Hellas Verona vs Cagliari Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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We have a six-pointer taking place at the Marcantonio Bentegodi as Hellas Verona continue their battle against struggling Cagliari in the Beneto this weekend.
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Hellas Verona preview: Circling the drain
Hellas Verona, under the management of Paolo Zanetti, come into this one on the back of a goalless draw against fellow strugglers newly-promoted Pisa at Arena Garibaldi in their most recent outing, last weekend.
The home team begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting in the bottom three and the relegation places but they remain winless after seven matches with just four draws and three defeats thus far.
Cagliari preview: Sardinian struggles
Over the summer, Cagliari took he decision to part company with Davide Nicola, who moved on to newly-promoted Cremonese, and he was replaced by Tommaso Giulini, and they sit firmly in the middle-of-the-table.
The Sardinians had started the season slowly but they have collected just one point from their last three matches, most recently suffering a 2-0 defeat at home to Bologna at Unipol Demus.
Hellas Verona team news: Bella-Kotchap a doubt
Former Southampton centre-back Armel Bella-Kotchap is a doubt for Verona this weekend alongside both Al Musrati and Daniel Oyegoke, whilst Tomas Suslov is a confirmed absentee.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Montipo; Unai Nunez, Nelsson, Valentini; Cham, Serdar, Gagliardini, Bernede, Frese; Giovane, Orban
Unavailable: Suslov (Injured)
Questionable: Bella-Kotchap (Injured), Al Musrati (Injured), Oyegoke (Injured)
Cagliari team news: Yerry Mina a doubt
Former Everton defender Yerry Mina is a doubt for Cagliari this weekend, whilst defender Alessandro Di Pardo is a confirmed absentee alongside Andrea Belotti.
Predicted XI (4-4-1-1): Caprile; Zappa, Idrissi, Luperto, Obert; Palestra, Prati, Adopo, Felici; Folorunsho; Esposito
Unavailable: Di Pardo (Injured), Belotti (Injured)
Questionable: Yerry Mina (Injured)
Hellas Verona vs Cagliari prediction
In their opening seven matches of the campaign, in a low-scoring and low quality encounter, Verona have managed to score just two goals. Cagliari, much like most of the rest of the bottom-half of the Serie A table, have also struggled for goals, with just six goals scored in their seven games. As a result, another low-scoring encounter is to be expected for this one at the Bentegodi.
Hellas Verona vs Cagliari tip: Under 2.5 goals
