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Cagliari vs Napoli match centre

Cagliari badgeCagliariHome · 14 in league
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Momentum↘ Falling12/100OlderLatest
Full time
0:1
UK timeStored 90-minute score.
Napoli badgeNapoliAway · 2 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising73/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
Unipol Domus · CagliariSeason 2025/26Back to matches
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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

FULL TIME
CagliariNapoli
1Corner Kicks7
11Fouls16
1Yellow Cards2
—Red Cards—
4Goalkeeper Saves0
308Total passes674
244Passes accurate608

— means unavailable.

Statistics snapshot: 334254 min old.

BEYOND THE SCORE

The quality of the chances.

See what the scoreline alone can’t tell you.

UNDERSTAT · RECORDED xG
Cagliari0.24xG

0 goals -0.24 vs xG

CHANCE QUALITYxGFull-time analysis
Napoli2.27xG

1 goals -1.27 vs xG

10%Share of total xG · not a win probability90%

Read the performance, then the result. Compare each team’s goals with its xG to see whether the score matched the chances. Explore individual shots below when available.

Every chance has a story.

Bigger circles mean higher-quality chances. Ringed circles are goals.

Cagliari NapoliBoth teams attack →
Napoli · Alessandro Buongiorno · 2′ · Saved Shot · 0.10 xGNapoli · Scott McTominay · 2′ · Goal · 0.97 xGNapoli · Matteo Politano · 6′ · Saved Shot · 0.06 xGNapoli · Scott McTominay · 8′ · Missed Shots · 0.04 xGNapoli · Rasmus Højlund · 15′ · Blocked Shot · 0.03 xGNapoli · Scott McTominay · 15′ · Blocked Shot · 0.31 xGCagliari · Michael Folorunsho · 18′ · Missed Shots · 0.09 xGCagliari · Sebastiano Esposito · 20′ · Missed Shots · 0.04 xGCagliari · Sebastiano Esposito · 21′ · Missed Shots · 0.01 xGNapoli · Scott McTominay · 42′ · Blocked Shot · 0.03 xGNapoli · Billy Gilmour · 42′ · Blocked Shot · 0.04 xGNapoli · Kevin De Bruyne · 52′ · Saved Shot · 0.02 xGNapoli · Matteo Politano · 54′ · Missed Shots · 0.04 xGNapoli · Scott McTominay · 56′ · Blocked Shot · 0.07 xGNapoli · Matteo Politano · 56′ · Saved Shot · 0.47 xGCagliari · Gianluca Gaetano · 58′ · Missed Shots · 0.03 xGNapoli · Kevin De Bruyne · 59′ · Blocked Shot · 0.05 xGNapoli · Kevin De Bruyne · 59′ · Blocked Shot · 0.03 xGNapoli · Scott McTominay · 62′ · Missed Shots · 0.06 xGCagliari · Sebastiano Esposito · 67′ · Missed Shots · 0.02 xGCagliari · Paul Mendy · 74′ · Missed Shots · 0.04 xGNapoli · Kevin De Bruyne · 76′ · Missed Shots · 0.03 xGNapoli · Scott McTominay · 79′ · Blocked Shot · 0.02 xGCagliari · Paul Mendy · 94′ · Missed Shots · 0.02 xG

24 recorded shots · select or tab to a circle · locations normalised to the same attacking direction

View recorded shots as a table 24 shots
Recorded shots · minute shown as elapsed minute + 1
MinuteTeam / playerOutcomexG
2′Alessandro BuongiornoNapoliSaved Shot0.10
2′Scott McTominayNapoliGoal0.97
6′Matteo PolitanoNapoliSaved Shot0.06
8′Scott McTominayNapoliMissed Shots0.04
15′Rasmus HøjlundNapoliBlocked Shot0.03
15′Scott McTominayNapoliBlocked Shot0.31
18′Michael FolorunshoCagliariMissed Shots0.09
20′Sebastiano EspositoCagliariMissed Shots0.04
21′Sebastiano EspositoCagliariMissed Shots0.01
42′Scott McTominayNapoliBlocked Shot0.03
42′Billy GilmourNapoliBlocked Shot0.04
52′Kevin De BruyneNapoliSaved Shot0.02
54′Matteo PolitanoNapoliMissed Shots0.04
56′Scott McTominayNapoliBlocked Shot0.07
56′Matteo PolitanoNapoliSaved Shot0.47
58′Gianluca GaetanoCagliariMissed Shots0.03
59′Kevin De BruyneNapoliBlocked Shot0.05
59′Kevin De BruyneNapoliBlocked Shot0.03
62′Scott McTominayNapoliMissed Shots0.06
67′Sebastiano EspositoCagliariMissed Shots0.02
74′Paul MendyCagliariMissed Shots0.04
76′Kevin De BruyneNapoliMissed Shots0.03
79′Scott McTominayNapoliBlocked Shot0.02
94′Paul MendyCagliariMissed Shots0.02

Verified source record refreshed 22 Sep 2026, 19:04 UTC. Post-match data, not a live feed.

How to use expected goals

xG measures chance quality. A shot worth 0.20 xG would be scored about 20 times in 100 comparable attempts. Add the shots together to describe the chances a team created.

Compare the performance with the result. Goals above xG means the team scored more than its chance total; goals below xG means it scored less. It does not prove luck, predict the next result or guarantee a correction.

Keep the context. Penalties, red cards, game state and opponents matter. Use several matches and the home/away filter. xG share is a share of chance quality, not a win probability. Different data providers can calculate different xG values.

CHANCE QUALITY, IN CONTEXT.Understat post-match evidence · separate from Kickoff Edge’s predictions
MODEL OUTLOOK

Match forecast

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Goals & BTTS

90 minutes

Total goals · 2.5

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BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · Prev = previous season.

Cagliari

Home0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

Napoli

Away0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

· Ability: EA FC 27 base ratings.

Season overview

Serie A · 2025/26

League season · all league matches

Cagliari

29 league matches

30 pts7W9D13L

Napoli

29 league matches

59 pts18W5D6L
1.0Goals scored / match1.5
1.4Goals conceded / match1.0
6Clean sheets9
10Failed to score6
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Starting XIs

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · — unavailable.

Cagliari

Formation3-5-2Fabio Pisacane
  1. 1E. CaprileForm 7.0Ability 80G
  2. 32J. PedroForm 6.6Ability 73D
  3. 26Y. MinaForm 7.0Ability —D
  4. 22A. DossenaForm 6.8Ability 73D
  5. 2M. PalestraForm 7.1Ability 78M
  6. 8M. AdopoForm 6.6Ability 73M
  7. 10G. GaetanoForm 6.9Ability 74M
  8. 25I. SulemanaForm 6.6Ability —M
  9. 15J. RodriguezForm 6.7Ability —M
  10. 94S. EspositoForm 7.0Ability 76F
  11. 90M. FolorunshoForm 6.6Ability —F
Substitutes (13)

24 · G. CiocciForm —Ability —

12 · A. SherriForm —Ability 66

4 · L. MazzitelliForm 6.8Ability 72

28 · G. ZappaForm 6.6Ability 73

27 · J. LitetaForm 6.5Ability 66

36 · N. GranduForm —Ability —

37 · Y. TrepyForm 6.7Ability —

31 · P. MendyForm 6.6Ability —

30 · L. PavolettiForm 6.4Ability —

14 · A. DeiolaForm 6.7Ability 70

9 · S. KilicsoyForm 6.6Ability 73

18 · O. RaterinkForm 6.7Ability 63

20 · A. AlbarracinForm 6.6Ability —

Napoli

Formation3-4-2-1Antonio Conte
  1. 32V. Milinkovic-SavicForm 6.8Ability 80G
  2. 31S. BeukemaForm 6.8Ability 78D
  3. 4A. BuongiornoForm 6.8Ability 81D
  4. 17M. OliveraForm 6.8Ability —D
  5. 21M. PolitanoForm 6.9Ability 80M
  6. 6B. GilmourForm 7.1Ability —M
  7. 68S. LobotkaForm 6.9Ability 83M
  8. 3M. GutierrezForm 6.8Ability 80M
  9. 11K. De BruyneForm 7.0Ability 85F
  10. 8S. McTominayForm 7.1Ability —F
  11. 19R. HojlundForm 6.6Ability —F
Substitutes (10)

1 · A. MeretForm 6.8Ability 81

14 · N. ContiniForm 6.7Ability —

9 · R. LukakuForm 6.6Ability —

5 · Juan JesusForm 6.8Ability —

30 · P. MazzocchiForm 6.6Ability 71

20 · E. ElmasForm 6.7Ability 76

23 · GiovaneForm 6.4Ability 71

37 · L. SpinazzolaForm 7.0Ability 80

99 · F. AnguissaForm 6.9Ability —

27 · Alisson SantosForm 7.3Ability 74

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Cagliari

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Elia Caprile907.5—0—30—
Zé Pedro736.7—0—313
Yerry Mina907.5—0—442
Alberto Dossena906.9—0—361
Marco Palestra906.6—0—201
Michel Adopo736.3—0—221
Gianluca Gaetano907.0—01461
Ibrahim Sulemana907.2—0—282
Juan Rodríguez846.9—0—203
Sebastiano Esposito846.9—03201
Michael Folorunsho656.5—016—
Semih Kılıçsoy256.5—0—41
Alessandro Deiola176.7—0—61
Paul Mendy176.6—024—
Othniël Raterink126.7—0—6—
Yael Trepy126.3—0—1—
Alen Sherri———————
Giuseppe Ciocci———————
Nicola Grandu———————
Gabriele Zappa———————
Agustín Albarracín———————
Luca Mazzitelli———————
Joseph Liteta———————
Leonardo Pavoletti———————

Napoli

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Vanja Milinković-Savić906.9—0—46—
Sam Beukema907.6—0—741
Alessandro Buongiorno907.2—01752
Mathías Olivera846.9—0—782
Matteo Politano777.3—0351—
Billy Gilmour776.6—0—891
Stanislav Lobotka556.3—0—50—
Miguel Gutiérrez907.0—0—462
Kevin De Bruyne906.5—0257—
Scott McTominay907.210364—
Rasmus Højlund905.9—0—19—
Alisson Santos356.9—0—131
Leonardo Spinazzola136.9—0—8—
Frank Anguissa136.7—0—8—
Juan Jesus126.7—0—4—
Alex Meret———————
Nikita Contini———————
Eljif Elmas———————
Pasquale Mazzocchi———————
Giovane———————
Romelu Lukaku———————
2025/26 STANDINGS

Serie A table

League centre ↗

Current standings · Serie A. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

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1Inter38276589355487
DDWWD
2Napoli38237858362276
WWLDW
3AS Roma382341159312873
WWWWW
4Como382011765293671
WWWDW
5AC Milan382010853351870
LWLLD
6Juventus381912761342769
DLWDD
7Atalanta381514951361559
DLWDL
8Bologna38168144946356
DWWDL
9Lazio381412124140154
WLLWD
10Udinese38148164548-350
LLWWD
11Sassuolo38147174650-449
LLLWD
12Torino38129174463-1945
DLWLD
13Parma381112152846-1845
WLLLW
14Cagliari381110174053-1343
WWLDW
15Fiorentina38915144150-942
DWDLD
16Genoa381011174151-1041
LLDDL
17Lecce38108202850-2238
WWLWD
18Cremonese38810203257-2534
LWWLL
19Hellas Verona38312232561-3621
LDLDD
20Pisa38212242671-4518
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AT A GLANCE

Match details

Competition
Serie A
Round
Matchweek 30
Venue
Unipol Domus
Referee
Maurizio Mariani, Italy
Kickoff
20 Mar · 17:30 UK
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