Cagliari (Home)
- Cagliari have won two and tied two of their seven Serie A home games in 2025/26.
- Sunday’s home side have 14 points from their first 15 games of the Serie A 2025/2026 campaign to put them 15th while Pisa are 19th with 10 from the same number of matches.
- Cagliari have won one, tied one and lost three of their last five, but their home form has been more stable with one win and one tie in their last two at Sardegna Arena.
- Sunday’s hosts set up with three at the back and wing-backs, preferring to block up the middle of the field and hit on the counter-attack.
Pisa (Away)
- Pisa have failed to win any of their 7 away Serie A fixtures in 2025/26, drawing four and losing three.
- Pisa are 19th with 10 from the same number of matches.
- Gilardino’s men have been beaten 1-0 at home to Parma and 1-0 away to Lecce in their last two games, so their form has been poor going into this clash.
- Pisa are operating under a similar system, but Alberto Gilardino has overseen a more deliberate rebuild since his July 2025 appointment.
Head-to-Head
Both teams have tied their last two head-to-head games, 0-0 in Serie B two years ago .
Key Players
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Top scorers:
- Gennaro Borrelli is the club’s top scorer in Serie A with three in 14, two of which have come in his last five games, so he is the best bet for an anytime goal.
- M’Bala Nzola has scored three in 14 Serie A appearances for Pisa, and although he is their most effective player, it is their only real goal threat.
Betting Insights
- The hosts are the favorites here at 2.28 with Pisa coming in at 3.63.
- Both teams to score, which is priced at 1.77 here, seems a likely outcome given defensive vulnerabilities.
- Cagliari are scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.43 goals at home so their attack is leaky, but capable of getting the job done in a low-scoring game.
Prediction
Cagliari should edge a win in this contest given home-field advantage and a slightly better overall form.
