Lazio vs Cagliari: Serie A Preview, Form and Key Stats

Lazio host Cagliari in the Serie A on Sunday 01 November, 17:00 (Mecca time). The hosts are 2nd in the table and the visitors 10th. This preview uses the season's Serie A results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Lazio are 2nd on 25 points (goal difference +15) and Cagliari are 10th on 13 (-5); Lazio are 12 points ahead of Cagliari. Lazio trail the leaders Inter Milan by 0, while Cagliari trail the leaders Inter Milan by 12.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Lazio win they reach 28 points, at best 1st; if Cagliari win they reach 16, at best 7th. A draw would take Lazio to 26 (at best 1st) and Cagliari to 14 (at best 7th).

Lazio at home

Lazio have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats at home (10 points from 4 games, 2.5 per game), scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.0 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 0 of those 4.

Current streaks for Lazio: 5 straight wins, a goal in each of their last 9.

Cagliari away from home

Cagliari have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats away from home (9 points from 5 games, 1.8 per game), scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.8 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 5.

Current streaks for Cagliari: 4 games without a win.

Recent form

Lazio's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 6-2 at Sassuolo (15th, W); 2-1 vs Parma (19th, W); 3-0 at Juventus (8th, W); 3-1 vs Monza (16th, W); 2-0 at Venezia (20th, W). That is 15 points from a possible 15, with 16 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Cagliari's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-4 at AS Roma (3rd, L); 0-2 vs Bologna (11th, L); 0-4 at Monza (16th, L); 1-1 vs Juventus (8th, D); 1-0 at Udinese (17th, W). That is 4 points from a possible 15, with 4 goals scored and 11 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Lazio have 1W 1D 0L (2.0 points per game from 2 games); against the bottom half it is 7W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 7).

Against top-half opponents Cagliari have 0W 1D 2L (0.33 points per game from 3 games); against the bottom half it is 4W 0D 2L (2.0 per game from 6).

When the goals come

Lazio's 22 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 46-60 (6 goals); 12 (55%) came after half-time and 3 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 46-60 (3 of 7 goals), including 1 after the 75th minute.

Cagliari's 8 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 16-30 (3 goals); 4 (50%) came after half-time and 2 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (5 of 13 goals), including 5 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Lazio have scored 3 after the 75th minute and Cagliari have conceded 5 there, while Cagliari have scored 2 and Lazio have conceded 1. Before half-time, Lazio have scored 10 and Cagliari have conceded 5; Cagliari have scored 4 and Lazio have conceded 1.

Tactics and discipline

Lazio's most used formations: 4-3-3 (9 games).

Cagliari's most used formations: 4-3-2-1 (4 games), 4-2-3-1 (2 games), 4-4-1-1 (1 game).

Lazio have collected 15 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 1 of 3 penalties.

Cagliari have collected 13 yellow and 1 red cards and converted 2 of 2 penalties.

Players to watch

Lazio's players to watch: M. Zaccagni (2 goals and 5 assists in 9 appearances); T. Noslin (4 goals and 2 assists in 8 appearances); C. Mandas (average rating 7.70).

Cagliari's players to watch: D. Maldini (5 goals and 0 assists in 9 appearances); P. Mendy (1 goal and 1 assist in 9 appearances); E. Caprile (average rating 7.44).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Lazio won 8, Cagliari won 0 and 2 were drawn, averaging 2.3 goals per game. Both teams scored in 4 of them and 5 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Cagliari 0-0 Lazio in the Serie A (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Cagliari 0-0 Lazio (2026); Lazio 2-0 Cagliari (2025); Cagliari 1-2 Lazio (2025); Lazio 2-1 Cagliari (2024); Cagliari 1-3 Lazio (2024).

Goals outlook

Blending Lazio's home scoring rate (2.0) with Cagliari's away conceding rate (1.8) gives about 1.9 goals for Lazio; the reverse calculation gives 1.1 for Cagliari, a combined 3.0. Both teams scored in 3 of Lazio's 4 home games and 2 of Cagliari's 5 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 3 and 3 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

Lazio's strengths: 3rd in the league for goals scored (22 goals); 1st in the league for goals conceded (7 conceded); 3rd in the league for home points per game (2.50); 1st in the league for away points per game (3.00); 1st in the league for points from the last five games (15 points).

Our read

On the numbers, recent form favours Lazio (15 points from the last five against 4). Lazio collect 2.5 points per home game while Cagliari take 1.8 per away game, which tilts the balance toward Lazio.