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Sassuolo badgeSassuoloHome · 11 in league
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Full time
2:1
UK timeStored 90-minute score.
Cagliari badgeCagliariAway · 14 in league
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Momentum↘ Falling10/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
S. Esposito30′ (pen)
MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore · Reggio EmiliaSeason 2025/26Back to matches
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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

FULL TIME
SassuoloCagliari
2Corner Kicks2
14Fouls10
1Yellow Cards0
—Red Cards—
2Goalkeeper Saves0
423Total passes431
356Passes accurate358

— means unavailable.

Statistics snapshot: 312915 min old.

BEYOND THE SCORE

The quality of the chances.

See what the scoreline alone can’t tell you.

UNDERSTAT · RECORDED xG
Sassuolo0.48xG

2 goals +1.52 vs xG

CHANCE QUALITYxGFull-time analysis
Cagliari1.90xG

1 goals -0.90 vs xG

20%Share of total xG · not a win probability80%

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.

Sassuolo CagliariBoth teams attack →
Cagliari · Ndary Adopo · 3′ · Saved Shot · 0.08 xGSassuolo · Kristian Thorstvedt · 5′ · Missed Shots · 0.04 xGCagliari · Alessandro Deiola · 10′ · Blocked Shot · 0.07 xGCagliari · Sebastiano Esposito · 15′ · Blocked Shot · 0.09 xGCagliari · Sebastiano Esposito · 15′ · Missed Shots · 0.07 xGCagliari · Yerry Mina · 22′ · Blocked Shot · 0.05 xGCagliari · Sebastiano Esposito · 31′ · Goal · 0.76 xGCagliari · Alessandro Deiola · 42′ · Saved Shot · 0.03 xGSassuolo · Domenico Berardi · 46′ · Blocked Shot · 0.05 xGSassuolo · Domenico Berardi · 50′ · Blocked Shot · 0.05 xGSassuolo · Ulisses García · 50′ · Goal · 0.02 xGCagliari · Alessandro Deiola · 52′ · Missed Shots · 0.11 xGSassuolo · Sebastian Walukiewicz · 53′ · Missed Shots · 0.03 xGCagliari · Michael Folorunsho · 58′ · Missed Shots · 0.03 xGSassuolo · Ismaël Koné · 59′ · Missed Shots · 0.07 xGCagliari · Alessandro Deiola · 66′ · Missed Shots · 0.33 xGSassuolo · Andrea Pinamonti · 78′ · Goal · 0.10 xGSassuolo · Darryl Bakola · 91′ · Missed Shots · 0.05 xGCagliari · Adam Obert · 93′ · Missed Shots · 0.29 xGSassuolo · M'Bala Nzola · 94′ · Missed Shots · 0.07 xG

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

View recorded shots as a table 20 shots
Recorded shots · minute shown as elapsed minute + 1
MinuteTeam / playerOutcomexG
3′Ndary AdopoCagliariSaved Shot0.08
5′Kristian ThorstvedtSassuoloMissed Shots0.04
10′Alessandro DeiolaCagliariBlocked Shot0.07
15′Sebastiano EspositoCagliariBlocked Shot0.09
15′Sebastiano EspositoCagliariMissed Shots0.07
22′Yerry MinaCagliariBlocked Shot0.05
31′Sebastiano EspositoCagliariGoal0.76
42′Alessandro DeiolaCagliariSaved Shot0.03
46′Domenico BerardiSassuoloBlocked Shot0.05
50′Domenico BerardiSassuoloBlocked Shot0.05
50′Ulisses GarcíaSassuoloGoal0.02
52′Alessandro DeiolaCagliariMissed Shots0.11
53′Sebastian WalukiewiczSassuoloMissed Shots0.03
58′Michael FolorunshoCagliariMissed Shots0.03
59′Ismaël KonéSassuoloMissed Shots0.07
66′Alessandro DeiolaCagliariMissed Shots0.33
78′Andrea PinamontiSassuoloGoal0.10
91′Darryl BakolaSassuoloMissed Shots0.05
93′Adam ObertCagliariMissed Shots0.29
94′M'Bala NzolaSassuoloMissed Shots0.07

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
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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.

Sassuolo

Home0 listed

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Cagliari

Away0 listed

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Season overview

Serie A · 2025/26

League season · all league matches

Sassuolo

30 league matches

39 pts11W6D13L

Cagliari

30 league matches

30 pts7W9D14L
1.2Goals scored / match1.1
1.4Goals conceded / match1.4
6Clean sheets6
10Failed to score11
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.

Sassuolo

Formation4-2-3-1Fabio Grosso
  1. 49A. MuricForm 7.2Ability 74G
  2. 6S. WalukiewiczForm 6.7Ability —D
  3. 19F. RomagnaForm 6.8Ability —D
  4. 21J. IdzesForm 6.7Ability —D
  5. 23U. GarciaForm 6.9Ability —D
  6. 90I. KoneForm 7.0Ability —M
  7. 42K. ThorstvedtForm 6.9Ability 76M
  8. 10D. BerardiForm 7.0Ability 82M
  9. 7C. VolpatoForm 6.8Ability —M
  10. 45A. LaurienteForm 7.0Ability 80M
  11. 99A. PinamontiForm 6.6Ability 75F
Substitutes (15)

13 · S. TuratiForm 7.0Ability 74

12 · G. SatalinoForm —Ability —

16 · G. ZacchiForm 6.7Ability 62

18 · N. MaticForm 7.0Ability 77

24 · L. MoroForm 6.4Ability 68

25 · W. CoulibalyForm 6.6Ability —

20 · A. FaderaForm 6.7Ability 71

35 · L. LipaniForm 6.6Ability 69

66 · Pedro FelipeForm 6.6Ability 69

50 · D. BakolaForm 6.8Ability 66

8 · M. NzolaForm 6.6Ability 73

3 · J. DoigForm 6.6Ability —

40 · A. VranckxForm 6.6Ability —

44 · E. IannoniForm 6.5Ability 67

80 · T. MuharemovicForm 6.9Ability 75

Cagliari

Formation3-5-2Fabio Pisacane
  1. 1E. CaprileForm 7.0Ability 80G
  2. 32J. PedroForm 6.6Ability 73D
  3. 26Y. MinaForm 7.0Ability —D
  4. 15J. RodriguezForm 6.7Ability —D
  5. 2M. PalestraForm 7.1Ability 78M
  6. 8M. AdopoForm 6.6Ability 73M
  7. 10G. GaetanoForm 6.9Ability 74M
  8. 14A. DeiolaForm 6.7Ability 70M
  9. 33A. ObertForm 6.9Ability 75M
  10. 94S. EspositoForm 7.0Ability 76F
  11. 90M. FolorunshoForm 6.6Ability —F
Substitutes (12)

24 · G. CiocciForm —Ability —

12 · A. SherriForm —Ability 66

19 · A. BelottiForm 6.7Ability —

4 · L. MazzitelliForm 6.8Ability 72

28 · G. ZappaForm 6.6Ability 73

25 · I. SulemanaForm 6.6Ability —

27 · J. LitetaForm 6.5Ability 66

31 · P. MendyForm 6.6Ability —

29 · G. BorrelliForm 6.8Ability 69

9 · S. KilicsoyForm 6.6Ability 73

18 · O. RaterinkForm 6.7Ability 63

20 · A. AlbarracinForm 6.6Ability —

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Sassuolo

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Arijanet Murić986.3———23—
Sebastian Walukiewicz986.3——132—
Filippo Romagna586.9———34—
Jay Idzes986.3———572
Ulisses Garcia987.21—1483
Ismael Koné697.0——1452
Kristian Thorstvedt987.3——1503
Domenico Berardi986.3———27—
Cristian Volpato586.3———28—
Armand Laurienté696.6———241
Andrea Pinamonti827.51—111—
Woyo Coulibaly406.9———51
Nemanja Matić406.6———17—
Darryl Bakola296.9—11152
Luca Lipani296.7———71
M'Bala Nzola166.2——19—
Tarik Muharemović———————
Alieu Fadera———————
Stefano Turati———————
Pedro Felipe———————
Aster Vranckx———————
Luca Moro———————
Edoardo Iannoni———————
Josh Doig———————
Gioele Zacchi———————
Giacomo Satalino———————

Cagliari

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Elia Caprile986.3———27—
Zé Pedro836.5———472
Yerry Mina986.6———812
Juan Rodríguez986.5———533
Marco Palestra987.3———232
Michel Adopo906.3——136—
Gianluca Gaetano757.0———412
Alessandro Deiola985.9——3301
Adam Obert986.6——1263
Sebastiano Esposito897.51—2301
Michael Folorunsho746.9——1171
Gennaro Borrelli246.3———3—
Ibrahim Sulemana236.2———15—
Semih Kılıçsoy156.3———3—
Paul Mendy96.7———3—
Gabriele Zappa86.9———62
Agustín Albarracín———————
Othniël Raterink———————
Alen Sherri———————
Andrea Belotti———————
Giuseppe Ciocci———————
Luca Mazzitelli———————
Joseph Liteta———————
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
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2Napoli38237858362276
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3AS Roma382341159312873
WWWWW
4Como382011765293671
WWWDW
5AC Milan382010853351870
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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 31
Venue
MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Referee
Daniele Chiffi, Italy
Kickoff
4 Apr · 14:00 UK
Match data by API-Football
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