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Match info:
Napoli vs Cagliari
Competition – Serie A
Stadium – Stadio San Paolo
Date: 5th May 2014
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT+1
15th position Cagliari travel to the Stadio San Paolo this Tuesday evening to face 3rd place Napoli in Serie A
Recent form:
Napoli have lost just 1 of their last 7 while Cagliari have lost 3 of their last 7.
Serie A looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 40 |
| 2 | SSC Napoli | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 38 |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 34 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 34 |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 31 |
| 6 | Juventus | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 28 |
| 7 | Bologna | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 28 |
| 8 | AC Milan | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 26 |
| 9 | Udinese | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Roma | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | +0 | 19 |
| 11 | Empoli | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Torino | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Genoa | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Lecce | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 16 |
| 15 | Como | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 15 |
| 16 | Parma | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Verona | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 15 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 14 |
| 19 | Venezia | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 13 |
| 20 | Monza | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 10 |
A win for Napoli will not improve their league position but guarantee they will be playing Champions League football next season.
A win for Cagliari will move them into 13th position.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 27 times in recent years and Napoli have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 1:1, 3:2, 1:0, 6:3 and 0:0.
Possible line-ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
Cagliari (4-3-3)
Bookmakers make Napoli clear favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Napoli (4/11) Draw (15/4) Cagliari (15/2)Gamingtips Prediction – Napoli 2:0 Cagliari
Although it’s nearing the end of the season, Napoli still need a few more points to ensure they will be playing Champions League football next season. They are the 3rd highest scoring team in Serie A (scored 64) and have the 3rd best defencive record (conceded 36). Only 4 teams have scored less goals than Cagliari this season and if they are to cause an upset they will need to keep the game tight and hope to hit Napoli on the counterattack. Cagliari don’t have much to play for, they are safe from relegation and even if they win their last 3 games, their league position will only improve by a few places. Ultimately Napoli should come out on top in this game, they have plenty of talent throughout their squad and they will want to wrap up a guaranteed Champions League placing for next season sooner rather than later.
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