- AS Roma have won three of the last four games between the two teams, including a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
- Roma have won four of their last five matches in all competitions, losing only a 1-0 game at home to Napoli.
- Cagliari are winless in their last five games in all competitions, drawing twice and losing three times, including a 2-1 defeat to Juventus.
Sardinian hosts face a steep test against Roma
Roma can consolidate their fourth-place position in the Serie A table with victory over a compact Cagliari side at Unipol Domus on Sunday. According to our Cagliari vs AS Roma prediction, the visitors have a strong chance to continue their impressive away form.
I Giallorossi have won five of their six away games in Serie A this season, conceding at a rate of 0.50 goals per game. They have also won three of the last four head-to-head meetings, including the reverse fixture in their previous Serie A clash.
Roma have been in fine form recently, winning four of their last five in all competitions, with a 1-0 home defeat to Napoli their only blemish on an otherwise strong record.
Gian Piero Gasperini, who took charge of the club in June 2025, has done a great job in implementing a 3-4-3 system which uses his wing-backs to overload the opposition and press high up the field to force turnovers.
Matias Soule is the club’s top goal scorer with four goals in 13 Serie A appearances, but the Argentine youngster has been a constant threat in the final third. This Cagliari vs AS Roma preview suggests his energy and skill should stretch the Sardinian hosts on Sunday, who lack an equally dynamic winger.
Sardegna Azzurri’s structure a barrier to beating Roma
Cagliari have an attractive attacking style of their own, with Fabio Pisacane instilling a pragmatic approach since taking charge in June 2025. They are well organised and compact in their 3-5-2 or 4-3-1-2 set-ups and have a focal point up front in Gennaro Borrelli, who has scored three goals in 12 Serie A games.
Sebastiano Esposito has been the most clinical of Cagliari’s forwards of late, scoring three of their five goals in the last five rounds, but the Cagliari vs AS Roma prediction is that they are unlikely to have enough to beat Roma in this one.
The Giallorossi are 1.75 favorites for the win, which looks a tad short in the bookies' opinion, but Cagliari’s price of 5.52 is on the skinny side as well given the clear difference in form and away record between the clubs. For those looking for guidance, our Cagliari vs AS Roma betting tips recommend considering the value elsewhere in the betting markets.
The draw is odds at 3.81, but we will take the Under 2.5 goals line at 1.75 in this contest as Roma’s superior quality and attacking edge should see them edge a low-scoring game.
Roma’s defensive solidity and Cagliari’s lack of attacking prowess should keep the goals down, but the visitors’ creativity and intensity under Gasperini should see them find a breakthrough in the second half.
