Cagliari Calcio vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Cagliari Calcio vs SSC Napoli — Serie A at Unipol Domus.
- Cagliari Calcio 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- SSC Napoli 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Luca Pairetto
- Assistant 1 Luigi Rossi
- Assistant 2 Vito Mastrodonato
5 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 9.2 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb | SSC Napoli | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Feb | Udinese Calcio | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Feb | SS Lazio | H | 1–3 | L |
| 05 Feb | AS Roma | A | 0–4 | L |
| 26 Jan | Torino FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Jan | Frosinone Calcio | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb | Cagliari Calcio | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Feb | FC Barcelona | H | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Feb | Genoa CFC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Feb | AC Milan | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Feb | Hellas Verona FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Jan | SS Lazio | A | 0–0 | 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)
H2H (14 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
30%
Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
Cagliari Calcio this season
20%
Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
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' The ball is rolling at Unipol Domus. Cagliari Calcio are looking to make home advantage count against SSC Napoli.
- 5' Cagliari Calcio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SSC Napoli backline.
- 10' Gianluca Lapadula needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 18 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' A quiet spell here at Unipol Domus. Cagliari Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 20' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Cagliari Calcio have won 294 goals from 429 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cagliari Calcio and SSC Napoli are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Gianluca Lapadula.
- 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cagliari Calcio side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Juan Jesus, as he is very good at scoring at Unipol Domus with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 48' The referee shows Cagliari Calcio player a card on 48.
- 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 61' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Gianluca Lapadula departs to be replaced by Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 62' Gabriele Zappa is replacing Jakub Jankto for the Cagliari Calcio side.
- 66' Victor Osimhen puts SSC Napoli on the lead.
- 68' It’s gonna be a card for Nahitan Nandez.
- 73' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matteo Politano is hanging Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the field on 73 minute.
- 76' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Tommaso Augello departs to be replaced by Gaetano Oristanio.
- 79' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori is replaced by Jesper Lindstrom.
- 84' Gianluca Gaetano has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
- 85' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Victor Osimhen is withdrawn and Giovanni Simeone gets his opportunity.
- 86' Alessandro Deiola has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 86.
- 90' Mathias Olivera was booked on 90.
- The final score is 1-1.
Lineups
Cagliari Calcio Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 26
-
21
Jakub Jankto ↓ Gabriele Zappa 62'
- 9
- 22
- 14
- 27
- 29
- 8
- 70
- 4
- 77
Bench
- 1
-
30
Leonardo Pavoletti ↑ 61'
- 18
- 32
-
10
Nicolas Viola ↑ 61'
- 23
-
28
Gabriele Zappa ↑ 62'
- 99
- 33
-
19
Gaetano Oristanio ↑ 76'
- 37
- 16
Coach
Claudio Ranieri
SSC Napoli Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 30
- 99
- 68
-
20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Jens Cajuste 79'
- 1
- 17
- 13
- 9
- 77
- 81
- 5
Bench
- 32
- 6
- 95
-
21
Matteo Politano ↑ 73'
-
18
Giovanni Simeone ↑ 85'
- 8
-
24
Jens Cajuste ↑ 79'
-
29
Jesper Lindstrom ↑ 79'
-
55
Leo Ostigard ↑ 85'
- 14
- 3
Coach
Francesco Calzona
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Victor Osimhen | 5 |
| Lorenzo Insigne | 3 |
| Romelu Lukaku | 2 |
| Leonardo Pavoletti | 2 |
| Piotr Zielinski | 2 |
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 2 |
| Dries Mertens | 2 |
| Alessandro Buongiorno | 1 |
Head to Head
Cagliari Calcio Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.87
Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35
SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for:
SSC Napoli or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 2.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Cagliari Calcio or Draw
57%
Draw or SSC Napoli
73%
Cagliari Calcio or SSC Napoli
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
2 – 3
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio
| Handicap | Cagliari Calcio covers | Push | SSC Napoli covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 15% | 77% |
| -0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +1 | 54% | 24% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 14% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
42%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

