Cagliari Calcio vs Parma FC – 03/12/2022
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Cagliari are unbeaten in four straight Serie B matches ahead of Saturday’s visit from Parma. The Islanders are 11th in the Serie B standings and go into the game after four straight draws.
Parma are chasing the promotion playoffs and sit in sixth place after 14 fixtures. The Crusaders are coming off a loss to Modena in a local derby. Parma fell 2-1 at home and are nine points off first-place Frosinone.
The Crusaders are blowing hot and cold in Serie B ahead of the weekend fixture. Parma took nine points from the last 18 points on offer. They are struggling to string back-to-back wins together in the division. Parma scored seven goals and conceded five times across the last six games.
Cagliari drew four straight games in the league. They picked up seven points from the last six games, as the Islanders could not turn draws into wins. Cagliari scored nine goals in the last six matches but conceded nine times to opponents.
The Islanders have played decently at home. They have a record of 3W-2D-2L at the Sardegna Arena. The team has a –1-goal difference playing on their home turf.
Parma have struggled on the road this season. They won just one of their opening six road games and have a record of 1W-3D-2L. Parma scored just six times in their six away games and conceded six times to opponents. The Crusaders are on a two-game away losing streak.
Serie B has been low scoring this season. The league saw 56% of matches after round 14 end with under 2.5 goals at full-time. Meanwhile, 54% of matches ended with NO BTTS.
Home teams won 39% of matches in the opening 14 rounds of games. Just 29% of matches were won by the away clubs.
Cagliari have a strong record against Parma in the teams’ last six head-to-head encounters. The Islanders’ record is 3W-2D-1L. Parma are winless in their last five games versus Cagliari.
Coach Fabio Liverani has no fresh injury problems at Cagliari ahead of the match. Parma coach Fabio Pecchia has three players on the injury list ahead of the trip to Sardegna.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has a muscle injury and may miss the game. Forward Gabriel Charpentier is a doubt with an injury, and defender Cristian Ansaldi could miss the fixture with a muscle problem.
Cagliari are playing decently at home, while Parma have been poor on the road. The Islanders should post a narrow win by a 1-0 score.
