The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Serie A clash between Cagliari and Juventus, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Venezia 0-0 Cagliari
Sunday, May 22 at 8pm in Serie A
Sunday, May 22 at 8pm in Serie A
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 17 | Salernitana | 38 | -45 | 31 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 38 | -34 | 30 |
| 19 | Genoa | 38 | -33 | 28 |
Last Game: Fiorentina 2-0 Juventus
Saturday, May 21 at 7.45pm in Serie A
Saturday, May 21 at 7.45pm in Serie A
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | Napoli | 38 | 43 | 79 |
| 4 | Juventus | 38 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Lazio | 38 | 19 | 64 |
We said: Cagliari 0-2 Juventus
The combination of excellent away form and historical subordination of their opponents sees Juve start as favourites to prevail, and as they may feel there is a point to prove after last week, motivation will not be in short supply either. Shipping five goals in Udine demonstrates how brittle Cagliari can be defensively, so the visitors can dominate midfield and leave the rest to Vlahovic and company up front. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Juventus win with a probability of 64.52%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Cagliari had a probability of 16.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Juventus win was 0-2 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.87%) and 0-1 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.01%), while for a Cagliari win it was 2-1 (4.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Juventus would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Cagliari | Draw | Juventus |
| 16.04% | 19.43% | 64.52% |
| Both teams to score 56.03% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
