Cagliari vs Benevento

6 January 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Eugenio Abbattista

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • João Pedro 20’
  • Marco Sau 41’
  • Alessandro Tuia 44’

Match summary

Benevento came from behind to win 2-1 away at Cagliari. Benevento led 2-1 at half-time.

João Pedro put Cagliari ahead from a corner in the 20th minute, set up by Leonardo Pavoletti, Marco Sau equalised in the 41st minute, set up by Pasquale Schiattarella, and Alessandro Tuia won it with a header in the 44th minute, set up by Roberto Insigne.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cagliari created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Benevento 1.24 from 10. Cagliari had a player sent off.

Match stats

Cagliari Benevento
10 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 1.23
1.17 Non-penalty xG 1.23
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Cagliari Benevento
Kick-off
João Pedro
Assist: Leonardo Pavoletti1-0 (Cagliari)
20’
41’
Marco Sau
Assist: Pasquale Schiattarella1-1 (Benevento)
44’
Alessandro Tuia
Assist: Roberto Insigne1-2 (Benevento)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Nahitan Nández
  • Fabrizio Caligara
  • Riccardo Sottil
  • Fabio Pisacane
Benevento
  • Riccardo Improta
  • Pasquale Schiattarella
  • Gianluca Caprari

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 1.24 20’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-0 20’ 41’ Marco Sau (Benevento), 1-1 41’ 44’ Alessandro Tuia (Benevento), 1-2 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 1.24 20’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-0 Pedro 20’ 41’ Marco Sau (Benevento), 1-1 Sau 41’ 44’ Alessandro Tuia (Benevento), 1-2 Tuia 44’
Cagliari 1.20 xGBenevento 1.24 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Benevento attacking Cagliari attacking 
20’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.57 xG, goal 41’ Marco Sau (Benevento), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 15’ Marco Sau (Benevento), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 86’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 79’ Gianluca Caprari (Benevento), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 48’ Kamil Glik (Benevento), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Bryan Dabo (Benevento), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Roberto Insigne (Benevento), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Alessandro Tuia (Benevento), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 90’ Gianluca Caprari (Benevento), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 65’ Riccardo Improta (Benevento), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Riccardo Improta (Benevento), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 20’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.57 xG, goal 41’ Marco Sau (Benevento), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 15’ Marco Sau (Benevento), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 86’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 79’ Gianluca Caprari (Benevento), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 54’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Kamil Glik (Benevento), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 90’ Bryan Dabo (Benevento), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Gianluca Caprari (Benevento), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Roberto Insigne (Benevento), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Alessandro Tuia (Benevento), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 65’ Riccardo Improta (Benevento), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 50’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Riccardo Improta (Benevento), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alessio Cragno GK900 0.000.000
Gabriele Zappa DEF900 0.000.021
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF900 0.000.000
Luca Ceppitelli DEF801 0.090.000
Alessandro Tripaldelli DEF710 0.000.000
Razvan Marin MID901 0.040.183
Nahitan Nández MID880 0.000.000
Fabrizio Caligara MID490 0.000.000
João Pedro MID9011 0.570.000
Radja Nainggolan MID845 0.090.041
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD9012 0.310.582
Riccardo Sottil Sub411 0.020.000
Giovanni Simeone Sub191 0.060.000
Fabio Pisacane Sub100 0.000.000
Gastón Pereiro Sub60 0.000.261

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 35% Avg odds 2.72
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Benevento win 38% Avg odds 2.55

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cagliari LDDLL
Benevento LDWWL

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Benevento 1-3 Cagliari, 09 May 21  All Cagliari vs Benevento 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.