Bologna vs Cagliari

10 March 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Massimiliano Irrati

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Erick Pulgar 34’ (pen)
  • Roberto Soriano 77’

Match summary

Bologna beat Cagliari 2-0. Bologna led 1-0 at half-time.

Erick Pulgar put Bologna ahead from the penalty spot in the 34th minute and Roberto Soriano made it 2-0 in the 77th minute, set up by Nicola Sansone.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 3.33 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Cagliari's 0.53 from 8.

Match stats

Bologna Cagliari
17 Shots 7
8 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.33 xG 0.53
2.57 Non-penalty xG 0.53
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Bologna Cagliari
Kick-off
Erick Pulgar
Penalty1-0 (Bologna)
34’
Half-time1-0
Roberto Soriano
Assist: Nicola Sansone2-0 (Bologna)
77’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bologna
  • Blerim Dzemaili
Cagliari
  • Darijo Srna
  • Luca Pellegrini
  • Filip Bradaric
  • Nicolò Barella

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.33 0.53 34’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), 1-0 34’ 77’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), 2-0 77’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.33 0.53 34’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), 1-0 Pulgar 34’ 77’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), 2-0 Soriano 77’
Bologna 3.33 xGCagliari 0.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Bologna attacking 
34’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 6’ Federico Santander (Bologna), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 65’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 77’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 81’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 63’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 90+1’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 54’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 64’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 67’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Danilo (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Lyanco (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 6’ Federico Santander (Bologna), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 65’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 77’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 81’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 63’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 90+1’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 54’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 64’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 67’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Danilo (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Lyanco (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.000
Ibrahima Mbaye DEF900 0.000.000
Danilo DEF901 0.030.000
Lyanco DEF901 0.010.000
Mitchell Dijks DEF900 0.000.052
Erick Pulgar MID9011 0.760.124
Blerim Dzemaili MID904 0.180.973
Rodrigo Palacio MID874 0.500.021
Roberto Soriano MID9012 0.450.011
Nicola Sansone MID8615 0.320.452
Federico Santander FWD211 0.620.000
Riccardo Orsolini Sub692 0.440.121
Mattias Svanberg Sub40 0.000.000
Diego Falcinelli Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 49% Bet365 odds 1.95
Draw 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Cagliari win 20% Bet365 odds 4.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bologna WDLLL
Cagliari LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 2-0 Bologna, 06 Oct 18 Next meeting: Cagliari 3-2 Bologna, 30 Oct 19  All Bologna vs Cagliari meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.