Napoli vs Cagliari prediction 16.12.2023
Napoli
2 : 1
Cagliari
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- Competition: Serie A
- Date: Saturday, 16th December 2023
- Kickoff: 17:00 UTC / 18:00 CET
- Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Naples)
Last season, Napoli won their first Serie A title since Diego Armando Maradona and 1990. Although the the team from Naples expected to remain on the same level, they are far from that this season with 24 points from 15 league matches. That is already 14 points behind the league leader, Inter. Napoli will fight for the top four spots, but something more than that is hard to expect. Napoli were on the run of three losses in a row until Tuesday when they won 2-0 at home against Braga. With that win, Napoli progressed to the Champions League knockout phase, so maybe that will boost their performance in the domestic league too.
Cagliari are one of the teams that should fight to avoid relegation this season. At the moment, they are only one point ahead of the drop zone. Still, most Cagliari points came lately as they lost only two of the last eight games in all competitions. In the previous match, they won 2-1 at home against Sassuolo. The home side had 60% ball possession and ten shots on the goal more than the opponent, so Claudio Ranieri's team win was well-deserved.
Napoli vs Cagliari pick: Both teams to score - yes
Napoli have problems in defense lately as they allowed eight goals in the last four matches. On the other hand, Cagliari scored at least one goal in eight of the previous nine games. Both teams to score - yes should be the best bet for this tie.
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Napoli vs Cagliari Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Cagliari
1 : 1
Napoli
Serie A
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Napoli
2 : 0
Cagliari
Serie A
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Napoli
1 : 1
Cagliari
Serie A
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Cagliari
1 : 4
Napoli
Serie A
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Cagliari
0 : 1
Napoli
Serie A
Napoli team news
After a win against Braga, Napoli's head coach Walter Mazzarri was very satisfied. He said, "Aside from qualification, I was focused on not conceding goals, as this team had been stretched out and lacking solidity for a while. We wanted to find more balance, some things worked better than others, and we allowed some guys to rest too. It was a positive day."
Napoli will be without Mario Rui and Mathias Oliveira in the upcoming tie versus Cagliari.
Last matches of Napoli
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Napoli
2 : 1
Cagliari
Serie A
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Napoli
2 : 0
Braga
Champions League
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Juventus
1 : 0
Napoli
Serie A
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Napoli
0 : 3
Inter Milan
Serie A
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Real Madrid
4 : 2
Napoli
Champions League
Napoli lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Alex Meret
Defenders
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22
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
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13
Amir Rrahmani
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5
Juan Jesus
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3
Natan
Midfielders
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99
Andre-Zambo Anguissa
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68
Stanislav Lobotka
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20
Piotr Zielinski
Forwards
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21
Matteo Politano
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9
Victor Osimhen
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77
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Cagliari team news
Cagliari were losing until the second half's stoppage time in the game versus Sassuolo. Still, Claudio Ranieri's team scored two times late in the match and pulled up the unexpected victory. After the game, the head coach said, "I am proud of this team, because I see that it has understood what I want. The matches are never really over, and we fight until the last second. All these guys want to stay in Serie A, and my task is to try in the best way to accompany them".
Cagliari will be without Marko Rog and Elio Capradossi in the game against Napoli.
Last matches of Cagliari
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Cagliari
2 : 1
Sassuolo
Serie A
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Lazio
1 : 0
Cagliari
Serie A
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Cagliari
1 : 1
AC Monza
Serie A
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Juventus
2 : 1
Cagliari
Serie A
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Cagliari
2 : 1
Genoa
Serie A
Cagliari lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Simone Scuffet
Defenders
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28
Gabriele Zappa
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3
Edoardo Goldaniga
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4
Alberto Dossena
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27
Tommaso Augello
Midfielders
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25
Ibrahim Sulemana
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16
Matteo Prati
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10
Nicolas Viola
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8
Nahitan Nandez
Forwards
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9
Gianluca Lapadula
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19
Gaetano Oristanio
3 Reasons why we should see both teams scoring in this match
- Napoli allowed eight goals in the last four matches
- Cagliari scored at least one goal in eight of the previous nine games
- Cagliari allowed at least one goal in every one of the last 12 matches
Main prediction Napoli - Cagliari
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
Betwinner
1.95
Do you agree with Nemanja 87 ?
22 votes
Yes 64%
22 votes
No 36%
Additional predictions
AH1 (-1.5)
Best odds:1.96
Napoli & Cagliari current standing in Serie A
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 41 - 7 | +34 | 44 |
| 2 | Juventus | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 26 - 11 | +15 | 40 |
| 3 | Milan | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 - 20 | +11 | 33 |
| 4 | Bologna | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 21 - 12 | +9 | 31 |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 - 18 | +8 | 30 |
| 6 | Roma | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 - 19 | +11 | 28 |
| 7 | Napoli | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 - 21 | +7 | 27 |
| 8 | Atalanta | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 - 20 | +8 | 26 |
| 9 | Lazio | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 - 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Torino | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 - 17 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Monza | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 - 18 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Lecce | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 - 23 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Genoa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 - 22 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Frosinone | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 - 28 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 - 32 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Hellas Verona | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 - 23 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Udinese | 17 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 - 28 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 - 31 | -15 | 13 |
| 19 | Empoli | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 - 30 | -20 | 12 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 - 36 | -22 | 9 |