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ACF Fiorentina vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2023-24
ACF Fiorentina
3 – 0
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Mon 2 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC Artemio Franchi, Firenze HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Gonzalez 3' 1–0
Alberto Dossena og 21' 2–0
M'Bala Nzola 90+4' 3–0
Gino Infantino 86' Y
Y 90' Leonardo Pavoletti

Overview

Match Preview

ACF Fiorentina vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Artemio Franchi, Firenze.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Assistant 1 Gamal Mokhtar
  • Assistant 2 Luigi Rossi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 0

Head-to-Head

9
7
6
ACF Fiorentina 22 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-02 ACF Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2022-01-23 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 ACF Fiorentina 2021-10-24 ACF Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2021-05-12 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 ACF Fiorentina 2021-01-10 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Cagliari Calcio H 3–0 W
28 Sep Frosinone Calcio A 1–1 D
24 Sep Udinese Calcio A 2–0 W
17 Sep Atalanta BC H 3–2 W
03 Sep FC Internazionale Milano A 0–4 L
27 Aug US Lecce H 2–2 D
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct ACF Fiorentina A 0–3 L
27 Sep AC Milan H 1–3 L
24 Sep Atalanta BC A 0–2 L
17 Sep Udinese Calcio H 0–0 D
02 Sep Bologna FC 1909 A 1–2 L
28 Aug FC Internazionale Milano H 0–2 L

Season Stats

ACF Fiorentina Cagliari Calcio
#18 Position #17
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

ACF Fiorentina are 18th (0 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Artemio Franchi, Firenze that hosts another battle between ACF Fiorentina and Cagliari Calcio.
  • 3' A goal from the Argentina international Nicolas Gonzalez! He fires home on 3 to make it 1-0!
  • 8' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 13' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' ACF Fiorentina seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 21' Mateusz Wieteska does the damage! The net is bulging and Cagliari Calcio surge ahead!
  • 26' A quiet spell here at Artemio Franchi, Firenze. Cagliari Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 31' ACF Fiorentina currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 36' Cagliari Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cagliari Calcio that had 418 games and scored 284 goals.
  • 46' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Alessandro Deiola is withdrawn and Matteo Prati gets his opportunity.
  • 51' ACF Fiorentina started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His ACF Fiorentina side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' Gino Infantino gets the nod from ACF Fiorentina. He replaces Giacomo Bonaventura and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' A change in the ACF Fiorentina ranks — Nicolas Gonzalez exits the field as Jonathan Ikone enters on 65.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. ACF Fiorentina must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' A change in the Cagliari Calcio ranks — Andrea Petagna exits the field as Leonardo Pavoletti enters on 75.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 85' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alberto Dossena suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' Gino Infantino was booked on 86.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leonardo Pavoletti on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The ACF Fiorentina manager makes a substitution. Alfred Duncan departs to be replaced by Rolando Mandragora.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. ACF Fiorentina take all three points.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Italiano

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Vlahovic 4
Nicolas Gonzalez 4
Joao Pedro Galvao 3
Giacomo Bonaventura 1
Radja Nainggolan 1
Danilo Cataldi 1
Giovanni Simeone 1
Roberto Piccoli 1

Head to Head

2023-10-02 ACF Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2022-01-23 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 ACF Fiorentina 2021-10-24 ACF Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2021-05-12 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 ACF Fiorentina 2021-01-10 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari Calcio

ACF Fiorentina Form

2023-10-02 ACF Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2023-09-28 Frosinone Calcio 1–1 ACF Fiorentina D 2023-09-24 Udinese Calcio 0–2 ACF Fiorentina W 2023-09-17 ACF Fiorentina 3–2 Atalanta BC W 2023-09-03 FC Internazionale Milano 4–0 ACF Fiorentina L 2023-08-27 ACF Fiorentina 2–2 US Lecce D

Cagliari Calcio Form

2023-10-02 ACF Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2023-09-27 Cagliari Calcio 1–3 AC Milan L 2023-09-24 Atalanta BC 2–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2023-09-17 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 Udinese Calcio D 2023-09-02 Bologna FC 1909 2–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2023-08-28 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 ACF Fiorentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina60% Draw30% Cagliari Calcio10%
Actual: ACF Fiorentina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw
90%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
40%
ACF Fiorentina or Cagliari Calcio
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
ACF Fiorentina34% Draw61% Cagliari Calcio5%
Actual: ACF Fiorentina win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.9%
0 – 0
25.8%
2 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5%
3 – 1
2.1%
4 – 0
1.6%
1 – 2
1.1%
0 – 2
0.8%
2 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap ACF Fiorentina covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 17% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 31% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 7% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.