Cagliari vs. Frosinone - prediction, team news, lineups

Winless astatine Cagliari since 2013, Frosinone caput into Saturday's gameweek-11 fixture astatine Unipol Domus arsenic the apt favourites.

The promoted broadside person thrived since returning to the apical flight, sitting sixth successful the Serie A table up of different sojourn to a crushed wherever they person not won successful implicit a decade.

Match preview

Cagliari's commencement to the 2026-27 run has been mixed, with the Sardinians experiencing contrasting fortunes crossed the opening rounds.

Fabio Pisacane's men claimed 4 victories from their opening 5 matches, suffering an understandable location decision to Inter Milan, earlier drafting 1-1 with Juventus successful gameweek six.

That constituent appeared encouraging successful isolation, but the Isolani person failed to cod immoderate much since, suffering 4 consecutive defeats to Monza, Bologna, Roma and Lazio portion notably surrendering leads against some superior clubs.

Those results permission Pisacane's men 12th successful the Serie A table, though they could ascent arsenic precocious arsenic eighth if the teams supra them, Napoli, Bologna, Torino and Genoa, each driblet points.

However, that result depends connected the Sardinians ending their league losing streak against an in-form, high-flying visiting side.

Frosinone's instrumentality to the apical formation aft 2 years brought the customary uncertainty, but the Canaries person flourished successful the large time.

They offered signs of what was to travel during their opening-day decision to Juventus astatine Stadio Benito Stirpe, wherever the Old Lady claimed a 1-0 victory.

Only Napoli person beaten Massimiliano Alvini's broadside since, with the Canarini securing six victories from their adjacent 9 matches to beryllium sixth successful the Serie A array up of matchday 11.

Their lone distant league decision remains past month's 3-0 hammering astatine the Maradona successful Naples, portion the Ciociari person claimed a 3-0 triumph implicit Fiorentina and earned satisfying draws astatine Genoa and Atalanta, the second finishing 4-4 successful Bergamo.

If determination were grounds for disapproval of Alvini's troops, it would beryllium their nonaccomplishment to capitalise connected Genoa and Atalanta's underwhelming signifier erstwhile facing those clubs, with Daniele De Rossi's men sitting 15th successful the array and the Bergamo outfit 2 places below.

Nonetheless, they participate Saturday's brushwood seeking their archetypal distant top-flight triumph since August, a effect that would besides extremity their 13-year hold for occurrence astatine Cagliari.

Cagliari Serie A form:

Frosinone Serie A form:

Team News

Adam Obert volition miss this weekend's clash aft receiving a precocious reddish paper for 2 bookable offences against Lazio past clip out.

Alessandro Deiola and Roberto Gagliardini are doubtful owed to caput and ankle injuries respectively; however, Alieu Fadera (thigh), Mattia Felici (knee), Riyad Idrissi (knee) and M'Bala Nzola (thigh) are unavailable.

With two-goal guardant Nzola absent, Daniel Maldini is the lone disposable subordinate to person scored much than erstwhile for the Sardinians this word and volition purpose to adhd to his five-goal tally against the visitors.

Antonio Raimondo was withdrawn aft 30 minutes of Frosinone's eventual 2-0 triumph implicit Torino, and the Capocannoniere contender is unavailable for the distant side.

Raimondo's lack represents a important blow, fixed that his 8 goals relationship for a 3rd of the Canaries' league tally of 24; Daniel Birligea should start, having precocious scored doubly successful the 5-1 thrashing of Lecce connected October 29.

Florian Grillitsch is besides apt to miss retired for the Canaries, having not played since September owed to a thigh injury.

Cagliari imaginable starting lineup:

Caprile; Ze Pedro, Mina, Rodriguez, Sugawara; Adopo, Romano; Koffer, Maldini, Fazzini; Mendy

Frosinone imaginable starting lineup:

Palmisani; Oyono, Monterisi, Calvani, Bracaglia; Masini, Calo; Ghedjemis, Schmid, Kvernadze; Birligea

We say: Cagliari 1-2 Frosinone

Raimondo's lack removes a important root of goals for Frosinone, but Birligea's caller brace against Lecce suggests that the visitors clasp capable firepower to occupation their struggling hosts.

Cagliari person repeatedly failed to support promising positions during their four-match losing run, and the Canaries person our backing to extremity their agelong hold for triumph successful Sardinia.

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