H2H: Cagliari vs. Spal – Live Score & Prediction (20.10.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Cagliari have won 50% of their Serie A meetings against SPAL (5/10 – D2 L3); among sides they’ve faced at least 10 times in the competition, only against Brescia do the Rossoblu have a higher win percentage (63%).

Cagliari are unbeaten at home in five SA H2Hs (W4, D1), scoring at least two goals in each of their wins. This sequence saw Cagliari collect four first-half and three full-time clean sheets. Treading the same path, Spal have failed to score in any of their three SA road trips this season, losing each time. A five-match unbeaten run (W3, D2) saw Cagliari revive their Serie A (SA) season after starting with back-to-back losses. Core to this has been their strong starts, with Cagliari managing four first-half clean sheets in their last five SA matches. By extension, eight of Cagliari’s ten SA total match goals at home have come after the break.

Spal have even struggled offensively, scoring just six SA goals this season with only two sides netting fewer ahead of the round. Nevertheless, scoring first is a virtue for either side, with five of Spal’s seven SA games this season seeing the match victor also open the scoring. With just one clean sheet this entire league season, Spal’s defensive struggles are well-documented, with the visitors conceding over 1.5 goals in four of their seven SA matches and in six of their last nine SA away matches. Finishing the half poorly has been their biggest concern, with the periods of play between the 31st-45th and 76th-90th+ minute seeing Spal concede two-thirds of their away goals (four of six).