Parma vs Cagliari Prediction: Pellegrino is the home side’s best threat

| Friday 27th February 2026, 7:00am

Friday 27th February 2026, 7:00am

Parma meet Cagliari this Friday, February 27 (19:45GMT, DAZN) in a mid-table clash in Serie A. The 12th-placed hosts will be hoping 13 is not their unlucky number as they face the side who sits just one place below them.

Read on for my Parma vs Cagliari predictions featuring the latest team news and match odds.

Parma vs Cagliari Betting Tips

Parma to win to nil @ 5/2
Mateo Pellegrino to score anytime @ 9/5

*Odds correct as of the time of publication

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Team News

Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki could return to the matchday squad after recovering from a serious hand fracture. But back-up shot-stopper Edoardo Corvi is still likely to start.

Abdoulaye N’Diaye remains sidelined after surgery to correct pubalgia. Parma head coach Carlos Cuesta will also have to do without Pontus Almqvist (thigh) and Matija Frigan (ACL).

Former Everton centre-half Yerry Mina is suspended for Cagliari. On the injury front, midfield Luca Mazzitelli is nursing a calf problem while thigh injuries sideline Alessandro Deiola and Gianluca Gaetano.

Cagliari head coach Fabio Pisacane is also missing Gennaro Borrelli, Andrea Belotti and Mattia Felici.

Football Odds

Parma vs Cagliari Predicted Lineups

Parma: Corvi; Circati, Troilo, Valenti; Del Prato, Bernabe, Keita, Sorensen, Valeri; Strefezza; Pellegrino
Cagliari: Caprile; Ze Pedro, Rodriguez, Dossena, Obert; Palestra, Adopo, Sulemana, Idrissi; Esposito, Kilicsoy

Parma vs Cagliari Odds

The home side are favourites at 6/4 but Cagliari are not far behind, priced at 2/1. The draw is marketed at 2/1.

Both teams to score is on-site for 11/10 while it’s 7/4 for Parma to net more than 1.5 goals.

Parma vs Cagliari Stats

Parma’s 1-0 victory over AC Milan in their most recent fixture was their first win against the Rossoneri at San Siro since 2014
Cagliari have beaten Champions League-chasing Roma and Juventus this season, but have also drawn with Verona and Pisa, the Serie A bottom-two

Parma to win to nil @ 5/2

Neither of these sides are free-scoring outfits. Parma’s 19 goals make for the second-worst record in the league while Cagliari can boast the ninth-least strikes with 28.

But the key here is that Parma are a hard team to beat. Just ask AC Milan, who suffered a smash-and-grab 1-0 loss to the Crociati last weekend.

After shipping four goals apiece to Juventus and Atalanta, Parma have tightened up. Three victories have followed, with just one goal conceded. On home turf with their tails up after conquering the Rossoneri, I can see Parma clinching a victory with a clean sheet to boot.

Parma vs Cagliari - To Win to Nil

Parma to win to nil

5/2

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Odds correct at time of publishing.

Mateo Pellegrino to score anytime @ 9/5

A lethal header of the ball who can also expertly bring others into play, Pellegrino is integral to what Parma do. The 24-year-old has 10 goals from 27 games in all competitions as well as a pair of assists.

I expect Parma to look to their best attacking outlet here, which means Pellegrino getting himself on the scoresheet before all is said and done.

Parma vs Cagliari - Anytime goalscorer

Pellegrino to score anytime

9/5

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Odds correct at time of publishing.

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