Serie A · 2025Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Genoa 3–0 Cagliari · Serie A

Genoa

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3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Genoa won 3–0.

Shots
1115
Shots on target
73
Expected goals
1.081.26
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Genoa beat Cagliari 3–0. Recorded in this match (Genoa – Cagliari): shots 11–15, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 1.08–1.26, possession 44%–56%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Genoa, Cagliari.

3.91 days ▲Rest daysGenoa · Cagliari4 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricGenoaCagliariBaseline
Rest days3.91 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Cagliari's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

13 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots13 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots15 shotsGenoa 11 shots, Cagliari 15 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsGenoa 7 shots, Cagliari 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.08 xG1.26 xGGenoa 1.08 xG, Cagliari 1.26 xG
  • Possession44%56%Genoa 44%, Cagliari 56%
  • Corners2 corners3 cornersGenoa 2 corners, Cagliari 3 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls20 foulsGenoa 17 fouls, Cagliari 20 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards5 cardsGenoa 2 cards, Cagliari 5 cards

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.

Luca Mazzitelli · Cagliari · 24′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLuca Mazzitelli · Cagliari · 38′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedVitinha · Genoa · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Luperto · Cagliari · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRiyad Idrissi · Cagliari · 70′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 31′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 61′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarco Palestra · Cagliari · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Cagliari · 40′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 58′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 59′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMorten Frendrup · Genoa · 75′ · 0.04 xG · goalSemih Kılıçsoy · Cagliari · 34′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 50′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMichel Adopo · Cagliari · 23′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSemih Kılıçsoy · Cagliari · 70′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMatteo Prati · Cagliari · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLeo Østigård · Genoa · 50′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMichel Adopo · Cagliari · 23′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedLuca Mazzitelli · Cagliari · 40′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMichel Adopo · Cagliari · 21′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedSemih Kılıçsoy · Cagliari · 34′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 7′ · 0.32 xG · goalLeo Østigård · Genoa · 78′ · 0.42 xG · goalZito Luvumbo · Cagliari · 55′ · 0.43 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Genoa: 11 shots, 7 on target, 1.10 xG. Cagliari: 15 shots, 3 on target, 1.31 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Lorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 7′Morten Frendrup · Genoa · 75′Leo Østigård · Genoa · 78′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Genoa 1.10 xG · Cagliari 1.31 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Genoa
3Draws
1Cagliari
Cagliari — Genoa · Serie A3–3
Cagliari — Genoa · Serie A1–1
Genoa — Cagliari · Serie A2–2
Genoa — Cagliari · Serie A3–0
Cagliari — Genoa · Serie A2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Genoa favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Cagliari in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Genoa20 matchesCagliari20 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored20/201.05 goals/match
1.45 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.5 goals/match
1.25 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/200.96 xG/match
11.2 shots/match ▲Shots20/2010.5 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/203.45 shots/match
46.6% ●Possession20/2046.4%
3.35 corners/matchCorners20/20● 3.45 corners/match
2.2 cards/matchCards20/202.5 cards/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls20/2015.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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