Cagliari vs Benevento Predictions, 25 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 2-1

Cagliari v Benevento Predictions for Wednesday's mid-week night kick-off Italian Serie A league fixture set to face hosts Cagliari and a Benevento team at Sardegna Arena. Three very important points are at stake here between 2 out-of-form sides. Neither team has managed to secure a single point in their last five Serie A games.

Match status: 2017-18 Serie A - Matchweek 10
Kick-off: Wednesday 25 Oct 2017, 07:45pm GMT
Venue: "Sardegna Arena" in Cagliari, Italy

Cagliari v Benevento Team News

Benevento will be aiming to secure their first point of the season after losing all 9 games so far, conceding 22 goals in the process.

Benevento travel to Cagliari with a new manager, Roberto de Zerbi in charge. He replaces former manager Marco Baroni who was sacked after the recent thumping at home to Fiorentina (3-0). As is often the case in these situations, the players will be keen to impress the new coach.

This is actually Caligari manager Diego Lopez’s second game in charge, and his first game leading the team out at home. His impact remains to be seen, but in their last match (Lazio), and despite a 3-0 loss, Cagliari did finally show some signs of improvement in attack.

Cagliari managed 13 shots in total and 6 on them on target (at Lazio), which is the team's second best performance this season. They would hope to better that against the team propping up the Serie A table.

Joao Pedro is Cagliari’s top scorer this season with 3 goals. He is a key player for the hosts, and most likely to score based on chances created so far.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Cagliari: Rafael - Dessena, Capuano, Andreolli, Pisacane - Ionita, Cigarini, Padoin - Pedro, Pavoletti - Farias (4-3-1-2 formation)

Benevento: Brignoli - Letizia, Antei, Djimsiti, Venuti - Chibsah, Cataldi, Memushaj - Lombardi, Iemmello, Ciciretti (4-3-3 formation)