Serie A · 2023

Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari · Serie A

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fiorentina won 3–0.

Shots
146
Shots on target
24
Expected goals
1.160.8
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fiorentina beat Cagliari 3–0. Recorded in this match (Fiorentina – Cagliari): shots 14–6, shots on target 2–4, expected goals 1.16–0.8, possession 60%–40%. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.29 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/match0.29 goals/match1.21 goals/match

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

Cagliari have a visible away split

weak

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

7.75 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season9.86 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.75 shots/match9.86 shots/match11.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Fiorentina have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.7% ●PossessionFiorentina · Cagliari37.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFiorentinaCagliariBaseline
Possession57.7%37.7%50.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots6 shotsFiorentina 14 shots, Cagliari 6 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots4 shotsFiorentina 2 shots, Cagliari 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.16 xG0.8 xGFiorentina 1.16 xG, Cagliari 0.8 xG
  • Possession60%40%Fiorentina 60%, Cagliari 40%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersFiorentina 4 corners, Cagliari 2 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls10 foulsFiorentina 10 fouls, Cagliari 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fiorentina
1Draws
0Cagliari
Cagliari — Fiorentina · Serie A1–1
Fiorentina — Cagliari · Serie A3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fiorentina favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Cagliari in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fiorentina7 matchesCagliari7 matches
2.14 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/70.29 goals/match
1.43 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.71 goals/match
1 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/70.79 xG/match
11.3 shots/match ▲Shots7/79.86 shots/match
4.14 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/72.29 shots/match
57.7% ●Possession7/737.7%
4 corners/match ●Corners7/73.57 corners/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls7/711.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 2 Oct 2023, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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