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

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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 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Cagliari Calcio 38 games · 43 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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

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
#11	Position	#14
49	Points	43
38	Played	38
14 / 7 / 17	W / D / L	11 / 10 / 17
46	Scored	40
50	Conceded	53
-4	GD	-13
1.29	PPG	1.13
37%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Stadio Citta del Tricolore will turn into a battlefield for US Sassuolo Calcio and Cagliari Calcio.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Cagliari Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
9' Goal! Manuel Locatelli scores his 17 goal in 384 matches.
14' That is a Yellow card for Cagliari Calcio. Nicolo Barella will be fuming at that decision.
19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luca Ceppitelli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cagliari Calcio.
24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His US Sassuolo Calcio side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Sassuolo Calcio that had 384 games and scored 459 goals.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto De Zerbi will be considering his options from the bench.
45' GOAL! Khouma Babacar fires home to make it 2-0!
46' Babis Lykogiannis makes way for Diego Farias at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cagliari Calcio.
49' GOAL! Khouma Babacar scores on 45.
54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
59' US Sassuolo Calcio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
64' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Valter Birsa is hanging Luca Cigarini on the field on 64 minute.
65' The US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes a substitution. Filip Duricic departs to be replaced by Jeremie Boga.
70' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Khouma Babacar is replaced by Alessandro Matri on 70 minute.
75' The US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes a substitution. Francesco Magnanelli departs to be replaced by Alfred Duncan.
77' Simone Padoin is replacing Darijo Srna for the Cagliari Calcio side.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alessandro Matri makes it 4-0.
It finishes all square. US Sassuolo Calcio and Cagliari Calcio share the spoils 3-0.

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
Jeremie Boga	1
Kevin-Prince Boateng	1
Keita Balde	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

1.93 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Cagliari Calcio xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

US Sassuolo Calcio53% Draw24% Cagliari Calcio23%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw

76%

Draw or Cagliari Calcio

47%

US Sassuolo Calcio or Cagliari Calcio

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

US Sassuolo Calcio38% Draw42% Cagliari Calcio20%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap	US Sassuolo Calcio covers	Push	Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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