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Genoa CFC vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
Genoa CFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sat 18 May 2019 · 16:00 UTC Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Ragnar Klavan
Domenico Criscito 31' Y
Miguel Veloso 77' Y
Giuseppe Pezzella 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Genoa CFC vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • Referee Alessio Tolfo
  • Referee Federico La Penna

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

8
5
9
Genoa CFC 22 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-18 Genoa CFC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2018-12-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Genoa CFC 2018-04-08 Genoa CFC 1–2 Cagliari Calcio 2018-01-24 Cagliari Calcio 3–0 Genoa CFC 2017-02-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Genoa CFC

Recent Form

Genoa CFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Cagliari Calcio H 1–1 D
11 May Atalanta BC A 1–2 L
05 May AS Roma H 1–1 D
28 Apr SPAL 2013 A 1–1 D
20 Apr Torino FC H 0–1 L
14 Apr UC Sampdoria A 0–2 L
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Genoa CFC A 1–1 D
11 May SS Lazio H 1–2 L
05 May SSC Napoli A 1–2 L
27 Apr AS Roma A 0–3 L
20 Apr Frosinone Calcio H 1–0 W
14 Apr Torino FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Genoa CFC Cagliari Calcio
#16 Position #14
41 Points 43
38 Played 38
10 / 11 / 17 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 17
41 Scored 40
51 Conceded 53
-10 GD -13
1.08 PPG 1.13
26% Win % 29%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Genoa CFC are 16th (41 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris will turn into a battlefield for Genoa CFC and Cagliari Calcio.
  • 5' Filippo Romagna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Italy international Daniel Bessa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leonardo Pavoletti, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 22' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Ragnar Klavan gets a Yellow card.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' Domenico Criscito has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cagliari Calcio that had 418 games and scored 284 goals.
  • 40' What composure from Leonardo Pavoletti! The Italy international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 45' The 30-year-old Alberto Cerri has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' The Genoa CFC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Pereira departs to be replaced by Christian Kouame.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Genoa CFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cagliari Calcio backline.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Genoa CFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Joao Pedro Galvao. He replaces Leonardo Pavoletti on 66 minute.
  • 71' Genoa CFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cagliari Calcio's shape.
  • 74' Genoa CFC ring the changes. Gianluca Lapadula has done his job and it is now time for Antonio Sanabria to step up.
  • 76' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Fabrizio Cacciatore is withdrawn and Filippo Romagna gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Miguel Veloso picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Alberto Cerri makes way for Valter Birsa at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cagliari Calcio.
  • 82' Genoa CFC ring the changes. Davide Biraschi has done his job and it is now time for Giuseppe Pezzella to step up.
  • 87' Miguel Veloso has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 418 appearances.
  • 89' What an equalizer from Domenico Criscito!
  • 90' Poor challenge from Giuseppe Pezzella. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Genoa CFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rolando Maran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicolas Viola 2
Joao Pedro Galvao 2
Albert Gudmundsson 2
Morten Frendrup 2
Mattia Destro 2
Mohamed Salim Fares 2
Domenico Criscito 1
Gabriele Zappa 1

Head to Head

2019-05-18 Genoa CFC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2018-12-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Genoa CFC 2018-04-08 Genoa CFC 1–2 Cagliari Calcio 2018-01-24 Cagliari Calcio 3–0 Genoa CFC 2017-02-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Genoa CFC

Genoa CFC Form

2019-05-18 Genoa CFC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D 2019-05-11 Atalanta BC 2–1 Genoa CFC L 2019-05-05 Genoa CFC 1–1 AS Roma D 2019-04-28 SPAL 2013 1–1 Genoa CFC D 2019-04-20 Genoa CFC 0–1 Torino FC L 2019-04-14 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Genoa CFC L

Cagliari Calcio Form

2019-05-18 Genoa CFC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D 2019-05-11 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 SS Lazio L 2019-05-05 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2019-04-27 AS Roma 3–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2019-04-20 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Frosinone Calcio W 2019-04-14 Torino FC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.19 Genoa CFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Genoa CFC or Cagliari Calcio 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Genoa CFC35% Draw31% Cagliari Calcio34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Genoa CFC or Draw
66%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
65%
Genoa CFC or Cagliari Calcio
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Genoa CFC25% Draw50% Cagliari Calcio25%
Actual: Cagliari Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC

Handicap Genoa CFC covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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