Udinese vs Cagliari Prediction: Can Cagliari's Defensive Wall Hold Firm at the Bluenergy Stadium?
Serie A Matchweek 5 brings together two sides with very different early season stories when Udinese host Cagliari on 19 September 2026. Udinese sit 13th with four points from four matches, a mixed start that has exposed real problems at…
2026-09-19 at 14:00 GMT marks a key week 5 encounter between Udinese and Cagliari in 2026-2027's Serie A.
Looking back over 2 duels, K. Runjaic has 1 win versus F. Pisacane, who has no wins, with 1 draw.
Udinese are 13th in the standings with 4 points, followed by Cagliari in 5th on 9 points.
Udinese have 6 players sidelined: J. Arizala (Thigh Injury), M. Palma (Muscle Injury), J. Piotrowski (Heart Problems), O. Solet (Injury), N. Zaniolo (Thigh Injury), A. Zanoli (Knee Injury) but Cagliari face 5 absences: M. Felici (Knee Injury), R. Idrissi (Knee Injury), M. Nzola (Lacking Match Fitness), Y. Trepy (Injury), J. Pedro (Injury).
We expect Udinese to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Cagliari are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
Udinese were beaten 3-5 by Inter Milan, whereas Cagliari secured a win 2-1 against Atalanta.
Momentum favors Cagliari (3-0-2) after Udinese managed only 2-1-2 from 5 matches.
Dominance for Udinese: across 41 clashes, they've won 20 games and only lost 11 games to Cagliari, with 10 stalemates.
A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Udinese's 0-1-1 home form and Cagliari's 2-0-0 away record.
Udinese is going head to head with Cagliari on 19/9/2026 13:00 GMT for the Italy Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Udinese v Cagliari H2H statistics!