Cagliari vs Empoli Prediction & Match Preview

Cagliari vs Empoli Prediction

Cagliari will search for their first win of the season on Friday evening when they host Empoli in the first game of Matchday No 5 in Italian Serie A.

They have been struggling badly with efficiency in the final third in the early stages of the campaign.

Their worst display has come just last weekend as Napoli put four goals past Cagliari at Unipol Domus.

Cagliari had earlier claimed just a point from the consecutive fixtures against the likes of Como and Lecce.

Empoli will enter this tie in much higher spirits. They are yet to suffer a defeat in this term of Serie A despite facing the likes of Roma, Bologna, and Juventus in the last three rounds.

Head coach Roberto D’Aversa can be thrilled with his team’s defensive showings at the start of the season.

Empoli kept Juventus at bay in a goalless draw last weekend at Stadio Carlo Castellani. The fact they have shipped only two goals in the opening four matches despite such a tough schedule speaks volumes.

Cagliari come into the outing as slight favourites according to the bookmakers. This is something we are hoping to take advantage of as Empoli left an incomparably better impression in the maiden four rounds of the season.

Knowing how tough the visitors have been to break down and how many problems the hosts have with fluidity in the final third, we have to back Empoli to avoid a defeat on Friday at Unipol Domus as the main betting pick at the odds of 1.66.

Also, none of the previous four head-to-head affairs between these counterparts provided three or more goals.

The second pick is Under 2.5 goals FT at the 1.72 odds. Only one of Cagliari’s four league games this term has seen three or more goals. The same scenario has occurred with Empoli.

Steffen Schmidt- September 18, 2024

Cagliari vs Empoli Betting Tips

Empoli to win or draw

OK

1.68 Odds

Under 2.5 goals

OK

1.68 Odds

Correct Score: Draw 1-1

OK

6.50 Odds