While neither side are frequent scorers, the visitors should have more confidence in the final third given their recent results - netting 10 times in their last four league and cup outings.
Nonetheless, Cagliari are tougher to beat on Sardinian soil, so can hold out for a hard-earned point if they find the net at some stage.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cagliari win with a probability of 47.57%. A win for Udinese had a probability of 28.09% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cagliari win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (7.79%). The likeliest Udinese win was 0-1 (6.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.
