The 23rd-round match of the Serie A between Cagliari and Hellas Verona will take place on 31 January at Unipol Domus stadium. Cagliari vs Hellas Verona: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Cagliari
Cagliari won 2:1 away against Fiorentina in the previous round. The club have not lost in 5 of their last 7 Serie A matches (3 wins, 2 draws), however they kept a clean sheet only once in that stretch. Furthermore, the club have only 4 clean sheets in the current championship, a figure worse only than Fiorentina's (3). The club rose to 12th place in the table and increased their gap from the relegation zone to 8 points.
- At least three goals were scored in 6 of the club's last 8 Serie A matches.
- At home the club has failed to win in 6 of its last 8 league matches (2 draws, 4 defeats).
- In 5 of the last 7 home matches in this competition the club conceded first.
Potential Cagliari Lineup
Elia Caprile – Marco Palestra, Sebastiano Luperto, Ze Pedro – Gianluca Gaetano, Luca Mazzitelli, Ndary Adopo, Adam Obert – Sebastiano Esposito, Semih Kilicsoy, Marco Palestra.
Midfielders Alessandro Deiola, Michael Folorunsho and Mattia Felici, as well as forward Andrea Belotti, are unavailable due to injuries.
Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona lost 1:3 at home to Udinese in the previous round. The club have gone 7 league matches without a win (2 draws, 5 defeats), and in 5 of those games they conceded at least two goals. The club have 37 goals conceded overall, a figure worse only than Torino's (40). With 14 points Hellas Verona sit bottom of the table, 4 points behind the safe 17th place.
- Both-halves scoring occurred in 9 of the club's last 11 Serie A matches.
- Away the club have failed to win in 10 of their last 11 league matches (5 draws, 5 defeats).
- In 9 of the last 11 away matches in this competition the club scored no more than one goal.
Potential Hellas Verona Lineup
Simone Perilli – Victor Nelsson, Tobias Slotsager, Enzo Ebosse – Amin Sarr, Domagoj Bradaric, Antoine Bernede, Pol Lirola, Roberto Gagliardini – Suat Serdar, Gift Orban.
Defenders Rafik Belgali, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Nicolas Valentini, as well as midfielders Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro and Tomas Suslov, will miss the match due to injuries.
Referee
Kevin Bonacina (Italy)
Matches – 6 (the Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow Cards (including second yellows) – 23;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 3.8;
Red Cards Shown – 1;
Average Fouls Per Match – 27;
Penalties – 17%.
Cagliari vs Hellas Verona: Match Prediction
Bookmakers give the advantage to the Sardinian side, which is hard to dispute. Cagliari have recorded back-to-back wins in the championship for the second time this season, beating an in-form Juventus and a Fiorentina that is regaining shape. At home the club have lost only to title-chasing Milan in their last 5 Serie A home matches (2 wins, 2 draws). In addition, Cagliari have not been beaten by their upcoming opponent in 4 consecutive head-to-head meetings in this competition.
Hellas Verona continue their slide. In 2026 the club have yet to win, despite half of their matches being against teams from the lower half of the table. The only away victory this season came against Fiorentina, who are only now starting to climb out of the bottom. On the road Hellas Verona struggle to find openings, failing to score in 6 of their 11 away matches in the current Serie A campaign.
Prediction: Cagliari Draw No Bet
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from its last match in this competition.
