Cagliari vs Juventus 7/29/20 - Serie A Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, Cagliari will host Juventus in a Serie A showdown. The hosts’ sit in 13th place in the top-flight Italian League at 10-12-14 on 42 points. Cagliari is 10 points above the relegation zone and therefore is safe for next season with just two fixtures remaining in league play, but lost its most recent outing 1-0 on Sunday to Udinese. All hope of Europa League qualification was dashed in the loss.

Cagliari has two draws and three losses in its last five fixtures in Serie A.  Over that span of five matches, Cagliari has scored just two goals, while its back line and goalkeeper have allowed seven. The Cagliari offense has been held scoreless in three of the last five fixtures. Joao Pedro is the leading goal scorer for Cagliari with 18, while Radja Nainggolan is the assists leader with seven.

Although two matches remain in Serie A, Juventus clinched the league title on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Sampdoria. The title was Juventus’ ninth straight. It is expected that several new players will start on the pitch for Juventus against Cagliari on Wednesday, but expect to see Cristiano Ronaldo and several other key regulars in the starting 11. In Sunday's victory over Sampdoria, Cristiano Ronaldo and Federico Bernardeschi scored for Juventus.

Juventus has two wins, two draws and one loss in its last five fixtures in the Italian top-flight league. Over that span of play, Juventus has scored 10 goals, while its back line and goalkeeper have allowed eight. Cristiano Ronaldo is the leading goal scorer for Juventus with 31 and Paulo Dybala is the second leading goal scorer with 11. Rodrigo Bentancor is the assist leader for Juventus with seven.