Cagliari vs Crotone

25 October 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Antonio Di Martino

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 3–2

  • Charalampos Lykogiannis 25’
  • Giovanni Simeone 35’
  • Riccardo Sottil 45’
  • João Pedro 84’
  • Junior Messias 21’
  • Salvatore Molina 43’

Match summary

Cagliari came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Crotone. Cagliari led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Junior Messias put Crotone ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Arkadiusz Reca, Charalampos Lykogiannis equalised with a direct free kick in the 25th minute, Giovanni Simeone put Cagliari in front in the 35th minute, set up by João Pedro, Salvatore Molina equalised in the 43rd minute, and Riccardo Sottil put Cagliari back in front with a header in the 45th minute, set up by Gabriele Zappa. In the second half, João Pedro made it 4-2 from a corner in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cagliari created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Crotone's 1.41 from 12. Crotone had a player sent off.

Match stats

Cagliari Crotone
15 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2.08 xG 1.41
2.08 Non-penalty xG 1.41
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Cagliari Crotone
Kick-off
21’
Junior Messias
Assist: Arkadiusz Reca0-1 (Crotone)
Charalampos Lykogiannis1-1 (Cagliari)
25’
Giovanni Simeone
Assist: João Pedro2-1 (Cagliari)
35’
43’
Salvatore Molina2-2 (Crotone)
Riccardo Sottil
Assist: Gabriele Zappa3-2 (Cagliari)
45’
Half-time3-2
João Pedro4-2 (Cagliari)
84’
Full-time4-2

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Charalampos Lykogiannis
  • Razvan Marin
Crotone
  • Luca Cigarini
  • Lisandro Magallán
  • Ahmed Benali

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 2.08 1.41 21’ Junior Messias (Crotone), 0-1 21’ 25’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), 1-1 25’ 35’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), 2-1 35’ 43’ Salvatore Molina (Crotone), 2-2 43’ 45’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), 3-2 45’ 84’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 4-2 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 1.41 21’ Junior Messias (Crotone), 0-1 Messias 21’ 25’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), 1-1 Lykogiannis 25’ 35’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), 2-1 Simeone 35’ 43’ Salvatore Molina (Crotone), 2-2 Molina 43’ 45’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), 3-2 Sottil 45’ 84’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 4-2 Pedro 84’
Cagliari 2.08 xGCrotone 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crotone attacking Cagliari attacking 
84’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.80 xG, goal 38’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 21’ Junior Messias (Crotone), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 35’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 52’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 16’ Junior Messias (Crotone), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 84’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 45’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 80’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 2’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 42’ Junior Messias (Crotone), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Andrea Rispoli (Crotone), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 36’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Ahmed Benali (Crotone), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Salvatore Molina (Crotone), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 75’ Adam Ounas (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Junior Messias (Crotone), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.80 xG, goal 38’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 21’ Junior Messias (Crotone), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 35’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 52’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 16’ Junior Messias (Crotone), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+3’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 80’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 45’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 83’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 2’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 42’ Junior Messias (Crotone), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Andrea Rispoli (Crotone), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 36’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Ahmed Benali (Crotone), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Simy (Crotone), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Salvatore Molina (Crotone), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 75’ Adam Ounas (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Junior Messias (Crotone), 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
Gabriele Zappa DEF8810 0.000.123
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF900 0.000.000
Diego Godín DEF900 0.000.000
Charalampos Lykogiannis DEF8112 0.070.000
Nahitan Nández MID902 0.110.021
Marko Rog MID902 0.030.000
Razvan Marin MID880 0.000.193
Riccardo Sottil MID7411 0.090.143
João Pedro MID90115 0.970.553
Giovanni Simeone FWD8114 0.610.021
Adam Ounas Sub161 0.020.101
Ragnar Klavan Sub90 0.000.000
Leonardo Pavoletti Sub92 0.190.000
Paolo Faragò Sub20 0.000.000
Christian Oliva Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 43% Avg odds 2.23
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Crotone win 30% Avg odds 3.22

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari LDLLW
Crotone LLLD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Crotone 0-2 Cagliari, 28 Feb 21  All Cagliari vs Crotone 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.