Cagliari’s 13-point platform meets Bologna at Unipol Domus
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Cagliari’s stronger position and recent seven-match sequence contrast with Bologna’s difficult start, but the hosts’ home record is balanced. D. Maldini’s four goals make him the clearest named attacking focus before kickoff, with significant absences on both teams.
Before kickoff
The question before kickoff
Can Cagliari turn their stronger league position into a convincing home performance against Bologna? The pre-match provisional standings place Cagliari seventh with 13 points from seven Serie A matches, while Bologna are 15th with five points from seven. Cagliari are eight points ahead, although both teams remain outside the league-leading position held by Inter on 19 points.
Cagliari’s recent seven-match sequence is Win, Loss, Win, Win, Win, Draw, Loss. Bologna’s is Loss, Loss, Draw, Loss, Draw, Win, Loss. That sample gives the hosts the clearer recent record, but their home league record is only one win, one draw and one loss. Bologna have one win and two losses from their three away league matches.
Goal threat and team news
D. Maldini is the only named player in the supplied league scorer-chart entries, with four goals in seven appearances for Cagliari. His output gives the hosts a clear individual reference point, while Bologna’s listed squad information includes no scorer-chart entry to assess by name.
Cagliari will be without M. Felici and R. Idrissi, both with knee injuries, while Y. Trepy is questionable with an injury. Bologna are missing E. Holm and R. Orsolini with thigh injuries, plus R. Piccoli with a hamstring injury.
Both teams have used 4-2-3-1: Cagliari in two matches and Bologna in four. The venue is Unipol Domus, with Kevin Bonacina appointed referee. The decisive kickoff question is whether Maldini’s scoring record can break through Bologna’s away defence, which has kept no clean sheet in three away league matches.
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
| Logo | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter | WWDWW | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 19 | |
| 2 | Lazio | WWWDW | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 19 | |
| 3 | AS Roma | WDDWW | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | AC Milan | WDWDD | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 15 | |
| 5 | Como | WDLWW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | |
| 6 | Frosinone | WLWDW | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | |
| 7 | Cagliari | LDWWW | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | Juventus | LDWLD | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | Napoli | LWDWL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
| 10 | Torino | WWDLW | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| 11 | Atalanta | LWLLL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 12 | Lecce | WLLWL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 13 | Sassuolo | LDLWD | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 14 | Monza | WLWLD | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | |
| 15 | Bologna | LWDLD | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | |
| 16 | Udinese | LLLLL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | |
| 17 | Genoa | LWLDL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | |
| 18 | Fiorentina | LLDWL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 4 | |
| 19 | Parma | LLWLD | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | |
| 20 | Venezia | WLLLL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 |