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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 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

10
3
2
AS Roma 15 games · Avg 3.3 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 #9
27 Points 16
11 Played 11
8 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 5
31 Scored 10
10 Conceded 15
+21 GD -5
2.45 PPG 1.45
73% Win % 45%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season
30% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

AS Roma are 3rd (27 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Roma
0-15
4/1
16-30
5/1
31-45
5/–
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/–
76+
8/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cagliari Calcio
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma
Donyell Malen 8 G 2 A
Rodrigo Mora 4 G
Matias Soule 3 G 3 A
Niccolo Pisilli 3 G
Mario Hermoso 2 G
Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 5 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadio Olimpico!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AS Roma winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Eusebio Di Francesco might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' A goal from the France international Jordan Veretout! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
  • 15' A change in the Cagliari Calcio ranks — Marko Rog exits the field as Christian Oliva enters on 15.
  • 16' Another change for Cagliari Calcio made on 16 minute. Marko Rog leaves to be changed by Christian Oliva.
  • 19' AS Roma receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 20' Gabriele Zappa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Nahitan Nandez gets a Yellow card.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Eusebio Di Francesco will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Gianluca Mancini. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Roma side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cagliari Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 52' The 26-year-old Marash Kumbulla has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Roma in their trying to find a way past Cagliari Calcio's compact .
  • 59' Goal! Joao Pedro Galvao scores his 68 goal in 429 matches.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Marash Kumbulla. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 63' A tactical swap from AS Roma — Lorenzo Pellegrini on, Pedro off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' Edin Dzeko puts AS Roma on the lead.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Bryan Cristante as he leaves the pitch. Chris Smalling steps in for AS Roma.
  • 74' Pau Lopez gets the nod from AS Roma. He replaces Antonio Mirante and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Gianluca Mancini has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 78' AS Roma ring the changes. Edin Dzeko has done his job and it is now time for Borja Mayoral to step up.
  • 83' AS Roma started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Razvan Marin trudges off to be replaced by Gaston Pereiro on 85 minutes.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cagliari Calcio that had 429 games and scored 294 goals.
  • Another three points for AS Roma.

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
Nikola Kalinic 3
Aleksandar Kolarov 3
Federico Fazio 2
Paulo Dybala 2
Lorenzo Pellegrini 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Edin Dzeko 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
2.57 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: AS Roma to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma68% Draw19% Cagliari Calcio13%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
87%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
32%
AS Roma or Cagliari Calcio
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma52% Draw36% Cagliari Calcio12%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
8.1%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.4%
4 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 20% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 21% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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