Thursday , 2 July 2026

US Sassuolo Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
US Sassuolo Calcio
2 – 2
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sun 21 Nov 2021 · 11:30 UTC Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Razvan Marin
Y 42' Alberto Grassi
Kaan Ayhan 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Filippo Meli
  • Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
  • Referee Rodolfo Di Vuolo
  • Referee Valerio Vecchi
  • Referee Luca Zufferli (Italy)
  • Referee Niccolo Baroni

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

3
7
4
US Sassuolo Calcio 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio 2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-09-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2020-07-18 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-12-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Cagliari Calcio H 2–2 D
07 Nov Udinese Calcio A 2–3 L
31 Oct Empoli FC H 1–2 L
27 Oct Juventus FC A 2–1 W
23 Oct Venezia FC H 3–1 W
17 Oct Genoa CFC A 2–2 D
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–2 D
06 Nov Atalanta BC H 1–2 L
01 Nov Bologna FC 1909 A 0–2 L
27 Oct AS Roma H 1–2 L
24 Oct ACF Fiorentina A 0–3 L
17 Oct UC Sampdoria H 3–1 W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore!
  • 5' Cagliari Calcio is showing some good football. However, Cagliari Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nahitan Nandez made 175 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' The travelling Cagliari Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Cagliari Calcio have won 284 goals from 418 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Razvan Marin gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Against the run of play, Gianluca Scamacca has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Keita Balde makes it 1-1.
  • 42' The referee has no hesitation. Alberto Grassi is booked for Cagliari Calcio — Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' Sensational shot from Domenico Berardi. US Sassuolo Calcio is back in the lead.
  • 56' Joao Pedro Galvao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Cagliari Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' It looks surprising Cagliari Calcio does not make any changes. Babis Lykogiannis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' Cagliari Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Kaan Ayhan is booked for US Sassuolo Calcio — Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Gianluca Scamacca is replaced by Gregoire Defrel.
  • 74' Gregoire Defrel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gianluca Scamacca at the 74 minute mark.
  • 78' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Alberto Grassi trudges off to be replaced by Alessandro Deiola on 78 minutes.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Razvan Marin trudges off to be replaced by Christian Oliva on 84 minutes.
  • 85' Matheus Henrique has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hamed Traore on 85 minute.
  • 90' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Mert Muldur on, Giacomo Raspadori off on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walter Mazzarri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Pedro Galvao 4
Leonardo Pavoletti 3
Domenico Berardi 3
Gianluca Lapadula 2
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Manuel Locatelli 1
Gianluca Scamacca 1
Alessandro Matri 1

Head to Head

2021-11-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio 2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-09-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2020-07-18 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-12-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2021-11-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-11-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2021-10-31 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Empoli FC L 2021-10-27 Juventus FC 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2021-10-23 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Venezia FC W 2021-10-17 Genoa CFC 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-11-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-11-06 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 Atalanta BC L 2021-11-01 Bologna FC 1909 2–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-10-27 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 AS Roma L 2021-10-24 ACF Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-10-17 Cagliari Calcio 3–1 UC Sampdoria W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio48% Draw26% Cagliari Calcio26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
74%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
52%
US Sassuolo Calcio or Cagliari Calcio
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio35% Draw44% Cagliari Calcio21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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