LiontipsBenevento vs Cagliari. Prediction and Betting Tips for Serie A (May 9, 2021).
Command Analysis
Due to a long winless streak, Benevento dropped into the relegation zone of Serie A. Filippo Inzaghi's team is now in 18th place with 31 points. In the last five rounds, the Witches earned only one point, getting an away draw with Genoa (2: 2).
The other four games were not so successful: Benevento lost to Sassuolo (0:1), Lazio (3:5), Udinese (2:4), and AC Milan in the last round (0:2). The last time the hosts won in Serie A was way back on March 21, when they outplayed Juventus (1:0).
While Benevento dropped into the relegation zone, Cagliari climbed out of there thanks to a very successful series of games. In the last four rounds, the team earned 10 out of 12 points, which gave them the opportunity to settle in 17th place in the standings.
Leonardo Semplici's men had a great game against Parma (4:3), they beat Udinese (1:0) and outplayed Roma (3:2). In the last round, Cagliari avoided an away defeat from Napoli thanks to an equalizer in injury time (1:1).
Trends
In all three head-to-head games of the opponents, this score was recorded.
This bet played in 3 out of 4 previous games of Benevento.
Benevento had at least 10 corners in each of their last two games.
Tip and bets
The importance of the upcoming game can hardly be overestimated for both teams. Cagliari, in case of victory, will have a comfortable advantage over the relegation zone. And Benevento, having gained three points, will swap places with the opponent. But the actual results of the teams in the recent games favour Cagliari: they started earning points and are in good form, in contrast to the hosts. In our opinion, the guests will be able to win.
Our prediction is Cagliari to win with a handicap (0).
Any goal in this game will force the losing team to open up and go forward. Moreover, in all three head-to-head games, Benevento and Cagliari scored goals, and we suggest betting on total over.
Our second bet -total over 2.5 goals.
