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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 0

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
#17 Position #5
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cagliari Calcio are 17th (0 pts). SSC Napoli are 5th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Cagliari Calcio vs SSC Napoli — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eljif Elmas, as he is very good at scoring at Sardegna Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cagliari Calcio and SSC Napoli are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 508 games and scored 640 goals.
  • 25' The Poland Piotr Zielinski breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 0-1!
  • 30' Kosovo international Amir Rrahmani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' Babis Lykogiannis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' SSC Napoli is showing some good football. However, SSC Napoli are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' Matteo Politano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' Riccardo Sottil was booked on 53.
  • 57' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Gaston Pereiro is withdrawn and Matteo Tramoni gets his opportunity.
  • 60' Joao Pedro Galvao makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Cagliari Calcio are in front.
  • 62' Piotr Zielinski does the damage! The net is bulging and SSC Napoli surge ahead!
  • 65' Poor challenge from Babis Lykogiannis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 68' A change in the Cagliari Calcio ranks — Riccardo Sottil exits the field as Alessandro Tripaldelli enters on 68.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Piotr Zielinski is booked for SSC Napoli — Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' Magnificent from Hirving Lozano! That is 80 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 77' Matteo Politano is replacing Andrea Petagna for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 82' SSC Napoli come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 83' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leonardo Pavoletti is hanging Giovanni Simeone on the field on 83 minute.
  • 85' Fabrizio Caligara is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 86' The deadlock is broken! Lorenzo Insigne gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
  • 87' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stanislav Lobotka is hanging Tiemoue Bakayoko on the field on 87 minute.
  • 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
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2
Dries Mertens 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Piotr Zielinski 2
Nahitan Nandez 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
0.49 Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cagliari Calcio20% Draw35% SSC Napoli45%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Cagliari Calcio or Draw
55%
Draw or SSC Napoli
80%
Cagliari Calcio or SSC Napoli
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio10% Draw61% SSC Napoli29%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 0
24.3%
0 – 1
21.2%
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
11%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 1
2.6%
2 – 0
2.3%
1 – 3
2.1%
2 – 2
1.6%
0 – 4
1%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap Cagliari Calcio covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 12% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 28% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 13% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
61% ✗

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