Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Verona will be looking to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Sampdoria when they welcome Cagliari to their Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi on Matchday 15. The Mastini continue with their habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, and you should know that they are eyeing their sixth consecutive win in the “City of Love”. Both Frabotta and Hongla should miss out for the hosts, while Croatia international Nikola Kalinic is a major doubt.
The Sardinians, on the other hand, dropped two points in a 1-1 draw with Salernitana, and given their poor away record, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Verona. All Godin, Walukiewicz, and Rog are sidelined with injuries for the visiting team, while fit-again forward Leonardo Pavoletti is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in the draw with Salernitana.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Ruegg):
Kevin Ruegg is a FC Zurich product. Ruegg was born in Uster, Switzerland on August 5, 1998 and he made his senior debut with FC Zurich on February 26 in a 4-1 win over Wohlen. The Swiss footballer made only nine appearances for der Stadtclub in the Challenge League, but he established himself as a first-team regular in the 2017/2018 Super League campaign.
Kevin Ruegg made 31 appearances for FC Zurich in the Swiss top flight, providing three assists for his teammates in the process. His main position is full-back, but he is used as defensive midfielder and central midfielder as well.
The 173-cm tall footballer wears No. 22 jersey at FC Zurich and his preferred foot is right. Kevin Ruegg has four caps for the Switzerland U19 team and he made his debut for the Switzerland U21 team on September 5, 2017 in a 1-1 draw with Romania in the Euro U21 qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Cagliari):
Cagliari are a professional football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. I Rossoblu (The Red and Blues) compete in Italian Serie A and the club’s biggest success came in 1970, when they won the national championship.
Cagliari finished the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of Juventus and it has to be noted that Luigi Riva led Cagliari to their first Serie A trophy.
I Rossoblu welcome their rivals at Stadio Sant’Elia and the capacity of the stadium is 16,000. In the 1993/1994 season Cagliari made it to the UEFA Cup semis, with the team suffering a loss to fellow Italian club Inter in the two-legged tie.
Giuseppe Pancaro helped Cagliari record a 3-2 win over Inter in the first leg, but I Rossoblu were hammered by the Nerazzurri in the second leg (3-0). Palermo are regarded as Cagliari’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the Derby delle Isole.