Serie A · 2023

Atalanta 2–0 Cagliari · Serie A

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Atalanta won 2–0.

Shots
1010
Shots on target
60
Expected goals
1.730.75
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Atalanta beat Cagliari 2–0. Recorded in this match (Atalanta – Cagliari): shots 10–10, shots on target 6–0, expected goals 1.73–0.75, possession 57%–43%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Cagliari's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

14.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAtalanta · Cagliari9.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAtalantaCagliariBaseline
Shots14.6 shots/match9.4 shots/match11.4 shots/match
Shots against11.4 shots/match13 shots/match12.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Atalanta have recorded the higher season possession share.

50.8% ●PossessionAtalanta · Cagliari38.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAtalantaCagliariBaseline
Possession50.8%38.2%51%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots10 shotsAtalanta 10 shots, Cagliari 10 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots0 shotsAtalanta 6 shots, Cagliari 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.73 xG0.75 xGAtalanta 1.73 xG, Cagliari 0.75 xG
  • Possession57%43%Atalanta 57%, Cagliari 43%
  • Corners7 corners7 cornersAtalanta 7 corners, Cagliari 7 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls11 foulsAtalanta 6 fouls, Cagliari 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.

Nahitan Nández · Cagliari · 6′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDavide Zappacosta · Atalanta · 27′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Viola · Cagliari · 77′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPaulo Azzi · Cagliari · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDavide Zappacosta · Atalanta · 79′ · 0.02 xG · on targetTeun Koopmeiners · Atalanta · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAdemola Lookman · Atalanta · 31′ · 0.03 xG · on targetZito Luvumbo · Cagliari · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Petagna · Cagliari · 83′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCharles De Ketelaere · Atalanta · 12′ · 0.05 xG · on targetEldor Shomurodov · Cagliari · 14′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCharles De Ketelaere · Atalanta · 36′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAlberto Dossena · Cagliari · 74′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEldor Shomurodov · Cagliari · 59′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMatteo Ruggeri · Atalanta · 37′ · 0.08 xG · on targetAdemola Lookman · Atalanta · 26′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGaetano Oristanio · Cagliari · 82′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedGabriele Zappa · Cagliari · 82′ · 0.38 xG · off target or blockedMario Pašalić · Atalanta · 76′ · 0.43 xG · goalAdemola Lookman · Atalanta · 33′ · 0.98 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Atalanta: 10 shots, 6 on target, 1.78 xG. Cagliari: 10 shots, 0 on target, 0.81 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Ademola Lookman · Atalanta · 33′Mario Pašalić · Atalanta · 76′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Atalanta 1.78 xG · Cagliari 0.81 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Atalanta
0Draws
1Cagliari
Atalanta — Cagliari · Serie A1–2
Cagliari — Atalanta · 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: Atalanta favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Cagliari in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atalanta5 matchesCagliari5 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/50.2 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.33 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/50.77 xG/match
14.6 shots/match ▲Shots5/59.4 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/51.2 shots/match
50.8% ●Possession5/538.2%
6.4 corners/match ●Corners5/54 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/511.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / 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: Sun, 24 Sept 2023, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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