Serie A · 2024

Cagliari 0–4 Napoli · Serie A

0–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Napoli won 0–4.

Shots
1913
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
1.021.93
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Napoli beat Cagliari 4–0. Recorded in this match (Cagliari – Napoli): shots 19–13, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.02–1.93, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Napoli show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Napoli's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

16 shots/match ▲ShotsCagliari · Napoli18 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricCagliariNapoliBaseline
Shots16 shots/match18 shots/match13.4 shots/match
Shots against14.8 shots/match12.3 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.75 corners/match ●CornersCagliari · Napoli5.5 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricCagliariNapoliBaseline
Corners6.75 corners/match5.5 corners/match4.63 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots13 shotsCagliari 19 shots, Napoli 13 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsCagliari 5 shots, Napoli 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.02 xG1.93 xGCagliari 1.02 xG, Napoli 1.93 xG
  • Possession52%48%Cagliari 52%, Napoli 48%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersCagliari 7 corners, Napoli 4 corners
  • Fouls22 fouls11 foulsCagliari 22 fouls, Napoli 11 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.

Paulo Azzi · Cagliari · 19′ · 0.01 xG · on targetGiovanni Di Lorenzo · Napoli · 40′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYerry Mina · Cagliari · 54′ · 0.01 xG · on targetStanislav Lobotka · Napoli · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYerry Mina · Cagliari · 43′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoberto Piccoli · Cagliari · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRăzvan Marin · Cagliari · 56′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKingstone Mutandwa · Cagliari · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRăzvan Marin · Cagliari · 36′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPaulo Azzi · Cagliari · 41′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRoberto Piccoli · Cagliari · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Gaetano · Cagliari · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNadir Zortea · Cagliari · 63′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKhvicha Kvaratskhelia · Napoli · 7′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKhvicha Kvaratskhelia · Napoli · 44′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKingstone Mutandwa · Cagliari · 60′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMatteo Politano · Napoli · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGiovanni Di Lorenzo · Napoli · 18′ · 0.05 xG · goalMatteo Politano · Napoli · 3′ · 0.06 xG · on targetYerry Mina · Cagliari · 20′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Luperto · Cagliari · 47′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAmir Rrahmani · Napoli · 76′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedYerry Mina · Cagliari · 35′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedZito Luvumbo · Cagliari · 47′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Gaetano · Cagliari · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRoberto Piccoli · Cagliari · 41′ · 0.14 xG · on targetAmir Rrahmani · Napoli · 39′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedAlessandro Buongiorno · Napoli · 90′ · 0.24 xG · goalKingstone Mutandwa · Cagliari · 68′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blockedKhvicha Kvaratskhelia · Napoli · 66′ · 0.28 xG · goalRomelu Lukaku · Napoli · 25′ · 0.41 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Napoli · 70′ · 0.49 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Cagliari: 19 shots, 5 on target, 1.05 xG. Napoli: 13 shots, 5 on target, 1.96 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Giovanni Di Lorenzo · Napoli · 18′Khvicha Kvaratskhelia · Napoli · 66′Romelu Lukaku · Napoli · 70′Alessandro Buongiorno · Napoli · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Cagliari 1.05 xG · Napoli 1.96 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Cagliari
2Draws
2Napoli
Cagliari — Napoli · Serie A1–1
Napoli — Cagliari · Serie A2–1
Cagliari — Napoli · Serie A1–1
Napoli — Cagliari · Serie A2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cagliari favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Napoli in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cagliari4 matchesNapoli4 matches
0.25 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 2.25 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 1 goal/match
1.17 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 1.89 xG/match
16 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 18 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 5.25 shots/match
51.8%Possession4/4● 52%
6.75 corners/match ●Corners4/45.5 corners/match
15.5 fouls/matchFouls4/411.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 15 Sept 2024, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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