Cagliari v Catania predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Cagliari v Catania predictions Serie A Italy, Italy	10/11/2012 18:00	full time result	Draw	3.2	Bet at Betsson
Betting prediction was written by Ian

CAGLIARI v CATANIA PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS

This is an intriguing and evenly matched contest as it brings together a home side in the bottom half of the table and opponents that are currently 7th after 11 matches. Catania are five places but just one point ahead of their rivals at the weekend. Six sides are within one point of each other in mid table in Serie A and that includes the teams meeting in this fixture on Saturday evening. Matches involving these sides have produced 59 goals this season to date at an average of about 2.5 goals per game. The average is greater than three when only respective home and away matches are considered.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Cagliari’s confidence will have been enhanced by beating Torino away from home. That side were 6th in the table at the time so a home win would have been expected against Cagliari. Possession in the match was just about shared but Cagliari created more chances and sealed the points with a late penalty converted by Nene, a key player in attack. Cagliari’s decent run of form came to an end at Fiorentina last week, a match they lost by three clear goals after seeing just 44% of the ball. Catania lost their recent match, away to Inter, despite having almost 49% of the possession. They appeared to have a problem in using the ball effectively to create goal scoring opportunities. However, that theory was dismissed after a stunning 4-0 defeat of Lazio at home a game in which their share of possession was 39%.

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CAGLIARI - CATANIA PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

Cagliari’s home form is just about average for a team at their position in the league. They have already lost twice at home this season but also won two. However, confidence must be low after a crushing loss to Fiorentina. Conversly, Catania will be full of confidence after beating Lazio in their last match. That side are currently fifth in the table so such a convincing win for Catania was not expected. However, Catania have failed to win in five away matches this season and a first win on the road may be beyond them on the trip to Cagliari. On the balance of form and venue this has the potential to be a close match and a scoring draw is the recommendation.

Betsson are best priced for the draw at 3.2.

CAGLIARI - CATANIA PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

Catania can avoid defeat with a continuation of the form that saw them beat Lazio in their last match. Given a poor away record this season they are not expected to beat Cagliari but a draw is well within their scope. The sides embark on this match after contrasting results and the relative most recent form suggests an even match in which no side will establish a winning margin and a draw is the most likely outcome. Therefore, Catania should be backed with the minimum start in the handicap markets. Beginners not familiar with Asian Handicap can find info here: http://howtobet.net/online-betting-guide/asian-handicap

Back Catania +0.25 at 2.03 with Pinnacle Sports.

CAGLIARI - CATANIA PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

Cagliari’s five home matches have produced 15 goals at an average of three goals per game. The home side have scored one less goal than they have conceded on their own ground since the start of the season. Catania’s away matches average marginally more than three goals but they have scored just four and conceded 12 in that spell. Catania scored four against Lazio so one successful strike at least is anticipated in a game that should see at least three goals.

Stan James quote 2.1 for more than two goals.