Cagliari Calcio vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2021-22

Cagliari Calcio

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Empoli FC

Wed 22 Sep 2021 · 18:45 UTC Unipol Domus HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Szymon Zurkowski

Diego Godin 75' Y

Nahitan Nandez 90' Y

Overview

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Cagliari Calcio vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Unipol Domus.

Cagliari Calcio 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marco Di Bello
Referee Daniele Doveri
Referee Fabiano Preti
Referee Antonio Giua
Referee Daniele Bindoni
Referee Damiano Margani

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Cagliari Calcio 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Empoli FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Empoli FC 2019-01-20 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 Empoli FC 2018-08-19 Empoli FC 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-04-18 Empoli FC 3–4 Cagliari Calcio 2017-11-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Cagliari Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Empoli FC	H	0–2	L
19 Sep	SS Lazio	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Genoa CFC	H	2–3	L
29 Aug	AC Milan	A	1–4	L
23 Aug	Spezia Calcio	H	2–2	D
22 May	Genoa CFC	H	0–1	L

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Cagliari Calcio	A	2–0	W
19 Sep	UC Sampdoria	H	0–3	L
11 Sep	Venezia FC	H	1–2	L
28 Aug	Juventus FC	A	1–0	W
21 Aug	SS Lazio	H	1–3	L
26 May	FC Internazionale Milano	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Cagliari Calcio

Daniel Maldini	3 G
Alessandro Romano	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Cagliari Calcio kicks off things out of here…
5' Empoli FC have won 233 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ardian Ismajli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cagliari Calcio.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
21' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Szymon Zurkowski gets a Yellow card.
26' Andrea Carboni is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cagliari Calcio so far.
29' Empoli FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Federico Di Francesco on 29.
34' 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.
39' Nicolas Haas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 527 appearances.
44' The travelling Empoli FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Time for substitution for Cagliari Calcio. Andrea Carboni is replaced by Diego Godin.
51' Empoli FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
61' Empoli FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' Ardian Ismajli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Petar Stojanovic on 64 minute.
69' What a strike from Leo Stulac! The score is 0-2.
70' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Walukiewicz departs to be replaced by Martin Caceres.
75' Cagliari Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' Time for substitution for Cagliari Calcio. Babis Lykogiannis is replaced by Gaston Pereiro.
82' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
83' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Nicolas Haas is withdrawn and Kristjan Asllani gets his opportunity.
85' Fresh legs for Cagliari Calcio! Leonardo Pavoletti comes on to replace Luca Ceppitelli.
87' A tactical swap from Empoli FC — Andrea La Mantia on, Andrea Pinamonti off on 87 minutes.
90' Cagliari Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Empoli FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

28
Alessio Cragno
23
Luca Ceppitelli ↓ Leonardo Pavoletti 85'
22
Babis Lykogiannis ↓ Gaston Pereiro 77'
10
Joao Pedro Galvao
29
Dalbert Henrique
9
Keita Balde
14
Alessandro Deiola ↓ Kevin Strootman 46'
18
Nahitan Nandez
8
Razvan Marin
40
Sebastian Walukiewicz ↓ Martin Caceres 70'
44
Andrea Carboni ↓ Diego Godin 46'

Bench

Coach Walter Mazzarri

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
8
Liam Henderson
3
Riccardo Marchizza
11
Federico Di Francesco ↓ Nedim Bajrami 83'
6
Simone Romagnoli
32
Nicolas Haas ↓ Kristjan Asllani 83'
99
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Andrea La Mantia 87'
30
Petar Stojanovic ↓ Ardian Ismajli 64'
27
Szymon Zurkowski
28
Samuele Ricci ↓ Leo Stulac 64'
42
Mattia Viti

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leonardo Pavoletti	2
Federico Di Francesco	1
Leo Stulac	1
Andrea Pinamonti	1
Rade Krunic	1
Nicolas Viola	1
Francesco Caputo	1
Jakub Jankto	1

Head to Head

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-09-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Empoli FC L 2021-09-19 SS Lazio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-09-12 Cagliari Calcio 2–3 Genoa CFC L 2021-08-29 AC Milan 4–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-08-23 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 Spezia Calcio D 2021-05-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 Genoa CFC L

Empoli FC Form

2021-09-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Empoli FC W 2021-09-19 Empoli FC 0–3 UC Sampdoria L 2021-09-11 Empoli FC 1–2 Venezia FC L 2021-08-28 Juventus FC 0–1 Empoli FC W 2021-08-21 Empoli FC 1–3 SS Lazio L 2019-05-26 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Empoli FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.15 Cagliari Calcio xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Empoli FC xG

I would bet for: Cagliari Calcio or Empoli FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cagliari Calcio30% Draw29% Empoli FC41%

Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Cagliari Calcio or Draw

58%

Draw or Empoli FC

70%

Cagliari Calcio or Empoli FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cagliari Calcio21% Draw47% Empoli FC32%

Actual: Empoli FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap	Cagliari Calcio covers	Push	Empoli FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	22%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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