Hellas Verona vs Cagliari Prediction and Analysis: Clinging to the Dream of Avoiding Relegation
The Serie A match between Hellas Verona and Cagliari will take place at 1:45 AM on April 29th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for Hellas Verona vs Cagliari
Hellas are hoping for the return of their top scorer Casper Tengstedt for Monday's match after several weeks out, but Pawel Dawidowicz will be absent due to a muscle injury.
The Polish player has recently been moved by the coach from center-back to defensive midfielder, so Suat Serdar or Cheikh Niasse could be brought into the starting lineup to replace him.
Since Tengstedt is not yet in top form, Amin Sarr, Daniel Mosquera, and Dailon Livramento will compete for the two starting spots in the attack.
On Cagliari's side, they will certainly be without their main striker Roberto Piccoli, who is suspended after accumulating enough yellow cards in the match against Fiorentina.
Thus, only full-back Tommaso Augello remains the sole Rossoblu player to maintain a 100% appearance record in Serie A this season — he will continue to start on the left wing, while Nadir Zortea will occupy the right wing.
Alessandro Deiola has returned after serving his suspension, while centre-back Yerry Mina is at risk of missing the final five games of the season due to a serious thigh injury.
Latest predicted lineups for Hellas Verona vs Cagliari
Hellas Verona:
Montipo; Ghilardi, Coppola, Valentini; Tchatchoua, Duda, Serdar, Bernede, Bradaric; Sarr, Mosquera
Cagliari:
Caprile; Zappa, Palomino, Luperto; Zortea, Adopo, Makoumbou, Augello; Viola, Luvumbo; Pavoletti
Latest football match prediction: Hellas Verona vs Cagliari
After three consecutive draws — having previously won three of their seven matches — Verona had created a considerable safe distance from the relegation zone before facing Roma last week.
As usual, they left the capital empty-handed, suffering their 22nd defeat in 28 away matches against the Giallorossi at the Stadio Olimpico. However, Verona still holds its destiny in its own hands.
Although Paolo Zanetti's team has gone four consecutive games without a win at this crucial stage of the season, they still have three direct confrontations with relegation rivals — Cagliari, Lecce and Empoli — before the season ends.
Hellas have recently improved their defensive capabilities, but excluding own goals, they have only scored five goals in Serie A in 2025, and no player has scored more than one.
Therefore, coach Zanetti will need to find the right balance as Verona aims to extend their unbeaten home run against Cagliari: the Gialloblu have won nine of their last 14 encounters at Stadio Bentegodi, drawing the remaining five.
Of course, the visiting team Cagliari will be determined to end that winless streak and complete a double victory against Verona for the first time since 1972.
Back in November, Cagliari won the first leg 1-0 thanks to a late goal from their top scorer Roberto Piccoli, but they are now two points behind Verona in the standings.
Wednesday's rescheduled match against Fiorentina marked Cagliari's 17th defeat in Serie A this season, as they failed to hold onto their lead after Piccoli's opening goal in Sardinia.
The battle to remain in Serie A for the third consecutive season continues, and manager Davide Nicola — a seasoned expert at avoiding relegation — hopes to pull off another spectacular escape.
However, after their first away win of 2025 against bottom-of-the-table Monza, Cagliari have only managed three points in their next seven away games, scoring just three goals — a less than encouraging sign ahead of their trip to Bentegodi.
Latest Hellas Verona vs Cagliari score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Hellas Verona vs Cagliarias follows:
- Sportsmole:Hellas Verona 2-0 Cagliari
- WhoScore:Hellas Verona 1-0 Cagliari
- Our newspaper predicts:Hellas Verona 1-0 Cagliari
When and where can I watch Hellas Verona vs Cagliari live?
To watch the Hellas Verona vs Cagliari match live in Serie A, taking place at 1:45 AM on April 29th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
