US Sassuolo Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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US Sassuolo Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Mapei Stadium - 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 Aleandro Di Paolo
- Referee Livio Marinelli
- Referee Oreste Muto
- Referee
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | Cagliari Calcio | H | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Aug | Udinese Calcio | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Jul | Genoa CFC | H | 5–0 | W |
| 25 Jul | SSC Napoli | A | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Jul | AC Milan | H | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Jul | Cagliari Calcio | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | US Sassuolo Calcio | A | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Aug | AC Milan | A | 0–3 | L |
| 29 Jul | Juventus FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Jul | Udinese Calcio | H | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Jul | SS Lazio | A | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Jul | US Sassuolo Calcio | H | 1–1 | D |
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)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season
US Sassuolo Calcio this season
30%
Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
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' US Sassuolo Calcio have kicked off against Cagliari Calcio. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Italy international Paolo Farago has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 7' Cagliari Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 12' Andrea Consigli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nahitan Nandez.
- 21' Cagliari Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 26' The 32-year-old Alessio Cragno has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 31' 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.
- 36' It’s high time Roberto De Zerbi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Fresh legs for Cagliari Calcio! Fabio Pisacane comes on to replace Ragnar Klavan.
- 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marko Rog.
- 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and Cagliari Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 59' Vlad Chiriches was booked on 59.
- 62' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Fabrizio Caligara trudges off to be replaced by Gabriele Zappa on 62 minutes.
- 63' Mehdi Bourabia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Obiang on 63 minute.
- 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cagliari Calcio that had 429 games and scored 294 goals.
- 73' Cagliari Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 75' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Jeremy Toljan is replaced by Mert Muldur.
- 76' Riccardo Sottil gets the nod from Cagliari Calcio. He replaces Marko Rog and will look to change the dynamic.
- 77' Giovanni Simeone has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
- 82' Cagliari Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 87' Brilliant from the ! Mehdi Bourabia makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 87.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Alessandro Tripaldelli. He replaces Joao Pedro Galvao on 88 minute.
- 90' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Filip Duricic has done his job and it is now time for Kaan Ayhan to step up.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
-
14
Pedro Obiang ↓ Mehdi Bourabia 63'
-
22
Jeremy Toljan ↓ Mert Muldur 75'
- 21
- 73
- 47
-
6
Rogerio ↓ Giorgos Kiriakopoulos 62'
- 25
- 31
-
10
Filip Duricic ↓ Kaan Ayhan 90'
- 9
- 27
Bench
-
5
Kaan Ayhan ↑ 90'
-
92
Gregoire Defrel ↑ 62'
- 16
- 56
- 2
-
68
Mehdi Bourabia ↑ 63'
- 23
-
17
Mert Muldur ↑ 75'
-
77
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos ↑ 62'
- 44
- 63
Coach
Roberto De Zerbi
Cagliari Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 22
- 10
- 24
-
15
Ragnar Klavan ↓ Fabio Pisacane 46'
-
6
Marko Rog ↓ Riccardo Sottil 76'
- 9
- 18
-
8
Razvan Marin ↓ Christian Oliva 76'
- 40
- 12
Bench
- 31
-
3
Alessandro Tripaldelli ↑ 88'
-
19
Fabio Pisacane ↑ 46'
- 35
- 30
- 93
- 1
-
33
Riccardo Sottil ↑ 76'
-
21
Christian Oliva ↑ 76'
-
25
Gabriele Zappa ↑ 62'
- 14
- 44
Coach
Eusebio Di Francesco
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joao Pedro Galvao | 4 |
| Leonardo Pavoletti | 3 |
| Domenico Berardi | 3 |
| Gianluca Lapadula | 2 |
| Leonardo Pavoletti | 2 |
| Domenico Berardi | 1 |
| Jeremie Boga | 1 |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 1 |
Head to Head
US Sassuolo Calcio Form
Cagliari Calcio Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.67
US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23
Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
73%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
53%
US Sassuolo Calcio or Cagliari Calcio
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cagliari Calcio win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.2%
Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio
| Handicap | US Sassuolo Calcio covers | Push | Cagliari Calcio covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 14% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 21% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 15% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.