The match between Bologna and Cagliari promises to be an intriguing encounter as both teams navigate their respective challenges in Serie A. Scheduled for March 2, 2025, at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna aims to extend their impressive home record following a recent victory against AC Milan. Currently positioned sixth in the league, Bologna seeks a fifth consecutive home win to solidify their standing. In contrast, Cagliari faces difficulties as they have struggled on the road and are currently placed fifteenth in the standings. Their recent performance has been marred by inconsistency, highlighted by a disappointing loss to Udinese exacerbated by a red card incident .
Italiano was infuriated after that game: "Ask the referee why he did not show Kanchelskis a second yellow. As for the penalty, the referee was inconsistent. The ball hit Beukemi's hand, Sem was not attempting to play the ball with his hand. His touch was unintentional, and this episode should never be interpreted as a penalty. Never. If referees start awarding penalties for such episodes every time, it will become a serious problem."
However, in the match against "Milan", Italiano's team celebrated a success that the city had not seen in 23 years - the last victory for "Bologna" over the "rossoneri" at home was on March 10, 2002! This time, it was the Emilians' opponent who complained about the refereeing - "Milan" lodged a protest, believing that when Castro equalized, Fabbián played the ball with his hand. The refereeing team spent a long time reviewing the goal with video replays, but no violation by the "Bologna" player was found.
Bologna possible starting lineup: Skorupski; Calabria, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda; Freuler, Moro; Orsolini, Pobega, Ndoye; Castro
Cagliari possible starting lineup: Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Augello; Zortea, Adopo, Makoumbou, Deiola, Felici; Piccoli
Cagliari will come into this game as the underdogs and failing to score in their last two matches adds to that. They are coming from a 1-0 home defeat to Juventus in what was their third game in five without scoring.
That result also marked their third defeat in the five matches, while they have managed just one win in the process. Gli Isolani have an even poorer run away from home, winning just once in the last 11 matches on the road.
The betting sites allow us to support our Under 2.5 Goals prediction, with odds of 1.80 reflecting a potentially uneventful Serie A match between the two teams.
For those seeking better odds, considering Under 1.5 Goals might be worthwhile, as this bet pays out for both a 0-0 draw and a 1-0 win for either team.
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