European NAP - Serie A strugglers set for goal-laden Sunday showdown

MARK O'HAIRE'S (@MarkOHaire) European NAP heads to Serie A on Sunday.

Cagliari v Spal | Sunday 4th February 2018, 14:00

Cagliari

Cagliari have W1-D3-L5 in their last 9 games, failing to record a clean sheet with Both Teams To Score banking in 6/9 matches.
Cagliari have W0-D1-L4 in their last 5 home matches but they came against Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina, Sampdoria and Inter, 3/5 saw BTTS pay-out.
Cagliari have scored in 7/11 home games this season but have managed only 1/11 clean sheets, conceding against both the bottom-two at home.
Cagliari have kept 3/22 clean sheets this season and only 5/30 clean sheets at home since the start of last season.
Cagliari have seen 19/30 (63%) home matches feature Both Teams To Score winners since the start of last season.
Cagliari welcome back their three top scorers this weekend, Leonardo Pavoletti, João Pedro and Marco Sau.
Cagliari have recalled Juventus target and North Korean striker Han Kwang-Song early from his loan with Perugia where he scored 7 goals in 17 Serie B games.
Only Verona, Chievo and Spal faced more attempts per-game in Serie A

Spal

Spal have avoided defeat in 5 of their last 7 league games now (W1-D4-L2), the newly-promoted side have lost only 4/12 games since October.
Spal have only won 3 league games all season but have scored in 12 of their last 13 Serie A matches and 15 of their past 17 outings.
Spal have W1-D3-L7 away and conceded in 10/11 away games, fortuitously keeping a clean sheet at Lazio on the opening weekend.
Spal have seen Both Teams To Score pay-out in 12 of their past 15 Serie A games and 7 of their last 8 away matches.
Spal have seen Both Teams To Score winners in 10/13 meetings with clubs outside of the top-seven in Serie A.
Spal have seen Both Teams To Score bank in 15/22 (68%) league matches overall since promotion.
Only Verona and Chievo faced more attempts per-game in Serie A. Only Verona and Benevento faced more on-target efforts.

Collectively, the two teams are averaging 2.66 goals per-game (2.55 home/away), scored in 30/44 league matches (14/22 home/away) and kept just 5/44 clean sheets (2/22 home/away), leading to 26/44 winning Both Teams To Score bets (13/22 home/away).

Both Teams To Score is available at 10/11 (William Hill).