Napoli vs Cagliari Preview

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 3^rd in the league table with 74 points, just 1 point behind 3^rd 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 12^th in the league table with 41 points from 34 games.

They are behind 11^th placed Udinese by only 2 points, and they are above 15^th placed Bologna by 3 points and could slip down to 14^th 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

Last time they met: Cagliari 0-5 Napoli

Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:

Serie A Table

Serie A Results