Cagliari vs Inter Milan
2016/17 Italian Serie A.
Date: Sunday, 5 March 2017
Kick-Off: 14:00 UK,
Venue: Stadio Sant’Elia (Cagliari).
Inter will be looking to get their European qualifying campaign back on track as they travel to face Cagliari on Sunday afternoon.
The Nerazzurri suffered their first home defeat since October as they were beaten 3-1 by Roma in last weekend’s big match. That, coupled with wins for Atalanta and Lazio, has seen Stefano Pioli’s side tumble out of the top five spots and they will need a win to get back into the race.
Interestingly, Cagliari was the last team to beat Inter at home before last weekend’s defeat to the Giallorossi. The Rossoblu finally ended their horrible away record with a win against Crotone, which further moved them away from the relegation zone. Despite their overall struggles, Cagliari are a whopping 16 points away from 18th placed Palermo and in fact, are just outside the top ten.
Given that Cagliari have failed to keep clean sheets in their last 22 Serie A games, this is something that Inter can use to their advantage after shipping three against Roma last round. The Nerazzurri have failed to score in just two games since Pioli arrived – against Juventus and Napoli – and those are two top three sides.
Although the Rossoblu have only lost one of their last eight Serie A games against Inter, they have only won one of their last six home Serie A ties versus the Nerazzurri. With AC Milan knocking at the door, Inter will need to get back to winning ways, especially as the loss to Roma saw them fail to take advantage of Napoli’s shock defeat to Atalanta last weekend.
Cagliari vs Inter: Head-to-Head Stats
Both teams have played 38 matches against each other in all the competitions. Cagliari has registered 6 wins, 14 draws and 18 defeats against Inter. Inter has scored 68 goals against Cagliari and concedes 45 goals against them.
Inter suffered a 1-2 home defeat against Cagliari in their last meetings in the match of Serie A on 16th Oct, 2016.
Cagliari vs Inter: Prediction
Inter is ready to secure an away win from this match and Cagliari will try to give their best efforts to secure at least a home draw from the fixture. Inter is better side to compare with Cagliari when they will play against each other at Stadio Sant’Elia.
Predicted result will be an away win for Inter
Cagliari vs Inter: Betting Tips
Full time Result : Inter win at 1.57
