The Matchday 19 Serie A clash between Monza and Cagliari will take place on January 5 at the U-Power Stadium. Monza vs. Cagliari: prediction, betting odds, and statistics.
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Matches – 7 (Serie A, 2023/24–2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 18;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.6;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 14%.
Predicted lineups for Monza vs. Cagliari
Monza (3-4-3): Stefano Turati – Armando Izzo, Pablo Mari, Danilo D'Ambrosio – Samuele Birindelli, Warren Bondo, Alessandro Bianco, Andrea Carboni – Gianluca Caprari, Patrick Ciurria, Daniel Maldini.
Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Simone Scuffet – Gabriele Zappa, Yerry Mina, Sebastiano Luperto, Adam Obert – Antony Makoumbou, Michel Adopo – Nadir Zortea, Gianluca Gaetano, Tommaso Augello – Roberto Piccoli.
Each team's starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is listed.
Monza
Salvatore Bocchetti's side suffered a 1-2 away defeat to Parma in the last round. This marked the team's fourth consecutive loss in Serie A, each by the same scoreline. However, their scoring streak in the league has now reached six matches. Monza remains at the bottom of the table with ten points. Notably, the team has earned the fewest points at home in Serie A this season (3).
Defender Georgios Kyriakopoulos, along with midfielders Matteo Pessina and Roberto Gagliardini, will miss the game due to injuries. Defender Pablo Mari is suspended.
- The team has not won in their last 13 home Serie A matches (4 draws, 9 losses).
- They have not scored more than one goal in 9 of their last 10 home league games.
- The number "1" has appeared in the final scoreline in 9 of Monza's last 10 home Serie A matches.
Cagliari
In the last round, Davide Nicola's team was outplayed by Inter at home, losing 0-3. This marked their fourth consecutive and tenth overall defeat in the current Serie A season, although it was only the second time they lost by a large margin. In the standings, Cagliari holds 14 points and is in 18th place, two points behind the 17th spot.
Forward Zito Luvumbo will miss the match due to injury.
- The club has not won in 11 of their last 13 away Serie A matches (3 draws, 8 losses).
- They have conceded exactly one or two goals in eight of their previous away league games.
- Both teams have scored in 5 of Cagliari's last 7 away Serie A matches.
Monza vs. Cagliari: Match Prediction
Despite Monza's long winless run at home in the league, the team strives to showcase their attacking play. The club's players regularly find the net against opponents of various levels: in 16 previous home Serie A matches, Monza failed to score only four times, and in the current championship, they have breached the defenses of teams like Inter, Roma, and Juventus.
Cagliari shows a similar pattern: the club rarely achieves positive results in away matches, yet they perform well in attack. In 7 of their last 10 away Serie A encounters, the Sardinians have scored, netting against Lazio, Juventus, and Milan during this stretch. At the same time, they have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last eight away league games.
I expect both teams to score in this match, so my prediction: Both teams to score – yes
