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Serie A · 2024

Empoli 0–0 Cagliari · Serie A

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0–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Empoli and Cagliari drew 0–0.

Shots
77
Shots on target
11
Expected goals
0.330.26
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Empoli and Cagliari drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Empoli – Cagliari): shots 7–7, shots on target 1–1, expected goals 0.33–0.26, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Empoli's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Empoli's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.77 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match0.77 goals/match1.23 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Cagliari have a visible away split

moderate

Cagliari's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.2 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.2 shots/match11.6 shots/match12 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots7 shotsEmpoli 7 shots, Cagliari 7 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot1 shotEmpoli 1 shot, Cagliari 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.33 xG0.26 xGEmpoli 0.33 xG, Cagliari 0.26 xG
  • Possession45%55%Empoli 45%, Cagliari 55%
  • Corners2 corners3 cornersEmpoli 2 corners, Cagliari 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls15 foulsEmpoli 9 fouls, Cagliari 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Tommaso Augello · Cagliari · 20′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 21′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Viola · Cagliari · 46′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRoberto Piccoli · Cagliari · 27′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMatteo Prati · Cagliari · 81′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Henderson · Empoli · 51′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJunior Sambia · Empoli · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Viola · Cagliari · 49′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLiam Henderson · Empoli · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNadir Zortea · Cagliari · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedChristian Kouamé · Empoli · 56′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedChristian Kouamé · Empoli · 20′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 64′ · 0.09 xG · on targetFlorinel Coman · Cagliari · 64′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Empoli: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.34 xG. Cagliari: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.25 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.250.50′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Empoli 0.34 xG · Cagliari 0.25 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Empoli
2Draws
1Cagliari
Cagliari — Empoli · Serie A0–2
Empoli — Cagliari · Serie A0–1
Cagliari — Empoli · Serie A0–0
Empoli — Cagliari · Serie A1–1
Cagliari — Empoli · Serie A0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Empoli favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Cagliari in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Empoli31 matchesCagliari31 matches
0.77 goals/matchGoals scored31/31▲ 1 goal/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowed31/31▲ 1.42 goals/match
0.86 xG/matchExpected goals31/31▲ 1.16 xG/match
9.45 shots/matchShots31/31▲ 11.6 shots/match
2.77 shots/matchShots on target31/31▲ 3.29 shots/match
40.5%Possession31/31● 45.5%
4.26 corners/matchCorners31/31● 4.87 corners/match
14.6 fouls/matchFouls31/3113.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 31home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 6 Apr 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsEmpoliCagliari
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2024/25
Head-to-headEmpoli — Cagliari
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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