Published on: Mar 14, 2021 12:44 pm IST|Updated on: Mar 14, 2021 12:44 pm IST
CAG vs JUV Dream11: The reigning champions will take on Cagliari in Serie A. The home side is 17th in the league, just 2 points clear of the relegation zone, but they have also played 2 games more than Torino who are just below them. However, after a 3-game losing streak, Cagliari is unbeaten in their last 3 games, including 2 wins. Juventus too are on a 5-game unbeaten run after back-to-back losses against Napoli and Porto. They will however be looking for a win to respond to their disappointing exit from the Champions League in midweek with a win against Cagliari.
Date: 14th March, Sunday Kick-Off: 10:30 pm (IST) Venue: Sardegna Arena, Cagliari
Serie A Table: Cagliari is in 17th place with Juventus up in 3rd place.
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Recent Form Cagliari: LLWWD Juventus: WDWWW
Head-to-Head (last 5 meetings): Cagliari – 1 Draw – 0 Juventus – 4
Cagliari News
Injury Report and Unavailability:
• Leonardo Pavoletti and Charalambos Lykgiannis are both suspended for this fixture and are unavailable. • Riccardo Sottil and Sebastien Walukiewicz are injured and will not play in this game. • Marko Rog has a cruciate ligament injury and is out until May.
Expected Changes and Strategy:
• The only changes Cagliari will make are forced changes. • Gabriele Zappa should get the nod to replace the suspended Charalambos Lykogiannis. • Leonardo Pavoletti’s red card means that Giovanni Simeone will get his chance up front.
Cagliari Starting XI (likely)
Alessio Cragno (GK) Luca Ceppitelli Diego Godin Daniele Rugani Gabriele Zappa Razvan Marin Radja Nainggolan Alfred Duncan Nahitan Nandez Giovanni Simeone Joao Pedro
Juventus News
• Rodrigo Bentancur has tested positive for Covid-19 and will remain sidelined for this fixture. • Merih Demiral and Paulo Dybala have been out with injuries and will not feature again.
• Andrea Pirlo should play a rotated side compared to the ones that started in midweek. • Buffon should replace Szczesny in goal while de Ligt should start over the injured Demiral and Danilo will start over Cuadrado in right-back. • Juve should revert to a 5-man midfield with Federico Bernardeschi and Weston McKennie returning to the lineup. • Dejan Kulusevski should get the nod over Alvaro Morata upfront.
Juventus Starting XI (likely)
Gianluigi Buffon (GK) Danilo Leonardo Bonucci Matthijs de Ligt Federico Chiesa Adrien Rabiot Arthur Weston McKennie Federico Bernardeschi Dejan Kulusevski Cristiano Ronaldo
Fantasy Football Tips
Captain Options
Cristiano Ronaldo – The Portuguese legend has been having a great season personally with 20 goals and 3 assists in 20 starts this season. He has 47 shots on target and 36 successful dribbles as well and has a goal-contribution every 79 minutes in the league. Ronaldo also has 4 goals and 1 assist in his last 5 games.
Joao Pedro – Pedro has been one of Cagliari’s best players this season with 13 goals and 2 assists in Serie A. He also has a shot conversion rate of 50% and has succeeded in 33 attempted dribbles. Pedro has 2 goals in his last 3 games for Cagliari and will look to continue that run against Juventus.
Differential Pick
Federico Chiesa – Chiesa has been excellent for Juventus this season and can play all positions up front. He currently plays on the right flank and has created 43 chances so far. Chiesa has succeeded in 42 attempted dribbles with a 55% success rate and has 13 goals (7 goals and 6 assists) contributions this season. The Italian international is also in great form and has 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 4 games for the club. He bagged 2 goals in midweek against Porto.
Goalkeeper – Cragno Defenders – de Ligt, Danilo, Bonucci Midfielders – Marin, Pedro, Nainggolan, Bernardeschi, Chiesa (VC) Forwards – Kulusevski, Ronaldo (C)
Likely Winner
Juventus will be the favourites to win the CAG vs JUV Today Match Prediction but this season has been unpredictable for them. This game should be an easy win for Juve though as they have scored 51 goals in 25 games while only conceding 21 whereas Cagliari has conceded 43 goals in 26 games. Radja Nainggolan’s last-minute goal ensured that Cagliari didn’t drop all points against Sampdoria and that should have them fired up for this fixture, although it won’t be easy to beat a side like Juventus.