AS Roma VS Cagliari, an over goals game

Match Time：12/24/2020 03:45 Thursday  (GMT+8)

Italian Serie A --  AS Roma   VS   Cagliari

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Roma is playing solid soccer this season, and they have won 2 of their last 3 games while losing one game. During this stretch, Roma has scored 9 goals while conceding 6 goals. With 24 points, Roma is now in 5th place in the Serie A standings, and they are on the edge of the Champions League zone. Roma has scored 28 goals so far while conceding 21 goals. Roma was playing against Atalanta on the road in their last game, and they have had 45% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and a decent 81% of the correct passes. Roma got ahead in the 3rd minute, but they have had a disastrous second half, and they conceded 4 goals. Roma has lost this match 4-1. Mkhitaryan has scored 7 goals and added 6 assists for Roma so far this season, and he is their best player. Veretout has added 6 goals. Zanilo and Pastore are both injured for Roma at this time. Roma has won their Europa League group, and they are having a good season in Serie A, and if they can keep up this pace, Roma could very well end up in the Champions League spot.

 

Cagliari is struggling this season, and they have won only 1 of their last 7 games. In their last 5 games, Cagliari has 4 draws and 1 loss, and they were able to keep one clean sheet. With 14 points, 19 scored goals, and 24 conceded goals, Cagliari is in a decent 13th place in the Serie A standings. Joao Pedro is the leading goalscorer for Cagliari with 6 goals and 2 assists, while Simeone added 5 goals. Zappa has added 4 assists. Zito, Tripaldelli, Aresti, and Klavan are all injured for Cagliari. In their last Serie A game, Cagliari was hosting Udinese, and they have had 52% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 5 corner kicks, 0 big chances created, and a decent 82% of the correct passes. Cagliari was leading at halftime, but they conceded a goal in the 57th minute, and the final score of this game was 1-1. Cagliari has a talented team, but their game consists of defense, and mostly only defense, which is not working this season. Cagliari will avoid the relegation zone, I don’t doubt that, but I don’t see them getting to the top half of the Serie A table.

 

Cagliari has had some success against Roma, but mostly at home. When playing at home, Roma has not lost to Cagliari in their last 6 games, while Cagliari hasn’t won any of their last 5 games. I think Cagliari might score here, but I think Roma gets the win at home.

 

Pick: Roma and over 3.5

 

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