Saturday , 14 November 2026

SSC Napoli vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2024-25
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Fri 23 May 2025 · 18:45 UTC Diego Armando Maradona 53,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
Scott McTominay 42' 1–0
Romelu Lukaku 51' 2–0
Y 31' Antoine Makoumbou
Matteo Politano 31' Y
Romelu Lukaku 52' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Assistant 1 Alessandro Giallatini
  • Assistant 2 Valerio Colarossi
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

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
2025-05-23 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 2024-09-15 Cagliari Calcio 0–4 SSC Napoli 2024-02-25 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli 2023-12-16 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio 2022-02-21 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Cagliari Calcio H 2–0 W
18 May Parma Calcio 1913 A 0–0 D
11 May Genoa CFC H 2–2 D
03 May US Lecce A 1–0 W
27 Apr Torino FC H 2–0 W
19 Apr AC Monza A 1–0 W
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
18 May Venezia FC H 3–0 W
10 May Como 1907 A 1–3 L
03 May Udinese Calcio H 1–2 L
28 Apr Hellas Verona FC A 2–0 W
23 Apr ACF Fiorentina H 1–2 L

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' What a night it is going to be! SSC Napoli welcome Cagliari Calcio for this crunch clash at Diego Armando Maradona.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and Cagliari Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' SSC Napoli currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Razvan Marin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SSC Napoli.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. SSC Napoli in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Cagliari Calcio's compact 3-5-2.
  • 31' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Antoine Makoumbou gets a card.
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' SSC Napoli have won 662 goals from 522 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' GOAL! Scott McTominay scores on 42. Assisted by Matteo Politano
  • 47' Mathias Olivera, a Uruguay , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 160 goal in 422 matches.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Romelu Lukaku on 52.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Kingstone Mutandwa on, Nicolas Viola off on 57 minutes.
  • 61' Matteo Politano makes way for David Neres at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michel Adopo made 438 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Adam Obert on, Tommaso Augello off on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Romelu Lukaku makes way for Giovanni Simeone at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and Cagliari Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Cagliari Calcio team. Alen Sherri is replaced by Giuseppe Ciocci on 82 minute.
  • 85' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Andre Zambo Anguissa is replaced by Cyril Ngonge on 85 minute.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Conte

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Nicola

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
Zito Luvumbo 1

Head to Head

2025-05-23 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 2024-09-15 Cagliari Calcio 0–4 SSC Napoli 2024-02-25 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli 2023-12-16 SSC Napoli 2–1 Cagliari Calcio 2022-02-21 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli

SSC Napoli Form

2025-05-23 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2025-05-18 Parma Calcio 1913 0–0 SSC Napoli D 2025-05-11 SSC Napoli 2–2 Genoa CFC D 2025-05-03 US Lecce 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2025-04-27 SSC Napoli 2–0 Torino FC W 2025-04-19 AC Monza 0–1 SSC Napoli W

Cagliari Calcio Form

2025-05-23 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2025-05-18 Cagliari Calcio 3–0 Venezia FC W 2025-05-10 Como 1907 3–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2025-05-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 Udinese Calcio L 2025-04-28 Hellas Verona FC 0–2 Cagliari Calcio W 2025-04-23 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 ACF Fiorentina L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli64% Draw23% Cagliari Calcio13%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
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 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
87%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
36%
SSC Napoli or Cagliari Calcio
77%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.6%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 25% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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