Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cagliari Calcio vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
Cagliari Calcio
1 – 4
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Sun 3 Jan 2021 · 14:00 UTC Sardegna Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+1'
Babis Lykogiannis 31' Y
Riccardo Sottil 53' Y
Babis Lykogiannis 65' R
Y 71' Piotr Zielinski
Fabrizio Caligara 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cagliari Calcio vs SSC Napoli — Serie A at Sardegna Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Gianluca Manganiello
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto
  • Referee Giovanni Baccini
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 4.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

1
3
10
Cagliari Calcio 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli 2020-02-16 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli 2019-09-25 SSC Napoli 0–1 Cagliari Calcio 2019-05-05 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio 2018-12-16 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 Dec Hellas Verona FC A 1–1 D
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Cagliari Calcio A 4–1 W
23 Dec Torino FC H 1–1 D
20 Dec SS Lazio A 0–2 L
16 Dec FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
13 Dec UC Sampdoria H 2–1 W
10 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Cagliari Calcio SSC Napoli
#9 Position #10
16 Points 15
11 Played 11
5 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4
10 Scored 18
15 Conceded 14
-5 GD +4
1.45 PPG 1.36
45% Win % 36%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
20% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts). SSC Napoli are 10th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cagliari Calcio
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SSC Napoli
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/3
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 5 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G
SSC Napoli
Kevin De Bruyne 4 G 1 A
Rasmus Hojlund 3 G
Matteo Politano 2 G 3 A
Antonio Vergara 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cagliari Calcio and SSC Napoli get this one started.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cagliari Calcio must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cagliari Calcio and SSC Napoli are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' 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' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Eusebio Di Francesco will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Piotr Zielinski makes it 0-1.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' Babis Lykogiannis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' Eljif Elmas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 46' Cagliari Calcio are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SSC Napoli's shape.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' Riccardo Sottil picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Gaston Pereiro as he leaves the pitch. Matteo Tramoni steps in for Cagliari Calcio.
  • 60' Joao Pedro Galvao does the damage! The net is bulging and Cagliari Calcio surge ahead!
  • 62' Piotr Zielinski adds to his 2 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Babis Lykogiannis.
  • 68' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Riccardo Sottil is withdrawn and Alessandro Tripaldelli gets his opportunity.
  • 71' That is a Yellow card for SSC Napoli. Piotr Zielinski will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Magnificent from Hirving Lozano! That is 82 goals in 452 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 77' Andrea Petagna makes way for Matteo Politano at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 82' Cagliari Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Giovanni Simeone as he leaves the pitch. Leonardo Pavoletti steps in for Cagliari Calcio.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fabrizio Caligara on 85 minutes.
  • 86' A stunning finish from Lorenzo Insigne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Tiemoue Bakayoko is replaced by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • Another three points for SSC Napoli.

Lineups

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Osimhen 5
Lorenzo Insigne 3
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Piotr Zielinski 2
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2
Dries Mertens 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Alessandro Buongiorno 1

Head to Head

2021-01-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli 2020-02-16 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli 2019-09-25 SSC Napoli 0–1 Cagliari Calcio 2019-05-05 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio 2018-12-16 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-01-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli L 2020-12-23 AS Roma 3–2 Cagliari Calcio L 2020-12-20 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 Udinese Calcio D 2020-12-16 Parma Calcio 1913 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2020-12-13 Cagliari Calcio 1–3 FC Internazionale Milano L 2020-12-06 Hellas Verona FC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D

SSC Napoli Form

2021-01-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli W 2020-12-23 SSC Napoli 1–1 Torino FC D 2020-12-20 SS Lazio 2–0 SSC Napoli L 2020-12-16 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 SSC Napoli L 2020-12-13 SSC Napoli 2–1 UC Sampdoria W 2020-12-10 SSC Napoli 1–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.92 Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cagliari Calcio22% Draw27% SSC Napoli51%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
49%
Draw or SSC Napoli
78%
Cagliari Calcio or SSC Napoli
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio15% Draw46% SSC Napoli39%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
9%
0 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
2.9%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap Cagliari Calcio covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 24% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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