Cagliari v Pescara Betting Tips: Hosts to win high-scoring encounter

Cagliari play host to a Pescara side who’re on their way back down to Serie B on Sunday afternoon and really ought to be treating their fans to both a decent display and a positive result.

Pescara have been pretty much the worst of the bunch in the Italian top flight this season and their return to the second tier was decided long ago. Having accumulated just 14 points, the visitors have found life at the top level very tough and aren’t expected to make much headway in this fixture. ‘Cagliari to Win & Over 2.5 Goals’ is the bet that stands out.

It would be a lie to say that Cagliari have been overly impressive this season, but they’ve often performed well at home and should be up to getting the better of their lowly opposition here. What’s more, they’ve not been short of goals at Stadio Sant’Elia having found the net 32 times in 16 matches. In addition, ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ has landed in a massive 81% of their home matches, including in all of their eight victories.

Much like their opponents on their own patch, Pescara have found high-scoring matches hard to avoid on the road. 69% of Pescara’s away matches have seen at least three goals go in, while ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ has also landed in ten of their 12 losses.

It’s true that the hosts have little to play for but, with the pressure off, they can enjoy the occasion and treat their fans to a few goals against a side who’ve conceded for fun during this campaign.

This fixture certainly won’t be the most compelling action taking place this weekend, but it is one where punters can collect as both a home win and plenty of goals appear to be on the cards.

Read Sunday’s La Liga tips here.