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Hellas Verona logo
Serie A | Gameweek 15
Nov 30, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Cagliari logo
Hellas Verona
0 - 0
Cagliari

Gunter (35'), Simeone (49'), Lazovic (50'), Tudor (50')
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Balde (50'), Caceres (88')

Preview: Hellas Verona vs. Cagliari - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Serie A clash between Hellas Verona and Cagliari, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Cagliari will look to put an end to a six-game league winless run on Tuesday, when they travel to take on Hellas Verona.

In the midst of a poor run of form, the visitors sit 19th in the Serie A table, while their hosts remained in ninth spot after a defeat to Sampdoria at the weekend.


Match preview

Hellas Verona coach Igor Tudor on September 19, 2021© Reuters

Hellas Verona headed into the recent international break in style, having defeated giants Juventus and held league leaders Napoli to a 1-1 draw to stretch their unbeaten run to four games and establish their spot in the top half with 16 points from their 12 outings.

Igor Tudor's side picked up where they left off upon their return to action, defeating Empoli 2-1 thanks to Adrien Tameze's 91st-minute winner after Antonin Barak's opener was cancelled out.

However, their five-game unbeaten run that produced 11 points was put to an end at the weekend, as I Gialloblu were beaten 3-1 by Sampdoria, with goals in the final 15 minutes from Albin Ekdal and Nicola Murru sealing all three points for their opponents.

Having now seen their lead over sides in the bottom half cut down, Tudor's men will look to make a quick return to winning ways on Tuesday, when they welcome a struggling Cagliari side.

Cagliari coach Walter Mazzarri reacts on September 26, 2021© Reuters

The visitors immediately sank to the bottom end of the Serie A table as they failed to win any of their opening seven matches of the season, before they finally arrested the slump with a 3-1 victory over Sampdoria to climb off the foot of the division.

Gli Isolani have been unable to build a positive run on those foundations though, with their solitary win immediately followed by a four-game losing run.

In that time, Walter Mazzarri's side fell short to Fiorentina, Roma, Bologna and Atalanta, conceding nine goals in the process and scoring just two.

They have now drawn back-to-back games since the break to see the winless streak stretched to six matches, as a commendable 2-2 draw with Sassuolo was followed by a clash with fellow strugglers Salernitana last time out.

Having failed to beat the league's basement side, who equalised in the last minute, Cagliari's position in the battle for survival has taken a hit, and they now sit on just eight points from 14 games, three points adrift of safety in 19th spot.

Hellas Verona Serie A form:
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • L

Cagliari Serie A form:
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • D
  • D



Team News

Hellas Verona's Antonin Barak celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates on October 16, 2021© Reuters

Hellas Verona will remain without Juventus loanee Gianluca Frabotta, who continues to battle with an injury.

Forward Nikola Kalinic should also miss out, with Giovanni Simeone likely continuing to lead the line in his absence.

He will again be flanked by Antonin Barak and Gianluca Caprari in an exciting front three, with Marco Faraoni and Darko Lazovic offering further width in wing-back roles.

Cagliari looked set to beat Salernitana until the late slip, and Mazzarri should stick with a relatively similar starting XI.

Leonardo Pavoletti, Sebastian Walukiewicz and veteran centre-back Diego Godin are all injured and will continue to miss out.

Even without Godin, Uruguay international Martin Caceres is an experienced head in the back three, and he should again line up alongside Luca Ceppitelli and Andrea Carboni.

Hellas Verona possible starting lineup:
Montipo; Casale, Dawidowicz, Ceccherini; Faraoni, Tameze, Ilic, Lazovic; Barak, Simeone, Caprari

Cagliari possible starting lineup:
Cragno; Caceres, Ceppitelli, Carboni; Bellanova, Nandez, Grassi, Marin, Dalbert; Pedro, Balde


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We say: Hellas Verona 2-1 Cagliari

While the hosts will be wounded from the defeat last time out, a home clash against a Cagliari side devoid of confidence is a good opportunity to return to winning ways.

The visitors' failure to see out a win against the basement side last time out showed they are far from the peak of their powers, and we expect them to fall to a defeat away from home.



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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hellas Verona win with a probability of 53.05%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Cagliari had a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hellas Verona win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.83%) and 2-1 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.66%), while for a Cagliari win it was 0-1 (7.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.


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How you voted: Hellas Verona vs Cagliari

Hellas Verona
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Draw
14.1%
Cagliari
6.7%
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