Cagliari
- Cagliari have won three and lost two of their last five Serie A games.
- Cagliari are just a few places and points better off than Lecce in Serie A 2025-2026, occupying 12th spot with 28 points from 24 games to their guests’ 21 points and 17th position.
- But home advantage looks enough for Fabio Pisacane’s Sardinian side to get the better of Eusebio Di Francesco’s battlers in Monday’s matchup of two Serie A sides.
- Pisacane, who took over on June 11, 2025, has instilled a compact system that can be fluid depending on the matchup.
- He has generally deployed three at the back, which allows his wing backs to get forward and get numerical superiority in the attacking third.
Lecce
- Lecce have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five Serie A matches.
- Lecce have lost each of their last three away fixtures.
- Lecce’s compact 4-2-3-1 system, implemented by Di Francesco since June 26, 2025, is much more static and will certainly sit back and look to spring counters.
- Di Francesco’s system is geared towards defensive balance with the double pivot providing the cover for the two wide players and the No.10 to make forward runs.
Head-to-Head
The Sardinian side have won each of their last two at home and Lecce have failed to win on their two previous away trips to Cagliari .
Key Players
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Lameck Banda is their biggest threat in attack with three goals in 19 Serie A appearances, but Cagliari have a clinical striker in Semih Kilicsoy with four in 15.
- Lameck Banda - 3 goals in 19 appearances.
- Semih Kilicsoy - 4 goals in 15 appearances.
Betting Insights
- Cagliari are the bookmakers’ favourites at 2.16, Lecce are 3.75 and the draw is 2.92.
- The Sardinian side have won each of their last two at home.
- Lecce have scored just 6 goals in 11 away games (W2 D2 L7).
- Cagliari have won four, drawn three and lost four of their 11 home Serie A fixtures and shipped just 13 goals.
- Both teams to score is 1.7 and Under 2.5 goals is 1.5, both relatively short prices.
Prediction
- Back the hosts to edge a tactical tussle.
- There is a good chance that Cagliari’s extra solidity and home advantage can win a tight, tactical affair.
