- Monza form: Monza have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five competitive matches.
- Cagliari form: Cagliari have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five games.
- Cagliari away form: Cagliari have won all three of their away games in Serie A 2026/2027.
Biancorossi will have a go, but Rossoblù could prove the class
The odds of 2.28 for SSD Monza 1912 to beat Cagliari on Monday are more than attractive, but Rossoblù's superior current form and odds of 3.2 mean that it's a tough call for us to make a tipster's bet on the away side. Cagliari have won all three of their Serie A 2026/2027 away games, while Monza have won and lost their two home games.
The draw is priced at 3.15, so it's a close game and we'll pass on the match result and take the odds for under 2.5 goals, which also fit our game narrative.
- Monza's results have been a 2-1 win at home to Sassuolo, a 2-2 draw away to Stade Brestois 29 and a 3-1 away loss to Lazio, but Cagliari have been rock solid away from home.
- Their latest three results have seen them win at Atalanta Bergamo, win at Udinese and then draw 1-1 at home to Juventus.
Monza have their own ‘Maldini’
Tactics and key players
Ivan Juric's Monza operate at a high intensity and play an aggressive 3-4-3/3-4-2-1 system with lots of high-pressing and fast breaks. Gustavo Varela is the club's danger man with four goals in as many Serie A appearances this term, while Daniel Maldini is Cagliari's chief scorer with three in five.
Cagliari shape and approach
Fabio Pisacane's men are structured in a compact, flexible back-four, but the four at the back are very flexible and disciplined in their movement to cover the half-spaces. Cagliari are built to play in space and strike on the counter, which will be a tough matchup against Juric's Monza.
Cagliari are the likelier winner
Cagliari have won the last two head-to-heads, winning 3-0 as Serie A visitors to Monza in 2024/2025 and they are the team that arrive in better shape, so they are more likely to get the win on Monday.
But Monza's home-field advantage and Juric's high-intensity approach should ensure that the Biancorossi make it a game. The backers for both teams to score are only slightly different in odds, but Cagliari's solidity makes the under 2.5 goals tip slightly more probable.
The match will be a good one to watch, but the Rossoblù will probably have a little more about them and edge it at the Stadio Brianteo.
