Cagliari vs Bologna

6 October 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Fabrizio Pasqua

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • João Pedro 22’
  • Leonardo Pavoletti 68’

Match summary

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

João Pedro put Cagliari ahead with a header in the 22nd minute, set up by Lucas Castro and Leonardo Pavoletti made it 2-0 with a header in the 68th minute, set up by Lucas Castro.

The chances backed that up: Cagliari created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Bologna's 0.38 from 12.

Match stats

Cagliari Bologna
8 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.91 xG 0.38
1.91 Non-penalty xG 0.38
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Cagliari Bologna
Kick-off
João Pedro
Assist: Lucas Castro1-0 (Cagliari)
22’
Half-time1-0
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Lucas Castro2-0 (Cagliari)
68’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Fabio Pisacane
  • Daniele Dessena
Bologna
  • Sebastien De Maio
  • Mitchell Dijks
  • Federico Santander
  • Orji Okwonkwo

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 0.38 22’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-0 22’ 68’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 2-0 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 0.38 22’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-0 Pedro 22’ 68’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 2-0 Pavoletti 68’
Cagliari 1.91 xGBologna 0.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Cagliari attacking 
22’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 68’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 31’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 12’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 60’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Diego Falcinelli (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Federico Mattiello (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+3’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ João Pedro (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Diego Falcinelli (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Federico Mattiello (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Ádám Nagy (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Filip Bradaric (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Federico Santander (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 68’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 31’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 12’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 60’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Diego Falcinelli (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Federico Mattiello (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ João Pedro (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Diego Falcinelli (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Ádám Nagy (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Federico Mattiello (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Filip Bradaric (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Federico Santander (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Riccardo Orsolini (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
Alessio Cragno GK900 0.000.000
Darijo Srna DEF270 0.000.000
Fabio Pisacane DEF900 0.000.000
Filippo Romagna DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Padoin DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Castro MID9021 0.021.725
Filip Bradaric MID901 0.010.000
Nicolò Barella MID901 0.030.011
Artur Ionita MID790 0.000.000
João Pedro FWD9016 1.240.000
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD9012 0.600.000
Paolo Faragò Sub630 0.000.092
Daniele Dessena Sub110 0.000.000
Diego Farias Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 46% Bet365 odds 2.04
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.25
Bologna win 25% Bet365 odds 3.80

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari WDLDL
Bologna LLWLW

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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.