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

Serie A · 2021-22
Cagliari Calcio
0 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
  • Referee Antonio Giua
  • Referee Daniele Bindoni
  • Referee Damiano Margani
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

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

6
5
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cagliari Calcio kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Empoli FC that had 380 games and scored 231 goals.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cagliari Calcio and Empoli FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Empoli FC is showing some good football. However, Empoli FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Cagliari Calcio are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Empoli FC's shape.
  • 21' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Szymon Zurkowski gets a Yellow card.
  • 26' 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.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Federico Di Francesco makes it 0-1.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cagliari Calcio and Empoli FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' Empoli FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' The whistle greets Andrea Carboni as he departs to be replaced by Diego Godin.
  • 51' Mattia Viti has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' Empoli FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Ardian Ismajli is replacing Petar Stojanovic for the Empoli FC side.
  • 69' GOAL! Leo Stulac scores on 69.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Martin Caceres. He replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz on 70 minute.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Diego Godin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 77' Gaston Pereiro is replacing Babis Lykogiannis for the Cagliari Calcio side.
  • 82' Cagliari 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.
  • 83' Empoli FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kristjan Asllani is hanging Nicolas Haas on the field on 83 minute.
  • 85' Luca Ceppitelli makes way for Leonardo Pavoletti at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cagliari Calcio.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Andrea La Mantia comes on to replace Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 90' Cagliari Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Cagliari Calcio and Empoli FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walter Mazzarri

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Diego Farias 1
Federico Di Francesco 1
Leo Stulac 1
Andrea Pinamonti 1
Rade Krunic 1
Nicolas Viola 1
Francesco Caputo 1

Head to Head

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

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.