Udinese Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Udinese Calcio vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Dacia Arena.
- Udinese Calcio 11 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- Cagliari Calcio 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Fabio Maresca
- Referee Marco Guida
- Referee Filippo Meli
- Referee Eugenio Abbattista
- Referee Orlando Pagnotta
5 games this season
🟨 4.4/game
⚽ 10.8 goals/game
🟥 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr | Cagliari Calcio | H | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Apr | FC Crotone | A | 2–1 | W |
| 10 Apr | Torino FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 03 Apr | Atalanta BC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 21 Mar | SS Lazio | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Mar | Genoa CFC | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr | Udinese Calcio | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Apr | Parma Calcio 1913 | H | 4–3 | W |
| 11 Apr | FC Internazionale Milano | A | 0–1 | L |
| 03 Apr | Hellas Verona FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Mar | Spezia Calcio | A | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Mar | Juventus FC | H | 1–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Udinese Calcio | Cagliari Calcio | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #9 |
| 5 | Points | 16 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 1 / 2 / 8 | W / D / L | 5 / 1 / 5 |
| 12 | Scored | 10 |
| 25 | Conceded | 15 |
| -13 | GD | -5 |
| 0.45 | PPG | 1.45 |
| 9% | Win % | 45% |
Key Stats
52%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
H2H (23 games)
48%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
10%
Clean Sheets
Udinese Calcio this season
Udinese Calcio this season
30%
Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
Cagliari Calcio this season
Udinese Calcio are 20th (5 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Udinese Calcio
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
2/4
61-75
–/6
76+
2/4
■ 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)
Udinese Calcio
| Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | 3 G | 1 A |
| Hassane Kamara | 2 G | 2 A |
| Jakub Piotrowski | 1 G |
Cagliari Calcio
| Daniel Maldini | 5 G |
| Alessandro Romano | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Dacia Arena. Udinese Calcio are looking to make home advantage count against Cagliari Calcio.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Godin suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Cagliari Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 15' Fernando Forestieri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' Cagliari Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' It looks surprising Udinese Calcio does not make any changes. Nahuel Molina has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Cagliari Calcio winning 100% of all matches.
- 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 37' Magnificent from Joao Pedro Galvao! That is 68 goals in 428 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 42' Walace has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 45' Leonardo Pavoletti picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 50' It’s high time Luca Gotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 55' Against the run of play, Joao Pedro Galvao has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 59' The referee shows Cagliari Calcio player a Yellow card on 59.
- 60' Fernando Forestieri makes way for Ilija Nestorovski at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Udinese Calcio.
- 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 70' The 32-year-old Juan Musso has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 75' Gabriele Zappa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 499 appearances.
- 78' Alfred Duncan gets the nod from Cagliari Calcio. He replaces Alessandro Deiola and will look to change the dynamic.
- 79' Jayden Braaf is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bram Nuytinck at the 79 minute mark.
- 84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 86' Roberto Pereyra makes way for Llorente at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Udinese Calcio.
- 87' A change in the Cagliari Calcio ranks — Razvan Marin exits the field as Gabriele Zappa enters on 87.
- 90' Another change for Cagliari Calcio made on 90 minute. Leonardo Pavoletti leaves to be changed by Daniele Rugani.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cagliari Calcio players.
Lineups
Udinese Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
-
37
Roberto Pereyra ↓ Llorente 86'
- 7
- 45
- 11
- 14
-
17
Bram Nuytinck C ↓ Jayden Braaf 79'
- 19
- 1
- 22
- 50
- 16
Bench
-
5
Thomas Ouwejan ↑ 86'
- 90
-
32
Llorente ↑ 86'
- 6
- 87
- 96
- 31
- 3
- 29
-
30
Ilija Nestorovski ↑ 60'
-
21
Jayden Braaf ↑ 79'
Coach
Luca Gotti
Cagliari Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 2
- 23
- 10
- 30
- 4
- 19
- 14
- 18
-
8
Razvan Marin ↓ Gabriele Zappa 87'
- 44
Bench
- 20
-
24
Daniele Rugani ↑ 90'
- 22
- 27
- 15
- 1
- 16
-
9
Giovanni Simeone ↑ 78'
-
32
Alfred Duncan ↑ 78'
-
25
Gabriele Zappa ↑ 87'
- 40
- 34
Coach
Leonardo Semplici
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joao Pedro Galvao | 4 |
| Ignacio Pussetto | 3 |
| Beto | 3 |
| Gerard Deulofeu | 2 |
| Nahuel Molina | 2 |
| Idrissa Gueye | 1 |
| Valon Behrami | 1 |
| Oier Zarraga | 1 |
Head to Head
Udinese Calcio Form
Cagliari Calcio Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.92
Udinese Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07
Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 68% + Udinese Calcio or Cagliari Calcio 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cagliari Calcio win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Udinese Calcio or Draw
65%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
67%
Udinese Calcio or Cagliari Calcio
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 3
2.6%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
1.9%
Asian Handicap — Udinese Calcio
| Handicap | Udinese Calcio covers | Push | Cagliari Calcio covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 8% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 18% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 22% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 10% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Udinese Calcio keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.