Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Udinese Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
Udinese Calcio
2 – 0
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 14:00 UTC Dacia Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Bram Nuytinck 26' Y
Jens Stryger Larsen 45' Y
Y 45' Diego Farias
R 50' Luca Ceppitelli
Ignacio Pussetto 66' Y
Rolando Mandragora 76' Y
Rolando Mandragora 79' R
Y 85' Filip Bradaric

Overview

Match Preview

Udinese Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Dacia Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Filippo Meli
  • Referee Luca Pairetto
  • Referee Alessio Tolfo
  • Referee Riccardo Ros
5 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

13
6
4
Udinese Calcio 23 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Udinese Calcio 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-05-20 Cagliari Calcio 2–3 Udinese Calcio 2017-12-30 Udinese Calcio 0–0 Cagliari Calcio 2017-05-21 Cagliari Calcio 1–3 Udinese Calcio 2016-12-21 Udinese Calcio 3–0 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

Udinese Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Cagliari Calcio H 2–0 W
26 Dec SPAL 2013 A 0–0 D
22 Dec Frosinone Calcio H 1–1 D
15 Dec FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
09 Dec Atalanta BC H 1–3 L
02 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 0–0 D
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
08 Dec AS Roma H 2–2 D
02 Dec Frosinone Calcio A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Udinese Calcio Cagliari Calcio
#13 Position #4
4 Points 12
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 1
8 Scored 5
11 Conceded 2
-3 GD +3
0.80 PPG 2.40
20% Win % 80%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Udinese Calcio this season
50% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

Udinese Calcio are 13th (4 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 4th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Udinese Calcio
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ 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)

Udinese Calcio
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2 G 1 A
Hassane Kamara 2 G 1 A
Jakub Piotrowski 1 G
Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 3 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Dacia Arena!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Udinese Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Nicolo Barella is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Udinese Calcio tonight.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Udinese Calcio and Cagliari Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Udinese Calcio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 26' Poor challenge from Bram Nuytinck. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Filippo Romagna made 421 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' Assisted by Jens Stryger Larsen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ignacio Pussetto makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 44' Udinese Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Udinese Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Luca Ceppitelli.
  • 55' It looks surprising Cagliari Calcio does not make any changes. Marco D'Alessandro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' What composure from Valon Behrami! The Switzerland international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 62' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Artur Ionita trudges off to be replaced by Marko Pajac on 62 minutes.
  • 65' The whistle greets Diego Farias as he departs to be replaced by Marco Sau.
  • 66' Udinese Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 71' Marko Pajac has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 421 appearances.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rolando Mandragora.
  • 76' The whistle greets Darijo Srna as he departs to be replaced by Paolo Farago.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Rolando Mandragora argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 79' Andrija Balic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ignacio Pussetto at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' Udinese Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Filip Bradaric.
  • 90' Udinese Calcio make a change. Jens Stryger Larsen trudges off to be replaced by Giuseppe Pezzella on 90 minutes.
  • 2-0 the final result. Cagliari Calcio will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Udinese Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Nicola

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rolando Maran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Pedro Galvao 4
Beto 3
Ignacio Pussetto 3
Gerard Deulofeu 2
Nahuel Molina 2
Seko Fofana 1
Jordan Zemura 1
Rodrigo de Paul 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Udinese Calcio 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-05-20 Cagliari Calcio 2–3 Udinese Calcio 2017-12-30 Udinese Calcio 0–0 Cagliari Calcio 2017-05-21 Cagliari Calcio 1–3 Udinese Calcio 2016-12-21 Udinese Calcio 3–0 Cagliari Calcio

Udinese Calcio Form

2018-12-29 Udinese Calcio 2–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2018-12-26 SPAL 2013 0–0 Udinese Calcio D 2018-12-22 Udinese Calcio 1–1 Frosinone Calcio D 2018-12-15 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Udinese Calcio L 2018-12-09 Udinese Calcio 1–3 Atalanta BC L 2018-12-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–0 Udinese Calcio D

Cagliari Calcio Form

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 2018-12-08 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 AS Roma D 2018-12-02 Frosinone Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Udinese Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Udinese Calcio45% Draw28% Cagliari Calcio27%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Udinese Calcio or Draw
73%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
55%
Udinese Calcio or Cagliari Calcio
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Udinese Calcio27% Draw50% Cagliari Calcio23%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Udinese Calcio

Handicap Udinese Calcio covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Udinese Calcio keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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