Cagliari vs Empoli

22 September 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Marco Di Bello

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Federico Di Francesco 29’
  • Leo Stulac 69’

Match summary

Empoli took a 2-0 win at Cagliari. Empoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Federico Di Francesco put Empoli ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Nicolas Haas and Leo Stulac made it 0-2 from a corner in the 69th minute.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 1.15 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Cagliari's 0.76 from 15.

Match stats

Cagliari Empoli
16 Shots 17
1 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.75 xG 1.15
0.75 Non-penalty xG 1.15
11 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Cagliari Empoli
Kick-off
29’
Federico Di Francesco
Assist: Nicolas Haas0-1 (Empoli)
Half-time0-1
69’
Leo Stulac0-2 (Empoli)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Nahitan Nández
  • Diego Godín
Empoli
  • Szymon Zurkowski

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 0.76 1.15 29’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), 0-1 29’ 69’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), 0-2 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 1.15 29’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), 0-1 Di Francesco 29’ 69’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), 0-2 Stulac 69’
Cagliari 0.76 xGEmpoli 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Cagliari attacking 
63’ Simone Romagnoli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 29’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 42’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 59’ Keita (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 82’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Nicolas Haas (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Diego Godín (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Keita (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Keita (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Diego Godín (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Dalbert (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Kevin Strootman (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 32’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Ardian Ismajli (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Simone Romagnoli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 29’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 59’ Keita (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 82’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Nicolas Haas (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Diego Godín (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Keita (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Keita (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Diego Godín (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Dalbert (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 52’ Kevin Strootman (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Ardian Ismajli (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 81’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alessio Cragno GK900 0.000.000
Luca Ceppitelli DEF860 0.000.000
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF710 0.000.000
Andrea Carboni DEF470 0.000.000
Nahitan Nández MID900 0.000.213
Dalbert MID901 0.020.062
Razvan Marin MID903 0.090.203
Charalampos Lykogiannis MID782 0.090.000
Alessandro Deiola MID470 0.000.000
João Pedro FWD902 0.150.041
Keita FWD903 0.220.011
Kevin Strootman Sub431 0.020.000
Diego Godín Sub432 0.110.000
Martín Cáceres Sub190 0.000.051
Gastón Pereiro Sub121 0.040.081
Leonardo Pavoletti Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 47% Avg odds 2.02
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.71
Empoli win 27% Avg odds 3.56

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari LDLLD
Empoli LLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 2-2 Empoli, 20 Jan 19 Next meeting: Empoli 1-1 Cagliari, 13 Feb 22  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.