Cagliari vs Lecce Prediction, 5/5/2024 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/3/2024

Game: Cagliari vs Lecce

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Unipol Domus in Cagliari‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Cagliari (7-11-16 last season) welcomes Lecce (8-12-14 last year) at Unipol Domus on Sunday. The goalies expected to start will be Simone Scuffet for Cagliari and Wladimiro Falcone for Lecce.

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The Islanders ranked 12th for xG having 37.1, and the team's expected goals against were at 47.1. Cagliari surrendered 59 goals while giving up 1.74 goals per 90, and opponents had 139 shots on target on them. Their differential on goals was -23 with 36 goals notched as well as 59 goals given up. They accumulated 4 clean sheets, which put them at a % of 11.8 last year. Cagliari accumulated 83 SVs and were the owners of a save% of 59.7 last season. Cagliari tallied 68 yellow cards last year and 3 red cards. Last season, the squad finished with an average of 0.94 points per contest (32 points) and they also ranked 13th in soccer with 25 assists.

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The Yellow and Reds had an average of 1.1 pts per fixture while compiling 22 assists and 5 red cards. Lecce earned a shut out % of 17.6 over the course of the prior season in addition to 83 yellow cards. Lecce had a rank of 14th when talking about goals conceded having 49, and the squad's difference in goals sat at -18. Over the course of the season, U.S. Lecce had a save percentage of 71.2 (153 SoT against), and also ranked 13th in soccer with 36 points. Their goals against/90 minutes was 1.44 with 104 saves, and they accounted for 6 clean sheets. Lecce accumulated 31 goals and their expected goals for the previous season was 39.2.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Cagliari will be Simone Scuffet. Scuffet (55-52-68 record in his career) has recorded 37 shutouts, which has earned him a 21.3% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has had 578 shots attempted at him in 174 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.52 (215 total goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 64.5. Scuffet has been on the pitch for a total of 15,823 minutes and has tallied 366 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

Wladimiro Falcone will reside in front of the goal for Lecce. He has given up 1.31 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 24-42-53. Falcone has racked up 23 shutouts while seeing 582 shots tried against him in 10,755 career minutes. So far in his career, Falcone has conceded 157 goals and has accounted for 425 saves in 119 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save percentage of 75.9 and his shutout rate sits at 19.3%.

Gianluca Lapadula is a member of the side who should impact this matchup for Cagliari. The forward representing Peru has 95 goals in 16,623 mins played. Lapadula has had a starting assignment in 177 matchups during his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.51 goals per 90 minutes. He has 26 assists while tallying 35 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career.

Lecce is being led onto the pitch by Pontus Almqvist, who can change the course of a fixture. He averages 0.20 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 83 games in his career. The forward hailing from Sweden has earned 7,760 professional minutes and he has scored 17 goals. He has accounted for 13 yellow cards during his career and has helped on a goal 9 times.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lecce

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