Cagliari vs Chievo

28 October 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Marco Piccinini

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Leonardo Pavoletti 15’
  • Lucas Castro 59’
  • Mariusz Stepinski 79’

Match summary

Cagliari won 2-1 at home to Chievo. Cagliari led 1-0 at half-time.

Leonardo Pavoletti put Cagliari ahead with a header in the 15th minute, set up by João Pedro, Lucas Castro made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, set up by Leonardo Pavoletti, and Mariusz Stepinski pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 79th minute, set up by Fabio Depaoli.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cagliari created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Chievo 1.19 from 12.

Match stats

Cagliari Chievo
12 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
1.48 xG 1.19
1.48 Non-penalty xG 1.19
6 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Cagliari Chievo
Kick-off
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: João Pedro1-0 (Cagliari)
15’
Half-time1-0
Lucas Castro
Assist: Leonardo Pavoletti2-0 (Cagliari)
59’
79’
Mariusz Stepinski
Assist: Fabio Depaoli2-1 (Chievo)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Alberto Cerri
Chievo
  • Luca Rossettini
  • Emanuele Giaccherini
  • Nicola Rigoni
  • Riccardo Meggiorini
  • Mariusz Stepinski
  • Sofian Kiyine

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 1.19 15’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-0 15’ 59’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), 2-0 59’ 79’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), 2-1 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 1.19 15’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-0 Pavoletti 15’ 59’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), 2-0 Castro 59’ 79’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), 2-1 Stepinski 79’
Cagliari 1.49 xGChievo 1.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chievo attacking Cagliari attacking 
15’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 79’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 53’ Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 11’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 46’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 30’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 72’ Nicola Rigoni (Chievo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+3’ Daniele Dessena (Cagliari), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 73’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 72’ Nicola Rigoni (Chievo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ João Pedro (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Filip Bradaric (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Fabio Depaoli (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 1’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Nicola Rigoni (Chievo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 79’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 53’ Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 11’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 46’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 30’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 72’ Nicola Rigoni (Chievo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 53’ Riccardo Meggiorini (Chievo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+3’ Daniele Dessena (Cagliari), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 73’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 72’ Nicola Rigoni (Chievo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ João Pedro (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Filip Bradaric (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Fabio Depaoli (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 1’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Nicola Rigoni (Chievo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), 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 DEF900 0.000.000
Fabio Pisacane DEF900 0.000.000
Luca Ceppitelli DEF901 0.140.000
Simone Padoin DEF900 0.000.000
Artur Ionita MID900 0.000.000
Nicolò Barella MID862 0.040.021
Filip Bradaric MID771 0.070.000
Lucas Castro MID9013 0.170.253
João Pedro FWD9013 0.190.622
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD70114 0.770.173
Alberto Cerri Sub200 0.000.051
Luca Cigarini Sub130 0.000.000
Daniele Dessena Sub41 0.120.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 59% Bet365 odds 1.61
Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.80
Chievo win 16% Bet365 odds 6.00

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari LDLWD
Chievo LLLLL

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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.