Cagliari Calcio vs Genoa CFC, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2020-21

Cagliari Calcio

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Genoa CFC

Sat 22 May 2021 · 18:45 UTC Sardegna Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 51' Valon Behrami

Y 64' Filippo Melegoni

Andrea Carboni 77' Y

R 83' Valon Behrami

R 84' Valon Behrami

Y 90' Kevin Strootman

Overview

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Cagliari Calcio vs Genoa CFC — Serie A at Sardegna Arena.

Cagliari Calcio 38 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Genoa CFC 38 games · 41 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Fabio Maresca
Referee Lucas Mondin
Referee Antonio Giua
Referee Damiano Di Iorio
Referee Antonio Vono
Referee Francesco Meraviglia (Italy)

6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.7 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

Cagliari Calcio 22 games · Avg 2.3 goals Genoa CFC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 Genoa CFC 2021-01-24 Genoa CFC 1–0 Cagliari Calcio 2020-02-09 Genoa CFC 1–0 Cagliari Calcio 2019-09-20 Cagliari Calcio 3–1 Genoa CFC 2019-05-18 Genoa CFC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

Cagliari Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Genoa CFC	H	0–1	L
16 May	AC Milan	A	0–0	D
12 May	ACF Fiorentina	H	0–0	D
09 May	Benevento Calcio	A	3–1	W
02 May	SSC Napoli	A	1–1	D
25 Apr	AS Roma	H	3–2	W

Genoa CFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Cagliari Calcio	A	1–0	W
15 May	Atalanta BC	H	3–4	L
12 May	Bologna FC 1909	A	2–0	W
09 May	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	1–2	L
02 May	SS Lazio	A	3–4	L
24 Apr	Spezia Calcio	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Cagliari Calcio		Genoa CFC
#14	Position	#16
43	Points	41
38	Played	38
11 / 10 / 17	W / D / L	10 / 11 / 17
40	Scored	41
53	Conceded	51
-13	GD	-10
1.13	PPG	1.08
29%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cagliari Calcio are 14th (43 pts). Genoa CFC are 16th (41 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cagliari Calcio is hosting Genoa CFC for another epic battle.
5' 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.
10' Another change for Cagliari Calcio made on 10 minute. Radja Nainggolan leaves to be changed by Alfred Duncan.
11' Cagliari Calcio ring the changes. Radja Nainggolan has done his job and it is now time for Alfred Duncan to step up.
15' Eldor Shomurodov adds to his 1 season tally! Genoa CFC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Alberto Cerri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cagliari Calcio.
25' 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.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Davide Ballardini will be considering his options from the bench.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' Cagliari Calcio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Genoa CFC backline.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cagliari Calcio and Genoa CFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Time for substitution for Genoa CFC. Andrea Masiello is replaced by Valon Behrami.
51' Genoa CFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
56' Babis Lykogiannis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
57' Another substitution for Genoa CFC to replace Goran Pandev by Miha Zajc on 57 minute.
62' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cagliari Calcio must find a spark to ignite this game.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Filippo Melegoni is booked for Genoa CFC — Yellow card on 64.
69' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Giovanni Simeone on, Alberto Cerri off on 69 minutes.
74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Genoa CFC that had 418 games and scored 267 goals.
77' Andrea Carboni picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
80' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riccardo Sottil is hanging Babis Lykogiannis on the field on 80 minute.
83' Valon Behrami is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
84' The referee shows Genoa CFC player a Red card on 84.
86' Another change for Genoa CFC made on 86 minute. Eldor Shomurodov leaves to be changed by Ivan Radovanovic.
90' Domenico Criscito is replacing Davide Zappacosta for the Genoa CFC side.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kevin Strootman on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Genoa CFC players.

Lineups

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

24
Daniele Rugani
28
Alessio Cragno
22
Babis Lykogiannis ↓ Riccardo Sottil 80'
10
Joao Pedro Galvao
27
Alberto Cerri ↓ Giovanni Simeone 69'
15
Ragnar Klavan
4
Radja Nainggolan ↓ Alfred Duncan 10'
14
Alessandro Deiola ↓ Gaston Pereiro 69'
18
Nahitan Nandez ↓ Gabriele Zappa 46'
8
Razvan Marin
44
Andrea Carboni

Bench

Coach Leonardo Semplici

Genoa CFC Lineups

Starting XI

77
Davide Zappacosta ↓ Domenico Criscito 90'
20
Kevin Strootman
55
Andrea Masiello ↓ Valon Behrami 46'
2
Cristian Zapata
37
Marko Pjaca
19
Goran Pandev ↓ Miha Zajc 57'
32
Alberto Paleari
5
Edoardo Goldaniga
24
Filippo Melegoni
61
Eldor Shomurodov ↓ Ivan Radovanovic 86'
65
Nicolo Rovella

Bench

Coach Davide Ballardini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Albert Gudmundsson	2
Morten Frendrup	2
Mattia Destro	2
Mohamed Salim Fares	2
Nicolas Viola	2
Joao Pedro Galvao	2
Giovanni Simeone	1
Cristian Zapata	1

Head to Head

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-05-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 Genoa CFC L 2021-05-16 AC Milan 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-05-12 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 ACF Fiorentina D 2021-05-09 Benevento Calcio 1–3 Cagliari Calcio W 2021-05-02 SSC Napoli 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-04-25 Cagliari Calcio 3–2 AS Roma W

Genoa CFC Form

2021-05-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 Genoa CFC W 2021-05-15 Genoa CFC 3–4 Atalanta BC L 2021-05-12 Bologna FC 1909 0–2 Genoa CFC W 2021-05-09 Genoa CFC 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2021-05-02 SS Lazio 4–3 Genoa CFC L 2021-04-24 Genoa CFC 2–0 Spezia Calcio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 Cagliari Calcio xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Genoa CFC xG

I would bet for: Cagliari Calcio or Genoa CFC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cagliari Calcio33% Draw31% Genoa CFC36%

Actual: Genoa CFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Cagliari Calcio or Draw

64%

Draw or Genoa CFC

67%

Cagliari Calcio or Genoa CFC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cagliari Calcio22% Draw51% Genoa CFC27%

Actual: Genoa CFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.6%

1 – 2

7.8%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

3.2%

0 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap	Cagliari Calcio covers	Push	Genoa CFC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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