Napoli vs Cagliari
Competition – Serie A
Stadium – Stadio San Paolo
Date: 6th May 2017
Kick-off time – 17:00 GMT
Live in-play betting – bet365
In-form Napoli host Cagliari in this encounter with hopes of furthering their European ambitions.
Napoli are one of the most in-form Italian teams right now – they have managed to maintain their momentum for an extended period of time.
They are currently 3rd in the league table with 74 points, just 1 point behind 3rd placed AS Roma.
They have not lost any of their last 6 league games, winning 4 and drawing 2.
Their last 10 home games have brought them indifferent results – they have 2 wins and a draw in their last 3 home games.
Cagliari are currently 12th in the league table with 41 points from 34 games.
They are behind 11th placed Udinese by only 2 points, and they are above 15th placed Bologna by 3 points and could slip down to 14th if they lose this game.
They have won 3 of their last 6 games, drawing one and losing the other 2.
They have won 2 of their last 5 away games, losing 2 and drawing one.
Bookmakers make Napoli extremely heavy favourites at odds of 1.12.
Cagliari are trading at odds of 21.0.
Napoli (probable): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Maksimovic, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne
Suspended: Koulibaly
Cagliari (probable): Rafael; Pisacane, Salamon, Bruno Alves, Murru; Ionita, Tachtsidis, Barella; Joao Pedro, Farias; Borriello
Suspended: None
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Napoli last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 30/04/17 |
(a)Inter Milan |
0-1 |
W |
| 23/04/17 |
(a)Sassuolo |
2-2 |
D |
| 15/04/17 |
(h)Udinese |
3-0 |
W |
| 09/04/17 |
(a)Lazio |
0-3 |
W |
| 05/04/17 |
(h)Juventus |
3-2 |
W |
| Cagliari last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 30/04/17 |
(h)Pescara |
1-0 |
W |
| 23/04/17 |
(a)Udinese |
2-1 |
L |
| 15/04/17 |
(h)Chievo |
4-0 |
W |
| 09/04/17 |
(h)Torino |
2-3 |
L |
| 02/04/17 |
(a)Palermo |
1-3 |
W |
Last time they met: Cagliari 0-5 Napoli
Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:
Serie A Table
Serie A Results
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