Napoli vs Cagliari prediction and preview

Serie A · Thursday 7 January 2027, 19:45 UTC

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Napoli vs Cagliari

Serie A · Thursday 7 January 2027, 19:45 UTC · Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli

Napoli · Cagliari · Serie A predictions

Napoli vs Cagliari preview

Napoli host Cagliari in Serie A on Thursday 7 January 2027, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Napoli. Napoli are 8th in the table with 14 points from 10, while Cagliari sit 12th on 13 points after 10 matches.

Napoli come into the game with a L-W-D-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Cagliari's recent sequence reads L-L-L-L-D. Over their last 6, Napoli have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Cagliari average 0.8 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Napoli won 7, 3 games were drawn and Cagliari won 0. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 20 Mar 2026, ended Cagliari 0-1 Napoli.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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8Napoli104241713+414WLDWL
12Cagliari10415915-613DLLLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Napoli 7, draws 3, Cagliari 0.

Team news

Napoli expected line-up (4-3-3)

Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Rafa Marín, Mathías Olivera, Benoît Badiashile, Scott McTominay, Kevin De Bruyne, Frank Anguissa, Noa Lang, Rasmus Højlund

Cagliari expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Elia Caprile, Adam Obert, Juan Rodríguez, Zé Pedro, Alessandro Deiola, Michel Adopo, Alessandro Romano, Daniel Maldini

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