Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cagliari Calcio vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2023-24
Cagliari Calcio
2 – 1
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Mon 11 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Unipol Domus HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Martin Erlic
Gianluca Lapadula 90+4' 1–1
Leonardo Pavoletti 90+9' 2–1
Y 9' Armand Lauriente
Y 35' Ruan
Y 43' Martin Erlic
Edoardo Goldaniga 55' Y
YR 63' Ruan
Y 69' Andrea Consigli
Y 90' Kristian Thorstvedt
Y 90' Samuele Mulattieri

Overview

Match Preview

Cagliari Calcio vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Unipol Domus.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Assistant 1 Pietro Dei Giudici
  • Assistant 2 Paolo Laudato (Italy)
11 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
7
3
Cagliari Calcio 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals US Sassuolo Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-11 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-04-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-11-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio 2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-09-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–1 W
02 Dec SS Lazio A 0–1 L
26 Nov AC Monza H 1–1 D
11 Nov Juventus FC A 1–2 L
05 Nov Genoa CFC H 2–1 W
29 Oct Frosinone Calcio H 4–3 W
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Cagliari Calcio A 1–2 L
03 Dec AS Roma H 1–2 L
26 Nov Empoli FC A 4–3 W
10 Nov US Salernitana 1919 H 2–2 D
06 Nov Torino FC A 1–2 L
28 Oct Bologna FC 1909 H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Cagliari Calcio US Sassuolo Calcio
#17 Position #14
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

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cagliari Calcio are 17th (0 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 14th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Unipol Domus that hosts another battle between Cagliari Calcio and US Sassuolo Calcio.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 7' Martin Erlic adds to his 0 season tally! US Sassuolo Calcio lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 9' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 19' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' named a 4-4-1-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' Matteo Prati, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' It’s high time Claudio Ranieri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Ruan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' Martin Erlic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' It looks surprising Cagliari Calcio does not make any changes. Cristian Volpato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Edoardo Goldaniga. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Sulemana departs to be replaced by Zito Luvumbo.
  • 59' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zito Luvumbo is hanging Ibrahim Sulemana on the field on 59 minute.
  • 63' Ruan picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 65 minute. Samu Castillejo leaves to be changed by Gianmarco Ferrari.
  • 69' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 73' Nedim Bajrami has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matias Vina on 73 minute.
  • 74' Gaetano Oristanio makes way for Eldor Shomurodov at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cagliari Calcio.
  • 79' Samu Castillejo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 81' The whistle greets Andrea Pinamonti as he departs to be replaced by Samuele Mulattieri.
  • 86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' The whistle greets Tommaso Augello as he departs to be replaced by Marco Mancosu.
  • 90' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, Cagliari Calcio is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-12-11 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-04-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-11-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio 2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-09-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio

Cagliari Calcio Form

2023-12-11 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-12-02 SS Lazio 1–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2023-11-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Monza D 2023-11-11 Juventus FC 2–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2023-11-05 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 Genoa CFC W 2023-10-29 Cagliari Calcio 4–3 Frosinone Calcio W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2023-12-11 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-12-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AS Roma L 2023-11-26 Empoli FC 3–4 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-11-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 US Salernitana 1919 D 2023-11-06 Torino FC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-10-28 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Bologna FC 1909 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.98 Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: Cagliari Calcio or Draw 77% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cagliari Calcio45% Draw32% US Sassuolo Calcio23%
Actual: Cagliari Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Cagliari Calcio or Draw
77%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
55%
Cagliari Calcio or US Sassuolo Calcio
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio25% Draw59% US Sassuolo Calcio16%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.6%
1 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
2.7%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap Cagliari Calcio covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 24% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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