Cagliari host Bologna in Serie A matchday eight

Cagliari will host Bologna on 24 October at 16:00 Saudi time, in a match to be played as part of the eighth round of Serie A for the 2026/27 season, with the game broadcast on STARZPLAY.

Cagliari go into the match on the back of mixed results, having lost their last fixture 0-4 away to Monza, and drawn 1-1 at home with Juventus, after two consecutive wins over Udinese and Atalanta, and an earlier win over Lecce.

Bologna, meanwhile, suffered a 1-3 home defeat to Inter Milan, before securing a 2-1 away win over Lecce, following a draw with Torino, a defeat to Napoli and a draw with Sassuolo.

The last five meetings between the two sides point to a slight edge for Bologna, with the match on 3 May 2026 ending in a 0-0 draw, while Bologna beat Cagliari 0-2 on 19 October 2025, Bologna also won 2-1 on 2 March 2025, Bologna won 0-2 on 29 October 2024, while Cagliari won 2-1 on 14 January 2024.

Cagliari will be without Riad Idrissi until 24 January 2027.

Cagliari are seventh in the table with 13 points from 7 matches, having recorded 4 wins, one draw and two defeats, scoring 6 goals and conceding 7. Bologna, meanwhile, are fifteenth with 5 points from 7 matches, having recorded one win, two draws and four defeats, scoring 6 goals and conceding 10.