Cagliari vs Empoli

30 December 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Neither Cagliari nor Empoli found the net in a 0-0 draw.

Cagliari had the better of the chances, with 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Empoli's 0.22 from 5. Nicolas Viola had a penalty saved for Cagliari.

Match stats

Cagliari Empoli
15 Shots 5
3 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 0.22
0.67 Non-penalty xG 0.22
1 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Cagliari Empoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Gianluca Lapadula
Empoli
  • Sebastian Walukiewicz
  • Liberato Cacace
  • Youssef Maleh

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 1.44 0.22 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.22
Cagliari 1.44 xGEmpoli 0.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Cagliari attacking 
82’ Nicolas Viola (Cagliari), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 75’ Nicolas Viola (Cagliari), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 51’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Andrea Petagna (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 71’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Paulo Azzi (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Sulemana (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Paulo Azzi (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Nicolas Viola (Cagliari), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 75’ Nicolas Viola (Cagliari), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 51’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Andrea Petagna (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 71’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Paulo Azzi (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Sulemana (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Paulo Azzi (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Simone Scuffet GK900 0.000.000
Gabriele Zappa DEF900 0.000.051
Alberto Dossena DEF900 0.000.071
Edoardo Goldaniga DEF900 0.000.000
Paulo Azzi DEF902 0.040.031
Matteo Prati MID903 0.110.000
Sulemana MID901 0.020.000
Alessandro Deiola MID901 0.050.183
Nicolas Viola MID902 0.890.183
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD904 0.210.021
Gianluca Lapadula FWD530 0.000.000
Zito Sub371 0.030.000
Jakub Jankto Sub10 0.000.000
Marco Mancosu Sub10 0.000.000
Andrea Petagna Sub11 0.100.000
Gaetano Oristanio Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 46% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.54
Empoli win 27% Avg odds 3.61

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari DLWLL
Empoli LDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 1-1 Cagliari, 13 Feb 22 Next meeting: Empoli 0-1 Cagliari, 03 Mar 24  All Cagliari vs Empoli 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.