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Serie A · 2023

Sassuolo 0–2 Cagliari · Serie A

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Cagliari won 0–2.

Shots
713
Shots on target
03
Expected goals
0.271.48
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cagliari beat Sassuolo 2–0. Recorded in this match (Sassuolo – Cagliari): shots 7–13, shots on target 0–3, expected goals 0.27–1.48, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Sassuolo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.14 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 for0.6 goals/match1.14 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots13 shotsSassuolo 7 shots, Cagliari 13 shots
  • Shots on target0 shots3 shotsSassuolo 0 shots, Cagliari 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.27 xG1.48 xGSassuolo 0.27 xG, Cagliari 1.48 xG
  • Possession50%50%Sassuolo 50%, Cagliari 50%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersSassuolo 5 corners, Cagliari 6 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsSassuolo 14 fouls, Cagliari 9 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.

Gian Marco Ferrari · Sassuolo · 36′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Lapadula · Cagliari · 37′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAlessandro Deiola · Cagliari · 47′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGabriele Zappa · Cagliari · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGrégoire Defrel · Sassuolo · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedUroš Račić · Sassuolo · 35′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGabriele Zappa · Cagliari · 59′ · 0.03 xG · on targetEldor Shomurodov · Cagliari · 43′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Gaetano · Cagliari · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Lapadula · Cagliari · 63′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 15′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedZito Luvumbo · Cagliari · 50′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Lapadula · Cagliari · 71′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 66′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 88′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMatteo Prati · Cagliari · 71′ · 0.08 xG · goalEldor Shomurodov · Cagliari · 31′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Sulemana · Cagliari · 87′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Lapadula · Cagliari · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sassuolo: 7 shots, 0 on target, 0.27 xG. Cagliari: 13 shots, 3 on target, 1.53 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Matteo Prati · Cagliari · 71′Gianluca Lapadula · Cagliari · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sassuolo 0.27 xG · Cagliari 1.53 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sassuolo favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Cagliari in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sassuolo37 matchesCagliari37 matches
1.14 goals/matchGoals scored37/371.08 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed37/37▲ 1.76 goals/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals37/37▲ 1.12 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots37/3711.7 shots/match
4.03 shots/match ▲Shots on target37/373.54 shots/match
43.9% ●Possession37/3741.8%
5.38 corners/match ●Corners37/374.62 corners/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls37/3712.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / 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, 19 May 2024, 14:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSassuoloCagliari
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2023/24
Head-to-headSassuolo — Cagliari
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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