Roma v Cagliari

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Roma will go in search of a third league win on the trot in Serie A on Monday night when they play host to relegation threatened Cagliari at their Stadio Olimpico following recent back-to-back wins in the Italian top flight, while Cagliari slipped to a second defeat on the trot in the domestic top flight following a disappointing 2-1 loss at home to Torino towards the end of January.

Recent victories against Verona and Salernitana in home and away 2-1 wins respectively have helped Jose Mourinho's side up into fifth place and back in contention for a European spot for next season but an even bigger prize of a Champions League spot may also be on o?er as Roma trail fourth placed Atalanta by just a mere one point ahead of Monday night's clash with lowly Cagliari.

Roma will therefore be eyeing o? another important three-point haul here and having lost just three of their last 12 league matches, the hosts will fancy their chances of at least keeping the pressure upon Atalanta with a victory on Monday night. It's important to note that each of Roma's last three defeats were also inflicted upon them on their travels while results at home have been very solid indeed as Roma are unbeaten in their last nine home games, picking up seven wins and keeping four clean sheets in the process.

A second defeat on the trot resulted in Cagliari dropping down into the bottom three of the Serie A table following losses to Frosinone and Torino respectively and the bigger picture paints a gloomy outlook for Claudio Ranieri's side as the visitors have managed to capture just two wins from their last 11 games overall in Serie A. Both of these rare victories for Cagliari were achieved on home soil at their Unipol Domus ground where they registered vital wins against Sassuolo and Bologna but there has also been a liberal sprinkling of six defeats within this 11-game sequence as well. In fact, the majority of Cagliari's modest success so far this season has been achieved on home soil where Ranieri's side have captured all of their four wins in total to date this term but this means that away wins continue to elude the visitors on the road.

Indeed, three draws and eight defeats within Cagliari's 11 outings so far this season suggests another tough night at the o?ce is in store for Cagliari on Monday night.

Roma v Cagliari Verdict

Roma have won each of the last three meetings against Cagliari and given Cagliari's poor record of results away from home in Serie A where the visitors have failed to win any of their last 16 outings on the road along with failing to score in eight of these games, a win to nil for Roma looks to be on the cards here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Correct Score: Roma 3-0 @ 10.00