Cagliari vs Torino Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Italian Serie A
THE FACTS
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When is Cagliari vs Torino on and what time does it start? Cagliari vs Torino will take place on Friday 26th January, 2024 – 19:45 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Cagliari vs Torino? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Cagliari vs Torino on in the UK? TNT Sports have the rights to Serie A matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule for Cagliari vs Torino
Where can I stream Cagliari vs Torino in the UK? If Cagliari vs Torino is televised on TNT Sports, then subscribers can stream the match live on discovery+
THE LOWDOWN
CAGLIARI
Following promotion last season, Cagliari have enjoyed a relatively impressive campaign as they continue to battle against the drop. The Sardinians, under the management of former Leicester City and Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri, begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting just outside of the bottom three and the relegation places.
The home team do, though, come into this one on the back of a frustrating 3-1 defeat away to Frosinone in Rome, last weekend. Cagliari did fail to win any of their opening 11 matches so far this season but they have managed four victories in their last ten matches and have been generally entertaining to watch, too, with 56 goals coming in their 21 matches.
TORINO
Under the management of Ivan Juric, Torino have been intent on playing a generally proactive style of football but the Piedmont-based club have actually been fairly underwhelming in attack, albeit difficult to beat. They have scored just 18 goals in 20 matches so far this season with only one team, Empoli, scoring fewer than them.
They come into this one on the back of a goalless draw away to Genoa in their most recent outing, a couple of weeks ago. That means Torino have suffered just one defeat in their last seven matches in Serie A. Defensively they are very solid with 18 goals conceded and only the top two teams, Juventus and Inter, have conceded fewer than that.
THE TEAM NEWS
CAGLIARI
Cagliari remain without Zito Luvumbo who is away on international duty, whilst Gaetano Oristanio and Marko Rog are unavailable due to injury.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Scuffet; Wieteska, Dossena, Zappa; Nandez, Sulemana, Prati, Makoumbou, Azzi; Nicolas Viola, Petagna
UNAVAILABLE: Luvumbo (International duty), Oristanio (Injured), Rog (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Mancosu (Injured), Shomurodov (Injured)
TORINO
Torino have a few injury issues for this one, particularly defensively. Both David Zima and Perr Schuurs are among those that are unavailable for their trip to Sardinia.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Djidji, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ricci, Ilic, Lazaro; Vlasic; Zapata, Sanabria
UNAVAILABLE: Zima (Injured), N’Guessan (Injured), Schuurs (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
This is a game between two sides that have been in steady form throughout the early months of winter, although they occupy very different areas in the Serie A table. Cagliari, as mentioned, are battling the drop, whilst Torino will not have ruled out pushing on and into the top seven and the potential UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying spots. Regardless of the match result, though, a low-scoring encounter appears almost inevitable for this one between two sides that have combined for just 38 goals.
TIP: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
