We've got three Serie A games on Saturday to look forward to, and in the first game, we see a side with relegation worries against a team that have top six hopes, and if they're lucky, possibly top four hopes. Cagliari are in trouble, inside the relegation zone as we start this weekend, and they host Lazio, a team who have had their struggles, but despite a loss last weekend, appear to be on their way back.
Cagliari Form GuideWith 18 points on the board, Cagliari begin the weekend in 18th position, although with the two teams below them taking each other on a day earlier, on Friday, that position could be worse by the time they play this game. They're in the relegation zone on goal difference only, but with the difference standing at 10 goals, that's almost as good as a point they need to find. The good news is that three clubs are outside of the relegation zone for them to catch, and they are all at most one point away, so it's tight down there.
But Cagliari do arrive here on the back of three defeats, with the most recent of those being a 4-0 away loss at Roma last weekend. Before that, they lost 2-1 at home to Torino, and lost 3-1 away at Frosinone.
Lazio Form GuideIt's been quite a rough season so far for Lazio, I thought they were really poor at the start of it. They're in 9th position, but have had a good run recently to get there, was it not for that, then things would be looking a whole lot worse than they are now.
They do come here on the back of a defeat though, a 3-1 loss away at Atalanta last weekend. Before that, a draw with Napoli 0-0 was good, and they won four league games in a row before that, finally showing something like the kind of form we expect from this team.
Match PredictionCagliari are in desperate need of points, but I don't think they get any here. Despite a loss last weekend, Lazio are on the up, and I think they can bounce straight back to winning ways here.
