Roma vs Cagliari Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Roma remain unbeaten in Serie A after a strong start to the season as the Giallorossi now welcome a Cagliari side that are regressing to the Stadio Olimpico.
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Roma preview: Unbeaten Romans
Gian Piero Gasperini is continuing to build his Roma side and those impressive attacking patterns were on show at the weekend as the Giallorossi fought back from 2-0 down to share a thrilling 3-3 draw with Napoli at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
The Giallorossi have now drawn three of their last four matches in Serie A but they remain unbeaten after eight games as they begin the midweek match day sitting four points adrift of defending champions Internazionale and arch-rivals Lazio.
Cagliari preview: Out of form Sardinians
Fabio Pisacane began the season under pressure but Cagliari have been much-improved this season with four wins and a draw in their opening six matches but the Sardinians now head into this one on the back of back-to-back defeats.
Cagliari most recently succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at home to Bologna due to second half goals scored by Nicolo Casale and Federico Bernadeschi at the weekend after they had been hammered 4-0 by Monza the week before.
Roma team news: Dybala could return
Paulo Dybala is working his way back to full fitness after a recent calf issue but club captain Lorenzo Pellegrini now remains sidelined alongside key man Manu Kone and first-choice goalkeeper Mile Svilar.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Gollini; Mancini, Ndicka, Mario Hermoso; Rensch, De Roon, Pisilli, Wesley; Matias Soule, Cristante; Malen
Unavailable: Svilar (Injured), Bah (Injured), Kone (Injured), Pellegrini (Injured)
Questionable: Dybala (Fitness)
Cagliari team news: Winks a doubt
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Harry Winks has been key for Cagliari so far this season but the Englishman is now a doubt for the visitors as a result of a back injury.
Predicted XI (4-1-2-1-2): Caprile; Ze Pedro, Deiola, Javi Rodriguez, Obert; Gagliardini; Adopo, Romano; Massolin; Maldini, Mendy
Unavailable: Felici (Injured), Idrissi (Injured)
Questionable: Trepy (Fitness), Winks (Injured)
Key stats
- Roma have lost only two of their 25 Serie A home games against Cagliari (W18 D5) and are unbeaten in the last 11 meetings in Rome.
- Roma have won the last five home meetings with Cagliari, keeping a clean sheet in the last four, most recently 2-0 in February 2026.
- Cagliari won the reverse fixture 1-0 in December 2025, one of only 11 Serie A wins over Roma in 50 meetings since 1994/95 (D12 Roma W27).
- The biggest win in the fixture belongs to Cagliari: 5-1 in Sardinia in September 2010. Roma's biggest is 4-0 in Rome in February 2024.
- Roma are unbeaten in 15 Serie A games since 10 April 2026 and unbeaten in 16 home league games, scoring in every one of them. Their last home defeat was 0-1 to Napoli on 30 November 2025.
- Roma have the second-best defence in Serie A this season, with six goals conceded in eight games, and have kept five clean sheets.
- Roma have drawn their last two away games, 0-0 at Como and 3-3 at Napoli, and are on 18 points (W5 D3), level with Milan in third and fourth.
- Cagliari have scored only six goals in eight games, the joint-second fewest in the division, yet sit ninth with 13 points. All four of their wins have been by a single goal (three of them 1-0).
- Cagliari have lost their last two games without scoring (0-4 at Monza, 0-2 v Bologna) and are winless in three.
- Cagliari have won three of their 12 Serie A games on a Tuesday (D1 L8).
- Roma have won six of their ten Serie A games on a Tuesday (D1 L3).
‘Key stats’ are Serie A only (not all competitions)
Roma vs Cagliari prediction
Cagliari’s fine start to the season was built on an impressive defensive record and the form of now Italy international attacker Daniel Maldini. However, a blip from Maldini made things quite low percentage and Cagliari have since been punished as they regress towards the middle-of-the-table. Roma could do with rediscovering a winning consistency but they should come out on top in this one in the Italian capital city.
Roma vs Cagliari tip: Roma to win
