Cagliari - Genoa betting tips and odds

The online bookies marked Cagliari as the favourites, which makes a lot of sense. Still, we wouldn’t put Genoa winning beyond them – not to mention that draws are a strong possibility in relatively balanced games.

Genoa appear severely unprepared for a clash with Cagliari, to the point of being considered hard underdogs. We would consider even a draw a success, so the long 3.65 odds for an away win bit seem fitting.

Cagliari are coming off from a 0:0 draw in an away game at Milan . Betting predictions for that game were heavily in their opponents’ favour, though, so the fact that they pulled off a draw both at half time and as the final result is a success, relatively speaking.

Genoa were up against impossible odds in their previous home game. Quite predictably, they lost it 3:4 to Atalanta. Given the 17.00 odds for a home win, it’s hard to imagine a different outcome.

Cagliari’s form is fairly strong when it comes to offense – they netted 7 goals in the last three away games.

Genoa may need to work on their defence if they want to get anywhere. In the 3 most recent matches they played, they conceded more than 5 times in total, which is not a good record to have.

With a loss to Genoa on the record, the home team’s status of clear favourites is brought into question. They lost a Serie A match earlier in the season, which came as a surprise to bookies and punters alike.

Fortunately, both teams will be able to give their all this Saturday. Neither squad has been affected by injuries or suspensions, allowing the coaches to work with all the tools at their disposal.

Based on the information available, a Draw/Home in the HT/FT market is a more likely outcome than the 1 odds are implying. It’s still a risky bet to take, but it offers strong value.