Cagliari Calcio vs Genoa CFC, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Cagliari Calcio vs Genoa CFC — Serie A at Unipol Domus.
- Cagliari Calcio 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- Genoa CFC 5 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Guida
- Assistant 1 Filippo Meli
- Assistant 2 Stefano Alassio
5 games this season
🟨 4.4/game
⚽ 11.2 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | Genoa CFC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Oct | Frosinone Calcio | H | 4–3 | W |
| 22 Oct | US Salernitana 1919 | A | 2–2 | D |
| 08 Oct | AS Roma | H | 1–4 | L |
| 02 Oct | ACF Fiorentina | A | 0–3 | L |
| 27 Sep | AC Milan | H | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | Cagliari Calcio | A | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Oct | US Salernitana 1919 | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Oct | Atalanta BC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Oct | AC Milan | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Oct | Udinese Calcio | A | 2–2 | D |
| 28 Sep | AS Roma | H | 4–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Cagliari Calcio | Genoa CFC | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #19 |
| 12 | Points | 1 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 4 / 0 / 1 | W / D / L | 0 / 1 / 4 |
| 5 | Scored | 3 |
| 2 | Conceded | 10 |
| +3 | GD | -7 |
| 2.40 | PPG | 0.20 |
| 80% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
36%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
H2H (22 games)
45%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
Cagliari Calcio this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Genoa CFC this season
Genoa CFC this season
Cagliari Calcio are 4th (12 pts). Genoa CFC are 19th (1 pts).
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
Genoa CFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Cagliari Calcio
| Daniel Maldini | 3 G |
| Alessandro Romano | 1 G |
Genoa CFC
| Milutin Osmajic | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cagliari Calcio to score. At the same time, Genoa CFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' A quiet spell here at Unipol Domus. Cagliari Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Puscas made 382 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Morten Thorsby has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' Simone Scuffet, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cagliari Calcio must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruslan Malinovskiy on 28 minutes.
- 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 43' Edoardo Goldaniga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Pantelis Chatzidiakos trudges off to be replaced by Gabriele Zappa on 46 minutes.
- 48' Brilliant from the ! Nicolas Viola makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 48.
- 51' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Albert Gudmundsson makes no mistake. 1-1!
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Genoa CFC that had 420 games and scored 267 goals.
- 59' Kevin Strootman makes way for Morten Thorsby at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Genoa CFC.
- 64' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Gaetano Oristanio is withdrawn and Andrea Petagna gets his opportunity.
- 66' Fresh legs for Genoa CFC! Ridgeciano Haps comes on to replace Aaron Martin.
- 69' Gabriele Zappa makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Cagliari Calcio are in front.
- 71' Cagliari Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 76' Cagliari Calcio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 78' Cagliari Calcio ring the changes. Jakub Jankto has done his job and it is now time for Paulo Dentello to step up.
- 83' Alberto Dossena has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 7 cards already picked up this season.
- 84' Genoa CFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Caleb Ekuban is hanging Ruslan Malinovskiy on the field on 84 minute.
- 89' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Claudio Ranieri will be considering his options from the bench.
- 90' The referee shows Cagliari Calcio player a Yellow card on 90.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Adam Obert. He replaces Tommaso Augello on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Genoa CFC.
Lineups
Cagliari Calcio Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 17
-
21
Jakub Jankto ↓ Paulo Dentello 78'
- 22
-
27
Tommaso Augello ↓ Adam Obert 90'
- 3
- 29
- 4
-
5
Marco Mancosu ↓ Nicolas Viola 46'
- 77
- 19
- 16
Bench
- 1
- 20
- 30
- 18
-
32
Andrea Petagna ↑ 64'
-
10
Nicolas Viola ↑ 46'
- 9
- 14
- 61
- 23
-
28
Gabriele Zappa ↑ 46'
-
33
Adam Obert ↑ 90'
- 38
- 25
-
37
Paulo Dentello ↑ 78'
Coach
Claudio Ranieri
Genoa CFC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 11
- 8
-
3
Aaron Martin ↓ Ridgeciano Haps 66'
-
47
Milan Badelj ↓ George Puscas 59'
- 20
- 32
- 1
- 22
- 4
- 5
- 17
Bench
- 16
-
55
Ridgeciano Haps ↑ 66'
-
2
Morten Thorsby ↑ 59'
-
37
George Puscas ↑ 59'
- 14
-
18
Caleb Ekuban ↑ 84'
- 99
- 36
- 25
- 33
- 40
- 39
Coach
Alberto Gilardino
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mattia Destro | 2 |
| Mohamed Salim Fares | 2 |
| Nicolas Viola | 2 |
| Joao Pedro Galvao | 2 |
| Albert Gudmundsson | 2 |
| Morten Frendrup | 2 |
| Roberto Piccoli | 1 |
| Eldor Shomurodov | 1 |
Head to Head
Cagliari Calcio Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63
Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91
Genoa CFC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cagliari Calcio win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Cagliari Calcio or Draw
77%
Draw or Genoa CFC
50%
Cagliari Calcio or Genoa CFC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio
| Handicap | Cagliari Calcio covers | Push | Genoa CFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 16% | 71% |
| -1.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -1 | 29% | 24% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
41%
✓
Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

