Wednesday , 30 September 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
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game

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
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
#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' Welcome to Diego Armando Maradona that hosts another battle between SSC Napoli and Cagliari Calcio.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' The 26-year-old Michel Adopo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Antoine Makoumbou on 31.
  • 36' SSC Napoli currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' Scott McTominay doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 47' Roberto Piccoli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 51' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 160 goal in 411 matches.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Romelu Lukaku on 52.
  • 57' Another change for Cagliari Calcio made on 57 minute. Nicolas Viola leaves to be changed by Kingstone Mutandwa.
  • 61' David Neres is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matteo Politano at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Billy Gilmour is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cagliari Calcio tonight.
  • 71' Sebastiano Luperto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cagliari Calcio so far.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Cagliari Calcio! Adam Obert comes on to replace Tommaso Augello.
  • 76' The whistle greets Romelu Lukaku as he departs to be replaced by Giovanni Simeone.
  • 81' SSC Napoli are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' A change in the Cagliari Calcio ranks — Alen Sherri exits the field as Giuseppe Ciocci enters on 82.
  • 85' Andre Zambo Anguissa makes way for Cyril Ngonge at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 90' Cagliari Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. SSC Napoli take all three points.

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
Piotr Zielinski 2
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2
Dries Mertens 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Joao Pedro Galvao 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
1.24 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli52% Draw29% Cagliari Calcio19%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
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 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
81%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
48%
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
16.1%
1 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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