Roma vs. Cagliari PREVIEW (22.01.2017)
Roma and Cagliari face each other at the Stadio Olimpico in a match for the 21st matchday of Serie A. The two teams drew 2-2 on 28-08-2016, the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations indicates balance between these two teams, since there was 1 tie and 1 victory for each team in the last 3 games. However, the last time they faced in this stadium was the 21-09-2014, in a match for Serie A, that ended the victory of Rome by (2-0). The goals were scored by M. Destro (10 ‘) and A. Florenzi (13’) for Roma. The home factor may have an influence on the final result, although this is a meeting between 2nd and 10th place, in fact this is a game between the 2nd place in home games and the 19th as a visitor.
After 14 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in 2nd place, having won 44 points. In the last game, they beat Udinese away (0-1), having won (0-1) away in a game against Genoa. This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 17 points, with 14 goals scored and 11 conceded, and 27 points at home with 27 goals scored and 7 goals conceded. In the last game he played for Coppa Italia, he beat Sampdoria at home (4-0).
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 9 victories in the last games at home. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home games there is a tendency to score goals, as 8 of their last 9 games for this competition have finished with over 2.5 goals. In 20 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 5 times but managed to return to the result in 2.
Roma return to play at home for the Italian Championship packed by the results obtained in the most recent matches, trying to confirm their tenth consecutive win at home and maintain the 100% of use as host. In the last round, the team won an excellent result by beating Udinese away from home by 0x1, thus reaching their third consecutive win. The team had already faced Genoa, also away from home, and left with a 0x1 victory. After twenty rounds, the club accumulates fourteen wins, two draws and four losses, thus taking second place in the table. For this game, the coach should be able to keep the team in the 3-4-3.
After 8 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses, the visiting team is in 10th place, having won 26 points. In the last game, they won at Genoa at home (4-1), after having lost in the previous game in a game against Milan, (1-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 4 points as a visitor and 22 in their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 20 goals conceded at home, against 7 goals scored and 24 conceded. For the championship, Cagliari had 4 points out of 30, after 1 win, 1 draw and 8 defeats in the last 10 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, you have not won as a visitor for 6 games. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result in the interval was 0-0 (4 out of 10 matches). The team has not been very strong defensively, as it has always conceded goals in the last 10 matches played in this competition. In 20 games in this event, only got 2 turns in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 away games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: scored 3 of his 7 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Cagliari are on the pitch for their 21st match in the Italian Championship, trying to win their second away win as they do not score away from home for two matches. In the last round, the team received Genoa at home and managed to apply an excellent 4-1 win. The team had already gone home from Milan and left there with a 1×0 natural defeat. After twenty days, the club accumulated eight wins, two draws and ten defeats, thus occupying the tenth place in the league table. For that match, the coach must keep the team in 4-5-1 or 4-3-3, and you will not be able to count on Capuano, expelled in the last game.