February 2nd 2011, 7.45pm GMT
This is a meeting of two sides who have both seen the departure of their top scorers during the January transfer window. Cagliari’s Alessandro Matri has joined Juventus on a six-month loan deal, while Sampdoria have sold Giampaolo Pazzini to Inter, for whom he scored twice on Sunday.
Cagliari are the form team going into this match – they have won three of their last four games, most recently beating bottom side Bari 2-1. Sampdoria on the other hand will be hoping to end a run of three games without a win in Serie A.
According to midfielder Angelo Palombo, “we have ups and downs, we play a good game and we follow that up with a terrible game. We need to have our heads examined because otherwise we risk facing more ugly results this season.”
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| Palombo wants Sampdoria players to have their heads examined |
Erratic form is indeed the main problem facing Sampdoria. Their home support will be calling for a return to winning ways after a humbling 4-0 defeat in Napoli on Sunday, and if the Genoa side are up to the challenge they possess enough quality to beat Cagliari tomorrow.
Prediction – Sampdoria to win – 3pts
Match odds: Sampdoria 5/4
Draw 2/1
Cagliari 23/10
Sampdoria: Last 5 Serie A Results
30.01.2011 – Napoli 4-0 Sampdoria
23.01.2011 – Sampdoria 0-0 Juventus
16.01.2011 – Lazio 1-0 Sampdoria
09.01.2011 – Sampdoria 2-1 Roma
06.01.2011 –Palermo 3-0 Sampdoria
Cagliari: Last 5 Serie A Results
30.01.2011 – Cagliari 2-1 Bari
22.01.2011 – Roma 3-0 Cagliari
16.01.2011 – Cagliari 3-1 Palermo
09.01.2011 – Parma 1-2 Cagliari
06.01.2011 – Cagliari 0-1 AC Milan
Good luck!
Good luck!
