Cagliari – Venezia

Cagliari welcome Venezia to the Unipol Domus Stadium in round seven of Italian Serie A action on Friday. The two sides have endured a horrid start to the new season and currently find themselves in the bottom three of the league table. Cagliari were left empty handed once again as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Napoli last time out. Cagliari are currently 19th on the log, one above newly-promoted Salernitana, who have managed just one point to date. Venezia are currently 18th in the Serie A table, but could surge to 12th place with a win on Friday.

Venezia have been utterly dominant in the history of this fixture. They head into Friday’s game unbeaten against the hosts, claiming three wins and one draw from their previous four encounters. Friday’s game involves two sides who have struggled to get going this season. While they will both be desperate to get their season up and running with a win, we predict they will cancel out each other’s efforts and settle for a share of the spoils.