CAG vs PAR Dream11 Tips for Cagliari vs Parma Serie A Fixtures 17 April

CAG vs PAR Dream11: A relegation battle sees Parma travel to the Sardinia region of Italy to take on Cagliari in Serie A. Cagliari are in 18th place, with Parma 1 place and 2 points below. The home side is 5 points from safety which makes this an uphill battle at this point. They are also on a winless streak of 5 games and a 4-game losing streak. Parma has won just 3 of their 30 games, losing 16 and have 2 losses and 1 draw from their last 3 games. They go into this game on the back of a 3-1 home loss to AC Milan where a Rafael Leao late goal sealed any chances of a comeback.

Date: 18th April, Sunday
Kick-Off: 12:15 am (IST)
Venue: Sardegna Arena, Sardinia

Serie A Table: Cagliari is in 18th place with Parma in 19th place.

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Recent Form
Cagliari: DLLLL
Parma: DWLDL

Head-to-Head (last 5 meetings):
Cagliari – 2
Draw – 2
Parma – 1

CAG vs PAR Today Match Prediction Details

Cagliari News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• Alessio Cragno tested positive for Covid-19 and will be in isolation.
• Matteo Tramoni is out for this fixture with some physical discomfort.
• Luca Ceppitelli, Marko Rog and Riccardo Sottil are long term injuries and will not be available for this game.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• The defence should remain unchanged in the back 3 with Daniele Rugani, Diego Godin and Andrea Carboni getting the nod.
• Charalambos Lykogiannis should replace Gabriele Zappa in the left-wing back position.
• Joao Pedro and Leonardo Pavoletti will continue to spearhead the attack.

Cagliari Starting XI (likely)

Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
Daniele Rugani
Diego Godin
Andrea Carboni
Nahitan Nandez
Razvan Marin
Radja Nainggolan
Alfred Duncan
Charalambos Lykogiannis
Leonardo Pavoletti
Joao Pedro

Parma News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• Parma’s injury list is worrying as defenders, Andrea Conti and Simone Iacoponi are out for this fixture.
• Forwards, Roberto Inglese, Valentin Mihaila, Yann Karamoh and Joshua Zirkzee are out with injuries as well, joining midfielders, Wylan Cyprien and Hans Caviglia.
• Riccardo Gagliolo picked up his 5th yellow card against AC Milan and is suspended for this game.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Maxime Busi should replace the injured Andrea Conti in right back as Yordan Osorio slots in at centre-back over the suspended Gagliolo.
• Hermani can be dropped for Gaston Brugman in defensive midfield.
• The front 3 of Dennis Man, Graziano Pelle and Gervinho should remain unchanged.

Parma Starting XI (likely)

Luigi Sepe (GK)
Maxime Busi
Mattia Bani
Yordan Osorio
Giuseppe Pezzella
Gaston Brugman
Juraj Kucka
Jasmin Kurtic
Dennis Man
Graziano Pelle
Gervinho

Fantasy Football Tips

Captain Options

Joao Pedro – The Brazilian forward has 15 goal contributions (13 goals and 2 assists) in 30 games this season. He has created 36 chances created with 30 shots on target and 36 dribbles succeeded at a 51% completion rate. He has a shot conversion rate of 50% while 61% of his shots are on target.

Juraj Kucka – Kucka has 6 goals and 2 assists from midfield this season in Serie A. He has created 17 chances with 19 shots on target as well. The Slovakian has also completed 31 successful dribbles at a 55% completion rate. Playing in midfield, Juraj will look to link up with the forwards and cause troubles to the Cagliari defence.

Differential Pick

Razvan Marin – The Romanian international has been quite an underappreciated player this season. He has created 55 chances as well with 52 of them being 52 key passes with 29 successful dribbles at a 48% completion rate. Marin has also whipped in 39 accurate crosses at a 30% accuracy which makes him a very creative outlet for Cagliari.

CAG vs PAR Dream 11 Teams

Goalkeeper – Cragno
Defenders – Godin, Conti, Pezzella, Lykogiannis
Midfielders – Nainggolan, Kucka (VC), Marin
Forwards – Gervinho, Pelle, Pedro (C)

Likely Winner:

The CAG vs PAR Today Match Prediction will be a crucial one in terms of the relegation battle. Cagliari can go within 2 points of safety with a win against an injured Parma side and with Torino facing a strong Roma side, it is within reach too. Parma has also conceded the second-most goals in the league with 59 goals in 30, but Cagliari isn’t much better with 51 goals in as many games. What should swing in the home side’s favour is experienced players like Diego Godin, Daniele Rugani and Radja Nainggolan mixed with in-form players like Joao Pedro and Razvan Marin.