Cagliari vs Sassuolo Prediction 11.12.2023

• Competition: Serie A
• Date: 11.12.2023
• Kickoff: 19:45 UTC / 20:45 CET
• Venue: Unipol Domus (Cagliari)

It is quite tight at the bottom of the Serie A table. The last three teams on the table are moving down next season, and the difference at the moment between the 16th and the last team on the table is only four points.

In that group of teams is Cagliari, which has collected ten points so far and holds the penultimate position in the table. The club from Sardinia won promotion to Serie A last season, and it would be very important for them to achieve the continuity of playing in the most elite Italian football rank. For now, they are struggling quite a bit, which was to some extent expected. In the last match played, they were defeated on the road against Lazio by a minimal score. Although they played with one less player for more than 60 minutes, they put up a lot of resistance against a stronger rival and in the end it would not have been undeserved if Cagliari had reached an equaliser.

Sassuolo's results this season are very worrying for their fans. Nothing hinted at that when they beat Juventus and Inter at the beginning of the season. At that time, it seemed that it would be another successful season for them, in which they would be competitive, but then a series of bad results occurred, which caused Sassuolo to slip to 15th position. In the last round, they experienced another defeat. This time, against Roma 2 to 1, in a match that was marked by a red card for Sassuolo and penalty for the rival.

Cagliari vs Sassuolo pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

Cagliari has so far failed to build a good and reliable defense, which is the key to their survival in the league. They have conceded 26 goals so far, which makes them the second weakest defense in the league. In the last 10 league matches, they failed to save their net and the question is how much potential there is for improvement. Sassuolo, who conceded the same number of goals, is no better in that regard, but unlike Cagliari, their offensive players doing their job descent. In recent years, Sassuolo has built up its offensive style of play and there is no reason to abandon it in the future. Regardless of their bad form, they will go for all three points in this match, and that guarantees an exciting match and at least one goal in the nets of both clubs.