Cagliari Calcio vs Benevento Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cagliari Calcio vs Benevento Calcio — Serie A at Sardegna Arena.
- Cagliari Calcio 38 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
- Benevento Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Eugenio Abbattista
- Referee Sergio Ranghetti
- Referee Federico La Penna
- Referee David Miele
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 Torino FC 38 45 13 Parma Calcio 1913 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Jan Benevento Calcio H 1–2 L 03 Jan SSC Napoli H 1–4 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Jan Cagliari Calcio A 2–1 W 03 Jan AC Milan H 0–2 L 23 Dec Udinese Calcio A 2–0 W 20 Dec Genoa CFC H 2–0 W 15 Dec SS Lazio H 1–1 D 11 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 0–1 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Cagliari Calcio0-152/116-302/–31-452/346-602/461-751/–76+–/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Cagliari CalcioSebastiano Esposito 6 G 5 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Sardegna Arena that hosts another battle between Cagliari Calcio and Benevento Calcio.
- 5' Fabrizio Caligara is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
- 6' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pasquale Schiattarella on 6.
- 11' It looks like no one’s ball. Cagliari Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' Joao Pedro Galvao puts Cagliari Calcio on the lead.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 41' What an equalizer from Marco Sau!
- 44' GOAL! Alessandro Tuia scores on 44. Assisted by Roberto Insigne
- 46' It is a substitution in Cagliari Calcio team. Fabrizio Caligara is replaced by Riccardo Sottil on 46 minute.
- 51' Benevento Calcio 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.
- 56' The travelling Benevento Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' Radja Nainggolan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' Benevento Calcio is showing some good football. However, Benevento Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 68' Time for substitution for Cagliari Calcio. Alessandro Tripaldelli is replaced by Giovanni Simeone.
- 72' The whistle greets Roberto Insigne as he departs to be replaced by Daam Foulon.
- 76' The whistle greets Marco Sau as he departs to be replaced by Gianluca Caprari.
- 77' Fabio Pisacane is replacing Luca Ceppitelli for the Cagliari Calcio side.
- 81' Gaston Pereiro is replacing Radja Nainggolan for the Cagliari Calcio side.
- 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nahitan Nandez on 84.
- 85' Cagliari Calcio player sees a Red card in front of him.
- 87' Benevento Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
- 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Riccardo Sottil.
- 89' Another substitution for Benevento Calcio to replace Perparim Hetemaj by Bryan Dabo on 89 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Fabio Pisacane gets a Yellow card.
- 90' It is a substitution in Benevento Calcio team. Alessandro Tuia is replaced by Christian Maggio on 90 minute.
- With this win, Benevento Calcio is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Cagliari Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
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- 28
- 23
- 10
- 30
- 4
- 18
- 8
- 25
- 40
- 12
Bench
- 31
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20
Gaston Pereiro ↑ 81'
- 17
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19
Fabio Pisacane ↑ 77'
- 93
- 27
- 1
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9
Giovanni Simeone ↑ 68'
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33
Riccardo Sottil ↑ 46'
- 21
- 14
- 36
Coach Eusebio Di FrancescoBenevento Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 29
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25
Marco Sau ↓ Gianluca Caprari 76'
- 28
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19
Roberto Insigne ↓ Daam Foulon 72'
- 16
- 13
- 1
- 9
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56
Perparim Hetemaj ↓ Bryan Dabo 89'
- 93
Bench
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14
Bryan Dabo ↑ 89'
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17
Gianluca Caprari ↑ 76'
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11
Christian Maggio ↑ 90'
- 4
- 6
- 12
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18
Daam Foulon ↑ 72'
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20
Giuseppe Di Serio ↑ 76'
- 58
- 22
- 30
Coach Filippo Inzaghi -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gianluca Lapadula 2 Joao Pedro Galvao 2 Babis Lykogiannis 1 Leonardo Pavoletti 1 Marco Sau 1 Alessandro Tuia 1 Head to Head
Cagliari Calcio Form
Benevento Calcio Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.11 Cagliari Calcio xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.58 Benevento Calcio xGI would bet for: Benevento Calcio or Draw 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Benevento Calcio winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.69Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Cagliari Calcio or Draw 55%Draw or Benevento Calcio 73%Cagliari Calcio or Benevento Calcio 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Benevento Calcio win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%0 – 1 9.7%1 – 2 Actual0 – 0 8.7%0 – 2 8.3%1 – 0 6.5%2 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 5.1%1 – 3 4.8%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio
Handicap Cagliari Calcio covers Push Benevento Calcio covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 15% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 22% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 14% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Benevento Calcio keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.