Cagliari vs Frosinone preview and prediction: a struggling defence meets the league's busiest attack

Context

Cagliari host Frosinone in Serie A on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 14:00 UTC at Unipol Domus. As things stand at the time of writing, the home side are 10th with 13 points from 9 matches. Frosinone are 6th with 17 points from the same number of games, a gap of 4 points.

Both sides may play again before this fixture, so the table is likely to move.

Cagliari: a difficult run

Cagliari have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 4 so far, with 8 goals scored and 13 conceded. Their goal difference is -5.

The recent run is a concern. Their last 5 matches brought 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, with 4 goals scored and 11 conceded. They lost 2-4 at AS Roma on 27 October, 0-2 at home to Bologna on 24 October and 0-4 at Monza on 19 October. Before that came a 1-1 draw at home to Juventus and a 1-0 win at Udinese.

Over the season they average 0.9 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per match. They have kept a clean sheet in 33% of their games and failed to score in 33%.

Frosinone: goals at both ends

Frosinone have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 2, scoring 22 and conceding 14 for a goal difference of +8. They average 2.4 goals per match and concede 1.6. Some 67% of their games have produced more than 2.5 goals.

Their last 5 matches brought 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with 15 goals scored and 10 conceded. They beat Lecce 5-1 at home on 29 October, drew 4-4 away at Atalanta on 25 October and beat Sassuolo 4-2 on 16 October. They lost 0-3 at Napoli on 10 October and beat Como 2-0 on 20 September.

The defensive side is less settled. They have kept a clean sheet in 22% of their matches.

Head-to-head

The sides have met 3 times in the recent record, and each game has produced goals. Cagliari won 4-1 at home on 23 September 2025. Frosinone won 3-1 at home on 21 January 2024. Cagliari won 4-3 at home on 29 October 2023. That is 2 wins for Cagliari, 1 for Frosinone and no draws.

Outlook

No absences are reported for either side at the time of writing.

The form points towards Frosinone. They arrive scoring freely, while Cagliari have conceded heavily in recent weeks. The home side did create chances in some of those defeats, with an expected goals figure of 2.34 against AS Roma, but results have not followed. Cagliari have also won both of their most recent home meetings with this opponent. A game with goals looks likely, and the visitors' attack gives them the edge on current form.