Thursday , 2 July 2026

SSC Napoli vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2023-24
SSC Napoli
2 – 1
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 17:30 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Victor Osimhen 69' 1–0
1–1 72' Leonardo Pavoletti
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 75' 2–1
Victor Osimhen 45' Y
Y 45' Edoardo Goldaniga
Amir Rrahmani 45' Y
Y 45' Leonardo Pavoletti
Y 63' Tommaso Augello
Mario Rui 85' Y
Matteo Politano 88' Y
Andre Zambo Anguissa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matteo Marcenaro (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Mauro Vivenzi
  • Assistant 2 Edoardo Raspollini
9 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 21.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-12-16 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio 2022-02-21 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli 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

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Cagliari Calcio H 2–1 W
12 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–0 W
08 Dec Juventus FC A 0–1 L
03 Dec FC Internazionale Milano H 0–3 L
29 Nov Real Madrid CF A 2–4 L
25 Nov Atalanta BC A 2–1 W
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec SSC Napoli A 1–2 L
11 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–1 W
02 Dec SS Lazio A 0–1 L
26 Nov AC Monza H 1–1 D
11 Nov Juventus FC A 1–2 L
05 Nov Genoa CFC H 2–1 W

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' Cagliari Calcio seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' It looks surprising SSC Napoli does not make any changes. Nahitan Nandez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' SSC Napoli currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' SSC Napoli is showing some good football. However, SSC Napoli are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Jakub Jankto is withdrawn and Alessandro Deiola gets his opportunity.
  • 51' 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 Stanislav Lobotka suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' Mario Rui is replacing Natan for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 59' SSC Napoli make a change. Jens Cajuste trudges off to be replaced by Giacomo Raspadori on 59 minutes.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for Cagliari Calcio. Tommaso Augello will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' Cagliari Calcio ring the changes. Nahitan Nandez has done his job and it is now time for Gabriele Zappa to step up.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Cagliari Calcio! Zito Luvumbo comes on to replace Gaetano Oristanio.
  • 69' A stunning finish from Victor Osimhen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' Leonardo Pavoletti has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
  • 75' Brilliant from the ! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 75.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Gianluca Lapadula on, Edoardo Goldaniga off on 80 minutes.
  • 82' A tactical swap from SSC Napoli — Gianluca Gaetano on, Victor Osimhen off on 82 minutes.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Mario Rui. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matteo Politano.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Andre Zambo Anguissa is booked for SSC Napoli — Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Matteo Politano is replaced by Alessandro Zanoli.
  • SSC Napoli celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walter Mazzarri

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

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
Nahitan Nandez 1

Head to Head

2023-12-16 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio 2022-02-21 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli 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

SSC Napoli Form

2023-12-16 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio W 2023-12-12 SSC Napoli 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-12-08 Juventus FC 1–0 SSC Napoli L 2023-12-03 SSC Napoli 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano L 2023-11-29 Real Madrid CF 4–2 SSC Napoli L 2023-11-25 Atalanta BC 1–2 SSC Napoli W

Cagliari Calcio Form

2023-12-16 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2023-12-11 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-12-02 SS Lazio 1–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2023-11-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Monza D 2023-11-11 Juventus FC 2–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2023-11-05 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 Genoa CFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli60% Draw23% Cagliari Calcio17%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
84%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
40%
SSC Napoli or Cagliari Calcio
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli43% Draw44% Cagliari Calcio13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
11.3%
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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