Match Information
Match Overview
Monza host Cagliari in Serie A on October 19 in Regular Season - 7, a matchday where the season is starting to take shape. The table already separates the sides: Cagliari sit fifth, while Monza are 16th. Monza are managed by Ivan Juric and Cagliari by Fabio Pisacane.
The main storyline is the contrast in league form. Cagliari have won three of their last four Serie A matches, away at Atalanta (2-1 on September 12) and Udinese (1-0 on September 19), plus a 1-0 home win over Lecce on September 7. Their most recent league outing was a 1-1 home draw with Juventus on October 11. Their only recent defeat in the data was a 2-1 Coppa Italia loss to Hellas Verona on September 3, which is relevant only as schedule context.
Monza's league run is more uneven. They lost 3-1 at Lazio on October 11, beat Sassuolo 2-1 at home on September 18 and lost 3-2 at Lecce on September 13. That is one win in three Serie A matches, with six goals conceded. Their friendlies, a 2-2 draw at Stade Brestois 29 on October 3 and a 3-2 home loss to Cremonese on September 26, also show a side giving up goals, though friendlies carry less weight than league fixtures.
The head-to-head record favors Cagliari, who won both meetings in the 2024-25 season, 2-1 away on January 5, 2025 and 3-0 at home on March 30, 2025. Monza's last win in the fixture was 1-0 on March 16, 2024.
Neither side has reported injuries, so both managers should have their full squads. Monza's recent games show a back three and attacking trio, while Cagliari have used a 4-3-2-1. The match pairs a top-five side with a team in the lower half, and Monza will look to improve their defensive numbers at home.
Predicted Lineups
Monza
Tornqvist; Kouadio, Lucchesi, Carboni; Birindelli, Folorunsho, Akinsanmiro, Mangas; Ngonge, Zeballos, Varela
Cagliari
Caprile; Zé Pedro, Mina, Rodríguez, Obert; Adopo, Winks, Romano; Massolin, Maldini; Mendy
Team Form Analysis
Monza
League Position: 16Monza Form Analysis
Monza's recent results have been inconsistent: one win, one draw and three defeats across their last five matches in all competitions. In Serie A, the picture is one win and two losses. They beat Sassuolo 2-1 at home on September 18, but lost 3-2 at Lecce on September 13 and 3-1 at Lazio on October 11.
Their attack has produced goals fairly regularly. They scored in every match in this five-game sample, 10 goals in total, an average of two per game. The problem is at the back. Monza conceded 11 goals in those five matches, and in four of them they allowed at least two. That includes the friendlies against Stade Brestois 29 (2-2 on October 3) and Cremonese (3-2 on September 26).
Quality of opposition is mixed. Lazio are a tougher league test than Lecce or Sassuolo, though the 3-2 defeat at Lecce on September 13 is the kind of result that explains their 16th-place position. Monza's open, high-scoring matches suggest that keeping a clean sheet is the clearest area for improvement.
Cagliari
League Position: 5Cagliari Form Analysis
Cagliari arrive in strong form, sitting fifth in the table. They have taken three wins and a draw from their last four Serie A matches. The run started with a 1-0 home win over Lecce on September 7, followed by a 2-1 win at Atalanta on September 12 and a 1-0 win at Udinese on September 19. They then drew 1-1 at home with Juventus on October 11.
Defensively, the record is solid. In those four league games they conceded three goals, and they kept clean sheets against Lecce and Udinese. Their attack is not prolific, with five goals across the four matches, but they have turned narrow margins into points. Three of their four league results were decided by a single goal.
The quality of opposition adds weight to the run, since Atalanta and Juventus are demanding fixtures and Cagliari took six points from the first and one from the second. The one blemish in the sample is the 2-1 Coppa Italia home defeat to Hellas Verona on September 3, a cup fixture that matters here only as part of the early-season schedule. Cagliari's league form has been consistently efficient and hard to beat.
Head-to-Head
Monza
Cagliari
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-30 | Cagliari | 3 - 0 | Monza |
| 2025-01-05 | Monza | 1 - 2 | Cagliari |
| 2024-03-16 | Monza | 1 - 0 | Cagliari |
| 2023-11-26 | Cagliari | 1 - 1 | Monza |
Memorable Matches
The most recent meetings have gone Cagliari's way. On March 30, 2025, Cagliari won 3-0 at home, the most one-sided result in the recent head-to-head record. Earlier that season, on January 5, 2025, they won 2-1 away at Monza, so they took both league meetings in 2024-25.
Monza's last win in the series came on March 16, 2024, a 1-0 home victory over Cagliari. That narrow result stands out as the only Monza win in the four listed meetings. The series began with a 1-1 draw in Cagliari on November 26, 2023.
Across these four matches, Cagliari have two wins, Monza one and one match was drawn. Cagliari have scored six goals to Monza's three.
Venue Factor
The venue for this fixture has not been confirmed in the available data, so this section focuses on what the recent results suggest. Monza are the home side, and their last home match in the data was a 2-1 Serie A win over Sassuolo on September 18. They also lost 3-2 at home to Cremonese in a friendly on September 26, although friendlies are a weaker indicator than league games.
Cagliari have performed well on their travels in the league. They won 2-1 at Atalanta on September 12 and 1-0 at Udinese on September 19
Injury Concerns
Monza
Cagliari
