Saturday , 14 November 2026

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
9 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#10 Position #9
15 Points 16
11 Played 11
4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 5
18 Scored 10
14 Conceded 15
+4 GD -5
1.36 PPG 1.45
36% Win % 45%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
30% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

SSC Napoli are 10th (15 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/3
76+
4/4
■ 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)

SSC Napoli
Kevin De Bruyne 4 G 1 A
Rasmus Hojlund 3 G
Matteo Politano 2 G 3 A
Antonio Vergara 1 G
Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 5 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Diego Armando Maradona. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The 30-year-old Fabian Ruiz has been sensational this season — 10 goals and 6 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Matteo Politano has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 29 cards already picked up this season.
  • 11' Victor Osimhen makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and SSC Napoli are in front.
  • 16' SSC Napoli currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alberto Grassi made 391 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Andre Zambo Anguissa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
  • 46' Luca Ceppitelli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Babis Lykogiannis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cagliari Calcio.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' Lorenzo Insigne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 59' A moment of madness from Sebastian Walukiewicz on 59 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cagliari Calcio will be frustrated.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luciano Spalletti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Victor Osimhen.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Sebastian Walukiewicz as he leaves the pitch. Luca Ceppitelli steps in for Cagliari Calcio.
  • 69' Another change for Cagliari Calcio made on 69 minute. Sebastian Walukiewicz leaves to be changed by Luca Ceppitelli.
  • 74' Cagliari Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eljif Elmas.
  • 77' The whistle greets Victor Osimhen as he departs to be replaced by Andrea Petagna.
  • 82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and Cagliari Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' Alberto Grassi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Strootman on 85 minute.
  • 88' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Fabian Ruiz departs to be replaced by Diego Demme.
  • Cagliari Calcio will have plenty to reflect on. SSC Napoli were simply the better side today.

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
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2
Dries Mertens 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Piotr Zielinski 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
1.86 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli65% Draw22% Cagliari Calcio13%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
88%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
35%
SSC Napoli or Cagliari Calcio
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli44% Draw45% Cagliari Calcio11%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 25% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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