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Cagliari vs Bari Prediction & Betting tips
Thursday evening at 19:30, Cagliari vs Bari will face each other in the play-off final for promotion to Serie A. The two teams have offered two balanced matches in the two direct confrontations this season. In the round, Bari won 1-0 away on the field of Cagliari, thanks to the goal scored by Walid Cheddira in the 77th minute. In the return leg, Cagliari was close to getting revenge, but after Cagliari opened the scoring first from the 3rd minute, Bari managed an unexpected equalization in the 96th minute, from a shot from 11m.
Cagliari:
Cagliari is close to returning to the first league after only one season spent in Serie B. The host team of this confrontation comes after seven consecutive matches without defeat, six wins and a draw. Cagliari finished the season in 5th place in the ranking with 60 points, tied with Parma, the team in 4th place, but had a lower goal difference. To reach the play-off final for promotion to Serie A, Cagliari defeated Venezia in the quarter-finals, in a match won 2-1 at home, followed by the semi-final double with Parma, 3-2 in the round in the home match, after a spectacular comeback from 0-2 and 0-0 in the second leg on Parma’s field.
Bari:
Bari also wants a return to Serie A, after a break of 12 years, during which it also went through Serie D and Serie C, where it was promoted just one season ago. Bari had a fantastic season after three consecutive seasons spent in Serie C and could be promoted for the second time in a row, after only one season ago they were promoted from Serie C to Serie B. 3rd place was occupied by Bari at the end of the season , which is why he only played in the semi-finals in the play-off. In the round match, Bari lost 1-0 away on Sudtirol field, and in the return leg the score was 1-0 for Bari, the latter qualifying for the play-off final because it occupied a better place at the end of the season, 3rd, against Sudtirol, which had taken 6th place, this being the rule in the play-off for promotion to Serie A.
Cagliari vs Bari to head matches
18.02.23 SB Bari vs Cagliari 1:1
17.09.22 SB Cagliari vs Bari 0:1
06.05.16 SB Bari vs Cagliari 0:3
19.12.15 SB Cagliari vs Bari 2:1
30.01.11 SA Cagliari vs Bari 2:1
* Our advice is: Cagliari WIN
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.85
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