Cagliari vs Empoli Prediction, 9/20/2024 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/18/2024

Game: Cagliari vs Empoli

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Unipol Domus in Cagliari‎, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Cagliari (0-2-2) will play Empoli (1-3-0) at Unipol Domus on Friday. The goalies who are expected to start are Simone Scuffet for Cagliari and Devis Vasquez for Empoli.

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Cagliari Calcio has given up 6 goals while surrendering 1.50 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have accumulated 15 shots on target against them. They have amassed 1 clean sheet, which puts them at a rate of 25.0 this year. Cagliari has earned 8 yellow card warnings so far this season. The Islanders have a rank of 14th in relation to goals expected having 4.6, and the xGA are coming in at 6.0. So far this year, this club holds an average of 0.50 pts/match (2 pts) and are 17th in soccer with 1 assist. The team's difference in goals is at -5 with 1 goal scored in addition to 6 goals allowed. Cagliari has accounted for 9 SVs and they are the owners of a SV percentage of 60.0 on the campaign.

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This year, the Blues have a save percentage of 85.7 (14 shots on target against), and they also are 8th in Serie A with 6 pts. The Blues come in with an average of 1.5 pts/match while recording 2 assists. Empoli has earned 3 goals and the team's expected goals so far this season is at 4.6. The Blues have earned a shut out percentage of 50.0 on the campaign and also 7 yellow card warnings. This club's goals against per 90 is currently at 0.50 in addition to 12 saves, and they have a total of 2 clean sheets. Empoli is ranked 8th in relation to goals against with 2, and their goal differential is sitting at 1.

The man who will protect the net for Cagliari will be Simone Scuffet. Scuffet (56-55-72 mark in his career) has accumulated 39 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 21.4% shutout percentage. The goalie born in Italy has seen 610 shots attempted against him in 182 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.53 (229 goals given up) and his save % is 64.1. Scuffet has seen the field for a total of 16,542 mins and has tallied 384 stops so far in his career.

Devis Vasquez will be looking after the goal for Empoli. Vasquez has accumulated 11 shutouts while seeing 84 shots against him in 4,517 minutes in his career. He sports a save percentage of 73.8 and his shutout rate sits at 22.0%. He has allowed 1.17 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 12-15-23. So far in his pro soccer career, Vasquez has surrendered 26 goals and has totaled 58 stops in 50 starts.

Gianluca Lapadula is one member of the side who can make a noticable difference for Cagliari. The forward born in Peru has recorded 96 goals scored in 16,937 minutes played. Lapadula has been in the starting lineup in 180 matches so far in his career and scores 0.51 goals per 90 minutes. He has totaled 26 assists while tallying 36 yellow cards in his career.

Empoli has a playmaker in Sebastiano Esposito, who is known to give defenses fits. The forward from Italy has 5,832 mins while scoring 21 goals. He scores 0.32 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 67 games in his career. He has accumulated 14 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 12 times.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cagliari

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