Wednesday , 30 September 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 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

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
#1 Position #4
13 Points 12
5 Played 5
4 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 1
14 Scored 5
3 Conceded 2
+11 GD +3
2.60 PPG 2.40
80% Win % 80%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season
50% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

AS Roma are 1st (13 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 4th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma
Donyell Malen 6 G
Matias Soule 2 G 1 A
Manu Kone 2 G
Niccolo Pisilli 2 G
Mario Hermoso 1 G
Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 3 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AS Roma have kicked off against Cagliari Calcio. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Roma and Cagliari Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Fonseca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' A stunning finish from Jordan Veretout — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 15' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Marko Rog trudges off to be replaced by Christian Oliva on 15 minutes.
  • 16' The supporters are chanting for Christian Oliva. He replaces Marko Rog on 16 minute.
  • 19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryan Cristante on 19.
  • 20' Gabriele Zappa was booked on 20.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Roma must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nahitan Nandez on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Cagliari Calcio is showing some good football. However, Cagliari Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' AS Roma receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 42' Cagliari Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 47' Luca Ceppitelli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Roma so far.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bryan Cristante, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Olimpico with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 57' Babis Lykogiannis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 420 appearances.
  • 59' Goal! Joao Pedro Galvao scores his 68 goal in 420 matches.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Marash Kumbulla. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 63' AS Roma make a change. Pedro trudges off to be replaced by Lorenzo Pellegrini on 63 minutes.
  • 68' AS Roma are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cagliari Calcio's shape.
  • 71' What composure from Edin Dzeko! The Bosnia-Herzegovina international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 73' Bryan Cristante makes way for Chris Smalling at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Roma.
  • 74' Antonio Mirante makes way for Pau Lopez at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Roma.
  • 77' A stunning finish from Gianluca Mancini — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 78' AS Roma ring the changes. Edin Dzeko has done his job and it is now time for Borja Mayoral to step up.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Roma side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Gaston Pereiro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Razvan Marin on 85 minute.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Romelu Lukaku 2
Federico Fazio 2
Paulo Dybala 2
Lorenzo Pellegrini 2
Gaston Pereiro 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
1 / 4
1.59 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55% + AS Roma to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma55% Draw26% Cagliari Calcio19%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
81%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
45%
AS Roma or Cagliari Calcio
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Roma36% Draw48% Cagliari Calcio16%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
12.3%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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