagliari	0-1	Genoa
2009-10-25	Cagliari	3-2	Genoa
2009-03-14	Cagliari	0-1	Genoa
2008-03-02	Cagliari	2-1	Genoa

The Pick :

Cagliari 2-1 Genoa

BEST BETTING TIP :

Main Bet :
Take Cagliari to win this match at 2.10 @ Ladbrokes
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