Cagliari vs Bari Prediction, Betting Tips & Match Preview

Cagliari vs Bari
Italian Serie B Promotional Playoffs
Date: 8 June 2023, Thursday
Kick-off at 19:30 UK / 20:30 CET
Venue: Unipol Domus (Cagliari).

We will get the 20th member of the Italian top flight for the next season in the next several days as Cagliari and Bari are set to fight for one last spot in the elite over two Serie B promotional playoffs final legs.

The first game will be played on Thursday evening on Sardinia where Cagliari will try and gain advantage ahead of the rematch on Sunday in Apulia.

Unlike their counterparts, Cagliari started the playoffs journey in the quarterfinal where they eliminated Reggina with a 2-1 victory on the home patch.

The team led by Claudio Ranieri then produced two phenomenal matches against Parma in the semifinal, namely the first one when they came back from a two-goal deficit to win 3-2.

I Rossoblu held on to a goalless draw in the return leg on Saturday night at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, limiting Parma to just one shot on target on the occasion.

Bari, on the other side, were on the brink of an elimination on Friday when they had a 0-1 aggregate deficit and a man sent of just before the half time of the second leg against Suditirol.

Nevertheless, Michele Mignani’s troops never gave up and were eventually rewarded for their persistence through the 70th-minute winner from substitute Leonardo Benedetti.

The fact that Bari faced no shots on target at all in the 90 minutes of the clash against Sudtirol is beyond impressive if we know they played the entire second half with ten men on the pitch.

Cagliari vs Bari Head-to-head

• Bari took four points from two head to head encounters with Cagliari in this term of Serie B.
• Neither of their two meetings produced three or more goals.
• Bari, however, only managed to claim 5 wins in the last 22 clashes against Cagliari.

Cagliari vs Bari Prediction

Both teams have been excellent defensively in their latest playoffs semifinal ties and we expect two very tight affairs without too many chances in the final.

Under 2.5 goals FT is the best betting option for the first game at the 1.61 odds, while we will alternatively take Cagliari to win at the 1.80 odds knowing how strong they have been on Sardinia all season long.

• Under 2.5 goals FT @ 1.61 (8/13)

• Cagliari to win @ 1.80 (4/5) odd.