Italy - Serie AStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Napoli and Cagliari, taking place on Saturday, 16 December 2023, at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Napoli.
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Napoli, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Napoli players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Juventus. They came away from that fixture with 66% of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 1 on target. By comparison, Juventus managed 11 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Walter Mazzarri will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 6 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have failed to score in their last 2 home games, and they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They've had a terrible run of form at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona recently and having lost 4 of their last 6 home games managing just 1 win.
Goalscorer Victor Osimhen will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Napoli.
Cagliari, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 2-1 home win over Sassuolo in their last league game, Cagliari will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. In that game they recorded 60 % of the possession, with 18 attempts on goal, 6 on target. Their opponents found the target on 4 of their 8 shots on goal.
Manager Claudio Ranieri will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 10 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 9 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 11 games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 7 games.
With 4 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Cagliari, Gianluca Lapadula will be looking to add more goals against Napoli in this match.
Despite both teams hitting the net in their previous encounter, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Goals should be on the cards for Napoli in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Casteddu in their last 5 meetings together.
In the last 5 league meetings between these sides, Napoli have shown they are a tough nut to crack, going unbeaten against Cagliari in all 5 matches.
Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Jens-Lys Cajuste (Knee), Pierluigi Gollini (Virus), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Virus), Mathías Olivera (Knee) and Mário Rui (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Cagliari manager Claudio Ranieri ahead of this clash, with Marko Rog (Cruciate ligament) missing out, which gives Ranieri a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Napoli Playing at home | Cagliari Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 0.6 |
| 1.7 | Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| 32' | Time first goal scored | 59' |
| 46' | Time first goal conceded | 42' |
| 1.4 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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