US Sassuolo Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2018-19

US Sassuolo Calcio

3 – 0

Full Time

Cagliari Calcio

Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 14' Nicolo Barella

Federico Peluso 25' Y

Overview

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US Sassuolo Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Citta del Tricolore.

US Sassuolo Calcio 11 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Cagliari Calcio 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Fabbri
Referee Massimiliano Irrati
Referee Damiano Di Iorio
Referee Francesco Guccini
Referee Valerio Vecchi

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

US Sassuolo Calcio 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cagliari Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-26 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-08-26 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-01-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–5 Cagliari Calcio 2017-08-20 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	Cagliari Calcio	H	3–0	W
19 Jan	FC Internazionale Milano	A	0–0	D
29 Dec	Atalanta BC	H	2–6	L
26 Dec	AS Roma	A	1–3	L
22 Dec	Torino FC	H	1–1	D
16 Dec	Frosinone Calcio	A	2–0	W

Cagliari Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	US Sassuolo Calcio	A	0–3	L
20 Jan	Empoli FC	H	2–2	D
29 Dec	Udinese Calcio	A	0–2	L
26 Dec	Genoa CFC	H	1–0	W
22 Dec	SS Lazio	A	1–3	L
16 Dec	SSC Napoli	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

US Sassuolo Calcio		Cagliari Calcio
#17	Position	#9
8	Points	16
11	Played	11
2 / 2 / 7	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 5
16	Scored	10
29	Conceded	15
-13	GD	-5
0.73	PPG	1.45
18%	Win %	45%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

30% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

US Sassuolo Calcio are 17th (8 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/4

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/8

61-75

3/4

76+

4/5

■ 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)

US Sassuolo Calcio

Vasilije Adzic	3 G	1 A
Sebastiano Esposito	2 G	2 A
Domenico Berardi	2 G
Cas Odenthal	2 G
Cristian Volpato	1 G

Cagliari Calcio

Daniel Maldini	5 G
Alessandro Romano	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Cagliari Calcio gets underway.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rolando Maran will be considering his options from the bench.
9' Manuel Locatelli doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
14' Nicolo Barella was booked on 14.
19' Brazil international Rogerio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Federico Peluso.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and Cagliari Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Artur Ionita has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 429 appearances.
40' Valter Birsa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cagliari Calcio so far.
45' Against the run of play, Khouma Babacar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Diego Farias on, Babis Lykogiannis off on 46 minutes.
49' GOAL! Khouma Babacar scores on 45.
54' Both keepers have barely been tested. US Sassuolo Calcio and Cagliari Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
59' 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.
64' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Valter Birsa on, Luca Cigarini off on 64 minutes.
65' Filip Duricic makes way for Jeremie Boga at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from US Sassuolo Calcio.
70' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Khouma Babacar is replaced by Alessandro Matri.
75' The whistle greets Francesco Magnanelli as he departs to be replaced by Alfred Duncan.
77' Another substitution for Cagliari Calcio to replace Darijo Srna by Simone Padoin on 77 minute.
82' US Sassuolo Calcio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cagliari Calcio backline.
87' The deadlock is broken! Alessandro Matri gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from US Sassuolo Calcio to claim maximum points.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

73
Manuel Locatelli
47
Andrea Consigli
13
Federico Peluso
21
Pol Mikel Lirola
6
Rogerio
4
Francesco Magnanelli C ↓ Alfred Duncan 75'
25
Domenico Berardi
30
Khouma Babacar ↓ Alessandro Matri 70'
9
Filip Duricic ↓ Jeremie Boga 65'
23
Giangiacomo Magnani
68
Mehdi Bourabia

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rolando Maran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joao Pedro Galvao	4
Leonardo Pavoletti	3
Domenico Berardi	3
Gianluca Lapadula	2
Leonardo Pavoletti	2
Gianluca Scamacca	1
Alessandro Matri	1
Alessandro Deiola	1

Head to Head

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2019-01-26 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2019-01-19 FC Internazionale Milano 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2018-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–6 Atalanta BC L 2018-12-26 AS Roma 3–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2018-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Torino FC D 2018-12-16 Frosinone Calcio 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W

Cagliari Calcio Form

2019-01-26 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2019-01-20 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 Empoli FC D 2018-12-29 Udinese Calcio 2–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2018-12-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Genoa CFC W 2018-12-22 SS Lazio 3–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2018-12-16 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.86 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 Cagliari Calcio xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

US Sassuolo Calcio49% Draw24% Cagliari Calcio27%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw

73%

Draw or Cagliari Calcio

51%

US Sassuolo Calcio or Cagliari Calcio

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

US Sassuolo Calcio34% Draw42% Cagliari Calcio24%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 0

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap	US Sassuolo Calcio covers	Push	Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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