Thursday , 2 July 2026

SSC Napoli vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
1 – 1
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sun 2 May 2021 · 13:00 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Diego Godin
Y 33' Diego Godin
Y 34' Alessandro Deiola
Y 35' Alessandro Deiola
Y 46' Leonardo Pavoletti
Diego Demme 56' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Giallatini
  • Referee Filippo Valeriani
  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
  • Referee Antonio Di Martino
  • Referee Mauro Vivenzi

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

10
3
1
SSC Napoli 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-02 SSC Napoli 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2021-01-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli 2020-02-16 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli 2019-09-25 SSC Napoli 0–1 Cagliari Calcio 2019-05-05 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Cagliari Calcio H 1–1 D
26 Apr Torino FC A 2–0 W
22 Apr SS Lazio H 5–2 W
18 Apr FC Internazionale Milano H 1–1 D
11 Apr UC Sampdoria A 2–0 W
07 Apr Juventus FC A 1–2 L
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May SSC Napoli A 1–1 D
25 Apr AS Roma H 3–2 W
21 Apr Udinese Calcio A 1–0 W
17 Apr Parma Calcio 1913 H 4–3 W
11 Apr FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
03 Apr Hellas Verona FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

SSC Napoli Cagliari Calcio
#2 Position #14
76 Points 43
38 Played 38
23 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 17
58 Scored 40
36 Conceded 53
+22 GD -13
2.00 PPG 1.13
61% Win % 29%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SSC Napoli are 2nd (76 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SSC Napoli is hosting Cagliari Calcio for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Radja Nainggolan made 485 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 13' Victor Osimhen adds to his 0 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' Cagliari Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Godin is booked for Cagliari Calcio — Yellow card on 32.
  • 33' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diego Godin on 33 minutes.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Alessandro Deiola. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alessandro Deiola on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Cagliari Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arturo Calabresi, as he is very good at scoring at Diego Armando Maradona with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Leonardo Pavoletti. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 51' Cagliari Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Demme argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' 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 Babis Lykogiannis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' It is a cagey affair so far. SSC Napoli in their trying to find a way past Cagliari Calcio's compact .
  • 67' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Hirving Lozano exits the field as Matteo Politano enters on 67.
  • 68' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Hirving Lozano has done his job and it is now time for Matteo Politano to step up.
  • 70' Kwadwo Asamoah gets the nod from Cagliari Calcio. He replaces Alessandro Deiola and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kwadwo Asamoah is hanging Alessandro Deiola on the field on 71 minute.
  • 75' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Victor Osimhen exits the field as Dries Mertens enters on 75.
  • 76' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Victor Osimhen departs to be replaced by Dries Mertens.
  • 81' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Piotr Zielinski by Tiemoue Bakayoko on 81 minute.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Cagliari Calcio team. Gabriele Zappa is replaced by Arturo Calabresi on 82 minute.
  • 87' 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.
  • The points are shared — SSC Napoli 1-1 Cagliari Calcio. Honours even.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Semplici

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Osimhen 5
Lorenzo Insigne 3
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2
Dries Mertens 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Piotr Zielinski 2
Joao Pedro Galvao 1

Head to Head

2021-05-02 SSC Napoli 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2021-01-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli 2020-02-16 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli 2019-09-25 SSC Napoli 0–1 Cagliari Calcio 2019-05-05 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio

SSC Napoli Form

2021-05-02 SSC Napoli 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-04-26 Torino FC 0–2 SSC Napoli W 2021-04-22 SSC Napoli 5–2 SS Lazio W 2021-04-18 SSC Napoli 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano D 2021-04-11 UC Sampdoria 0–2 SSC Napoli W 2021-04-07 Juventus FC 2–1 SSC Napoli L

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-05-02 SSC Napoli 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-04-25 Cagliari Calcio 3–2 AS Roma W 2021-04-21 Udinese Calcio 0–1 Cagliari Calcio W 2021-04-17 Cagliari Calcio 4–3 Parma Calcio 1913 W 2021-04-11 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-04-03 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Hellas Verona FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.8 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli56% Draw25% Cagliari Calcio19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
81%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
44%
SSC Napoli or Cagliari Calcio
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli40% Draw45% Cagliari Calcio15%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.7%
3 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
2.9%
4 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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