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SSC Napoli vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 18:45 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Sebastian Walukiewicz
Victor Osimhen 66' Y
Eljif Elmas 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Antonio Di Martino
  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • Referee Mauro Vivenzi
  • Referee Damiano Di Iorio
  • Referee Marcello Rossi
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

10
3
1
SSC Napoli 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-26 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 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

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Cagliari Calcio H 2–0 W
23 Sep UC Sampdoria A 4–0 W
20 Sep Udinese Calcio A 4–0 W
16 Sep Leicester City FC A 2–2 D
11 Sep Juventus FC H 2–1 W
29 Aug Genoa CFC A 2–1 W
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
22 Sep Empoli FC H 0–2 L
19 Sep SS Lazio A 2–2 D
12 Sep Genoa CFC H 2–3 L
29 Aug AC Milan A 1–4 L
23 Aug Spezia Calcio H 2–2 D

Season Stats

SSC Napoli Cagliari Calcio
#9 Position #4
7 Points 12
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 1
7 Scored 5
6 Conceded 2
+1 GD +3
1.40 PPG 2.40
40% Win % 80%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
50% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

SSC Napoli are 9th (7 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 4th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cagliari Calcio
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Rasmus Hojlund 2 G
Kevin De Bruyne 1 G 1 A
Matteo Politano 1 G
Antonio Vergara 1 G
Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 3 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between SSC Napoli and Cagliari Calcio is underway.
  • 5' Giovanni Di Lorenzo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cagliari Calcio so far.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 11' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Victor Osimhen makes it 1-0.
  • 16' SSC Napoli are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' Cagliari Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Romania international Razvan Marin has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' The deadlock is broken! Lorenzo Insigne gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Cagliari Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Victor Osimhen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 68' Cagliari Calcio ring the changes. Sebastian Walukiewicz has done his job and it is now time for Luca Ceppitelli to step up.
  • 69' Luca Ceppitelli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz on 69 minute.
  • 74' Keita Balde has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Eljif Elmas on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SSC Napoli will be frustrated.
  • 77' SSC Napoli make a change. Victor Osimhen trudges off to be replaced by Andrea Petagna on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Cagliari Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 85' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alberto Grassi is hanging Kevin Strootman on the field on 85 minute.
  • 88' A tactical swap from SSC Napoli — Diego Demme on, Fabian Ruiz off on 88 minutes.
  • SSC Napoli celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walter Mazzarri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-09-26 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 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

SSC Napoli Form

2021-09-26 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2021-09-23 UC Sampdoria 0–4 SSC Napoli W 2021-09-20 Udinese Calcio 0–4 SSC Napoli W 2021-09-16 Leicester City FC 2–2 SSC Napoli D 2021-09-11 SSC Napoli 2–1 Juventus FC W 2021-08-29 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli W

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-09-26 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-09-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Empoli FC L 2021-09-19 SS Lazio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-09-12 Cagliari Calcio 2–3 Genoa CFC L 2021-08-29 AC Milan 4–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-08-23 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 Spezia Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli54% Draw29% Cagliari Calcio17%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
82%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
46%
SSC Napoli or Cagliari Calcio
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli31% Draw54% Cagliari Calcio15%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.3%
1 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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