Serie A · 2023

Roma 4–0 Cagliari · Serie A

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4–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Roma won 4–0.

Shots
2012
Shots on target
63
Expected goals
2.710.56
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Roma beat Cagliari 4–0. Recorded in this match (Roma – Cagliari): shots 20–12, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 2.71–0.56, possession 53%–47%. 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.

Cagliari have a visible away split

moderate

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

10 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10 shots/match12.6 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

Roma's recent record differs from the season

weak

Roma's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.74 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 for2 goals/match1.74 goals/match1.2 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Roma have recorded the higher season possession share.

53.8% ●PossessionRoma · Cagliari43.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricRomaCagliariBaseline
Possession53.8%43.8%51.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots12 shotsRoma 20 shots, Cagliari 12 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsRoma 6 shots, Cagliari 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.71 xG0.56 xGRoma 2.71 xG, Cagliari 0.56 xG
  • Possession53%47%Roma 53%, Cagliari 47%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersRoma 7 corners, Cagliari 5 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls12 foulsRoma 8 fouls, Cagliari 12 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.

Leandro Paredes · Roma · 2′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Gaetano · Cagliari · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedStephan El Shaarawy · Roma · 18′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPaulo Dybala · Roma · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNahitan Nández · Cagliari · 68′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Petagna · Cagliari · 25′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Petagna · Cagliari · 40′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPaulo Azzi · Cagliari · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBryan Cristante · Roma · 49′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedZito Luvumbo · Cagliari · 68′ · 0.03 xG · on targetPaulo Dybala · Roma · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Viola · Cagliari · 71′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlberto Dossena · Cagliari · 3′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 78′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAndrea Petagna · Cagliari · 19′ · 0.05 xG · on targetGianluca Lapadula · Cagliari · 44′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDean Huijsen · Roma · 58′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDean Huijsen · Roma · 59′ · 0.08 xG · goalGianluca Gaetano · Cagliari · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedStephan El Shaarawy · Roma · 14′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 57′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedPaulo Dybala · Roma · 54′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedDean Huijsen · Roma · 58′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedEdoardo Bove · Roma · 60′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedRick Karsdorp · Roma · 36′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Lapadula · Cagliari · 43′ · 0.16 xG · on targetBryan Cristante · Roma · 50′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 72′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedBryan Cristante · Roma · 9′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Pellegrini · Roma · 2′ · 0.22 xG · goalPaulo Dybala · Roma · 23′ · 0.24 xG · goalPaulo Dybala · Roma · 51′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Roma: 20 shots, 6 on target, 2.76 xG. Cagliari: 12 shots, 3 on target, 0.57 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Lorenzo Pellegrini · Roma · 2′Paulo Dybala · Roma · 23′Paulo Dybala · Roma · 51′Dean Huijsen · Roma · 59′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Roma 2.76 xG · Cagliari 0.57 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Roma
0Draws
0Cagliari
Cagliari — Roma · Serie A1–4
Roma — Cagliari · Serie A1–0
Cagliari — Roma · Serie A1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Roma favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Cagliari in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Roma23 matchesCagliari23 matches
1.74 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/230.91 goals/match
1.13 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/231.83 goals/match
1.44 xG/match ▲Expected goals23/231.13 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots23/2312.6 shots/match
3.96 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/233.48 shots/match
53.8% ●Possession23/2343.8%
4.65 corners/matchCorners23/23● 4.83 corners/match
12.4 fouls/matchFouls23/2312.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 23home / 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: Mon, 5 Feb 2024, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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