Genoa CFC vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Genoa CFC vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
- Genoa CFC 11 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- Cagliari Calcio 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Paolo Valeri
- Referee Stefano Alassio
- Referee Sergio Ranghetti
- Referee Domenico Rocca
- Referee Rosario Abisso
- Referee Francesco Cosso
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr | Cagliari Calcio | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Apr | AC Milan | A | 0–2 | L |
| 10 Apr | SS Lazio | H | 1–4 | L |
| 04 Apr | Hellas Verona FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Mar | Torino FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Mar | Atalanta BC | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr | Genoa CFC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Apr | US Sassuolo Calcio | H | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Apr | Juventus FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Apr | Udinese Calcio | A | 1–5 | L |
| 19 Mar | AC Milan | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Mar | Spezia Calcio | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Genoa CFC | Cagliari Calcio | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #9 |
| 13 | Points | 16 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 4 / 1 / 6 | W / D / L | 5 / 1 / 5 |
| 11 | Scored | 10 |
| 16 | Conceded | 15 |
| -5 | GD | -5 |
| 1.18 | PPG | 1.45 |
| 36% | Win % | 45% |
Key Stats
36%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
H2H (22 games)
45%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Genoa CFC this season
Genoa CFC this season
30%
Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
Cagliari Calcio this season
Genoa CFC are 13th (13 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Genoa CFC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Genoa CFC
| Milutin Osmajic | 4 G | 1 A |
Cagliari Calcio
| Daniel Maldini | 5 G |
| Alessandro Romano | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Stadio Luigi Ferraris as Genoa CFC face off against Cagliari Calcio in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alexander Blessin might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Cagliari Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 25' Luca Ceppitelli is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cagliari Calcio tonight.
- 30' Ghana international Caleb Ekuban has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 35' Genoa CFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cagliari Calcio's shape.
- 40' Cagliari Calcio is showing some good football. However, Cagliari Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' Cagliari Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 46' Another substitution for Genoa CFC to replace Nadiem Amiri by Mattia Destro on 46 minute.
- 49' The referee shows Genoa CFC player a Yellow card on 49.
- 54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 60' The Genoa CFC bench stirs into life. Manolo Portanova is withdrawn and Albert Gudmundsson gets his opportunity.
- 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Stefano Sturaro.
- 66' It’s high time Walter Mazzarri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 71' Andrea Carboni picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 73' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Keita Balde departs to be replaced by Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 77' Time for substitution for Cagliari Calcio. Alberto Grassi is replaced by Marko Rog.
- 81' Another change for Genoa CFC made on 81 minute. Stefano Sturaro leaves to be changed by Kelvin Yeboah.
- 82' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Raoul Bellanova is withdrawn and Nahitan Nandez gets his opportunity.
- 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Morten Frendrup on 84 minutes.
- 89' Milan Badelj adds to his 0 season tally! Genoa CFC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 90' Hernani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Filippo Melegoni at the 90 minute mark.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. Genoa CFC take all three points.
Lineups
Genoa CFC Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Nadiem Amiri ↓ Mattia Destro 46'
- 57
- 47
- 13
-
27
Stefano Sturaro ↓ Kelvin Yeboah 81'
-
20
Caleb Ekuban ↓ Filippo Melegoni 60'
- 99
- 32
- 55
- 90
- 15
Bench
- 5
-
23
Mattia Destro ↑ 46'
- –
- 1
- 18
-
10
Filippo Melegoni ↑ 60'
- 33
- 36
- 16
-
11
Albert Gudmundsson ↑ 60'
-
45
Kelvin Yeboah ↑ 81'
Coach
Alexander Blessin
Cagliari Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 23
- 10
- 12
- 29
- 9
- 14
-
27
Alberto Grassi ↓ Marko Rog 77'
- 8
- 44
- 15
Bench
- 31
- 20
- 16
- 22
-
30
Leonardo Pavoletti ↑ 73'
- 1
-
6
Marko Rog ↑ 77'
- 4
- 3
-
18
Nahitan Nandez ↑ 82'
- 25
-
40
Sebastian Walukiewicz ↑ 82'
Coach
Walter Mazzarri
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Morten Frendrup | 2 |
| Mattia Destro | 2 |
| Mohamed Salim Fares | 2 |
| Nicolas Viola | 2 |
| Joao Pedro Galvao | 2 |
| Albert Gudmundsson | 2 |
| Christian Kouame | 1 |
| Goran Pandev | 1 |
Head to Head
Genoa CFC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.33
Genoa CFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74
Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Genoa CFC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Genoa CFC or Draw
82%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
46%
Genoa CFC or Cagliari Calcio
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
8%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC
| Handicap | Genoa CFC covers | Push | Cagliari Calcio covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 15% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 25% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 13% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

