Lazio vs Cagliari Predictions

• Cagliari have lost 10 of their last 11 meetings with Lazio
• The hosts have scored goals against weaker sides, claiming 3-0 and 4-0 wins against two of the bottom three
• Cagliari are bottom of the xG table, with the highest xG Against in the division

Sarri’s side to pick off strugglers

Lazio’s difficult campaign continued with a 0-0 draw at Pisa in midweek, leaving them rooted in the bottom-half of the Serie A standings. After winning only three of their first nine matches, Maurizio Sarri’s side have already lost a lot of ground on the European contenders.

However, Monday night’s game is an opportunity for Lazio to turn things around. Visitors Cagliari are only two places and three points behind the Biancocelesti, but they are bottom of the Expected Goals table. The Sardinians have the second-lowest xG tally, while they’ve conceded a league-high 14.6 xG following a midweek loss to Sassuolo.

Lazio have struggled to break down opponents this season, but Sarri’s default is to set his sides up to play attacking football. The hosts have shown they’re capable in some of their more winnable games, beating bottom side Genoa 3-0, 18th-placed Hellas Verona 4-0, and scoring three times in a draw with Torino.

The visitors head to the capital winless in five, suffering three defeats. Cagliari have lost 10 of their last 11 league meetings with Lazio, so back the hosts to take the game to the visitors and secure a comfortable win.