Thursday , 2 July 2026

AS Roma vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
AS Roma
3 – 2
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Wed 23 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Bryan Cristante 19' Y
Y 20' Gabriele Zappa
Y 29' Nahitan Nandez
Gianluca Mancini 37' Y
Marash Kumbulla 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Olimpico.

Match Details

  • Referee Eugenio Abbattista
  • Referee Emanuele Prenna
  • Referee Luca Pairetto
  • Referee Oreste Muto

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

9
3
2
AS Roma 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-23 AS Roma 3–2 Cagliari Calcio 2020-03-01 Cagliari Calcio 3–4 AS Roma 2019-10-06 AS Roma 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2019-04-27 AS Roma 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-12-08 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 AS Roma

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Cagliari Calcio H 3–2 W
20 Dec Atalanta BC A 1–4 L
17 Dec Torino FC H 3–1 W
13 Dec Bologna FC 1909 A 5–1 W
10 Dec PFK CSKA Sofia A 1–3 L
06 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–0 D
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec AS Roma A 2–3 L
20 Dec Udinese Calcio H 1–1 D
16 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 A 0–0 D
13 Dec FC Internazionale Milano H 1–3 L
06 Dec Hellas Verona FC A 1–1 D
29 Nov Spezia Calcio H 2–2 D

Season Stats

AS Roma Cagliari Calcio
#3 Position #14
73 Points 43
38 Played 38
23 / 4 / 11 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 17
59 Scored 40
31 Conceded 53
+28 GD -13
1.92 PPG 1.13
61% Win % 29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AS Roma are 3rd (73 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AS Roma vs Cagliari Calcio — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 11' GOAL! Jordan Veretout fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 15' The supporters are chanting for Christian Oliva. He replaces Marko Rog on 15 minute.
  • 16' Fresh legs for Cagliari Calcio! Christian Oliva comes on to replace Marko Rog.
  • 19' A moment of madness from Bryan Cristante on 19 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Roma will be frustrated.
  • 20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gabriele Zappa.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Stadio Olimpico. Cagliari Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' Nahitan Nandez is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gianluca Mancini.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Roma is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Rick Karsdorp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Joao Pedro Galvao has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marash Kumbulla.
  • 63' AS Roma make a change. Pedro trudges off to be replaced by Lorenzo Pellegrini on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Cagliari Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' The Bosnia-Herzegovina Edin Dzeko breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 2-1!
  • 73' Chris Smalling is replacing Bryan Cristante for the AS Roma side.
  • 74' The AS Roma bench stirs into life. Antonio Mirante is withdrawn and Pau Lopez gets his opportunity.
  • 77' GOAL! Gianluca Mancini fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 78' It is a substitution in AS Roma team. Edin Dzeko is replaced by Borja Mayoral on 78 minute.
  • 83' Gabriele Zappa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 485 appearances.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Cagliari Calcio! Gaston Pereiro comes on to replace Razvan Marin.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AS Roma take all three points.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Pedro Galvao 6
Aleksandar Kolarov 3
Nikola Kalinic 3
Lorenzo Pellegrini 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Federico Fazio 2
Paulo Dybala 2
Razvan Marin 1

Head to Head

2020-12-23 AS Roma 3–2 Cagliari Calcio 2020-03-01 Cagliari Calcio 3–4 AS Roma 2019-10-06 AS Roma 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2019-04-27 AS Roma 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-12-08 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 AS Roma

AS Roma Form

2020-12-23 AS Roma 3–2 Cagliari Calcio W 2020-12-20 Atalanta BC 4–1 AS Roma L 2020-12-17 AS Roma 3–1 Torino FC W 2020-12-13 Bologna FC 1909 1–5 AS Roma W 2020-12-10 PFK CSKA Sofia 3–1 AS Roma L 2020-12-06 AS Roma 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Cagliari Calcio Form

2020-12-23 AS Roma 3–2 Cagliari Calcio L 2020-12-20 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 Udinese Calcio D 2020-12-16 Parma Calcio 1913 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2020-12-13 Cagliari Calcio 1–3 FC Internazionale Milano L 2020-12-06 Hellas Verona FC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D 2020-11-29 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 Spezia Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.17 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: AS Roma to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma62% Draw21% Cagliari Calcio17%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
83%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
38%
AS Roma or Cagliari Calcio
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma45% Draw40% Cagliari Calcio15%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.5%
1 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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