Cagliari - Torino predictions

The 3.68 odds on a home win result mark the hosts as clear underdogs. Things are fairly lopsided, in fact, so backing such an outcome would be quite a longshot.

Torino should be able to win this one, but such an outcome won’t come easily. The 2.26 betting odds on them winning indicate that it will be a close match - Cagliari are no pushovers.

The away loss Cagliari went through in the previous round at Frosinone wasn’t much of a surprise, though the first half was. They scraped together a lead at the 45-minute mark, but it all fell apart before the end, resulting in a 3:1 defeat.

Torino played another away game in the previous round of the Serie A, and the match was quite uneventful. The odds were not exactly in their favour, but the records show that the two teams were tied at both halftime and at the end.

The home team’s tendency to see their defence crumble under the pressure of away games is worrying – they conceded more than 5 times over the previous 3 away games. The fact that they’re at Sardegna Arena this Friday makes things easier for them, but not by a lot.

Torino have a record of uneventful away matches. Specifically, their previous 2 games as visitors featured 1 goal or less.

Not only are they dangerously close to the relegation zone with 18 keeping them from the bottom-placed sides, but Cagliari are also in for a difficult challenge this Friday. Torino are coming to Sardegna Arena and will be looking to add insult to injury in what’s so far been a largely underwhelming campaign for the home team.

The game’s away team needs 5 points to move up to a possible Europa League qualification. This would be a marked improvement over their current placement at 10th. We’re only at round 22, though, so there’s no telling how the table will change going forward.

The most recent result from these two teams recorded is from earlier in the season when the teams clashed. It ended in a draw, which is worse news for Torino because they are largely considered the stronger team.

The hosts weren’t considered likely to win either way, but they are in a slightly worse position now. Marco Mancosu, Gaetano Oristanio, Eldor Shomurodov have all been injured recently, leaving the team’s coach with a narrower range of options.

The visitors clearly have the upper hand in this matchup, which is made even more sure thanks to the presence of their entire roster. They’ve had no injuries or suspensions recently, leaving their lineup intact for the game.

A confirmed Under 2.5 Goals market seems like a foregone conclusion for this particular match. The only thing to do now is to decide whether the relatively short 1.53 odds are worth your time. We would say they are because this bet manages to have real betting value as well.