Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cagliari Calcio vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
Cagliari Calcio
1 – 1
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Sun 31 Jan 2021 · 14:00 UTC Sardegna Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Razvan Marin 20' Y
Radja Nainggolan 52' Y
Y 60' Pedro Obiang
Y 85' Maxime Lopez
Y 90' Rogerio

Overview

Match Preview

Cagliari Calcio vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Sardegna Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
  • Referee Pasquale De Meo
  • Referee Valerio Marini
  • Referee Alessio Berti
7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
7
3
Cagliari Calcio 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals US Sassuolo Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-09-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2020-07-18 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-12-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio 2019-01-26 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–0 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–1 D
24 Jan Genoa CFC A 0–1 L
18 Jan AC Milan H 0–2 L
10 Jan ACF Fiorentina A 0–1 L
06 Jan Benevento Calcio H 1–2 L
03 Jan SSC Napoli H 1–4 L
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Cagliari Calcio A 1–1 D
24 Jan SS Lazio A 1–2 L
17 Jan Parma Calcio 1913 H 1–1 D
10 Jan Juventus FC A 1–3 L
06 Jan Genoa CFC H 2–1 W
03 Jan Atalanta BC A 1–5 L

Season Stats

Cagliari Calcio US Sassuolo Calcio
#9 Position #17
16 Points 8
11 Played 11
5 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 7
10 Scored 16
15 Conceded 29
-5 GD -13
1.45 PPG 0.73
45% Win % 18%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 17th (8 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
US Sassuolo Calcio
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/8
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 5 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G
US Sassuolo Calcio
Vasilije Adzic 3 G 1 A
Sebastiano Esposito 2 G 2 A
Domenico Berardi 2 G
Cas Odenthal 2 G
Cristian Volpato 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Sardegna Arena as Cagliari Calcio face off against US Sassuolo Calcio in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cagliari Calcio and US Sassuolo Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' It’s high time Eusebio Di Francesco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' The referee calls foul for Razvan Marin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Sassuolo Calcio that had 395 games and scored 476 goals.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Razvan Marin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Christian Oliva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Radja Nainggolan on 52 minutes.
  • 57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Giovanni Simeone trudges off to be replaced by Leonardo Pavoletti on 64 minutes.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Riccardo Sottil. He replaces Alessandro Deiola on 65 minute.
  • 70' Cagliari Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 71' Gregoire Defrel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Francesco Caputo on 71 minute.
  • 73' The whistle greets Gabriele Zappa as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 75' Goal! Joao Pedro Galvao scores his 68 goal in 429 matches.
  • 78' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Giacomo Raspadori on, Filip Duricic off on 78 minutes.
  • 82' Babis Lykogiannis makes way for Alessandro Tripaldelli at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cagliari Calcio.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Maxime Lopez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Brain Oddei has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hamed Traore on 88 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rogerio.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Pedro Galvao 4
Leonardo Pavoletti 3
Domenico Berardi 3
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Gianluca Lapadula 2
Daniele Ragatzu 1
Matteo Prati 1
Filip Duricic 1

Head to Head

2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-09-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2020-07-18 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-12-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio 2019-01-26 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–0 Cagliari Calcio

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2021-01-24 Genoa CFC 1–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-01-18 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan L 2021-01-10 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-01-06 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 Benevento Calcio L 2021-01-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli L

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2021-01-24 SS Lazio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2021-01-17 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Parma Calcio 1913 D 2021-01-10 Juventus FC 3–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2021-01-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Genoa CFC W 2021-01-03 Atalanta BC 5–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: Cagliari Calcio or US Sassuolo Calcio 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio40% Draw27% US Sassuolo Calcio33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Cagliari Calcio or Draw
67%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
60%
Cagliari Calcio or US Sassuolo Calcio
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cagliari Calcio30% Draw44% US Sassuolo Calcio26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap Cagliari Calcio covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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