Cagliari vs Empoli

20 January 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Fabrizio Pasqua

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Leonardo Pavoletti 36’
  • Diego Farias 90+1’
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo 70’
  • Miha Zajc 81’

Match summary

Cagliari and Empoli drew 2-2. Cagliari led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Leonardo Pavoletti put Cagliari ahead with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Artur Ionita. In the second half, Giovanni Di Lorenzo equalised in the 70th minute, set up by Manuel Pasqual, Miha Zajc put Empoli in front in the 81st minute, set up by Francesco Caputo, and Diego Farias equalised in stoppage time.

Empoli had the better of the chances, with 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Cagliari's 0.91 from 14.

Match stats

Cagliari Empoli
13 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.91 xG 1.24
0.91 Non-penalty xG 1.24
4 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Cagliari Empoli
Kick-off
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Artur Ionita1-0 (Cagliari)
36’
Half-time1-0
70’
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Assist: Manuel Pasqual1-1 (Empoli)
81’
Miha Zajc
Assist: Francesco Caputo1-2 (Empoli)
Diego Farias2-2 (Cagliari)
90+1’
Full-time2-2

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 0.91 1.24 36’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-0 36’ 70’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), 1-1 70’ 81’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), 1-2 81’ 90+1’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), 2-2 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 1.24 36’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-0 Pavoletti 36’ 70’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), 1-1 Di Lorenzo 70’ 81’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), 1-2 Zajc 81’ 90+1’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), 2-2 Farias 90+1’
Cagliari 0.91 xGEmpoli 1.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Cagliari attacking 
70’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 90+1’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 85’ Alejandro Rodriguez (Empoli), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 36’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 81’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 76’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Manuel Pasqual (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Manuel Pasqual (Empoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 90+1’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 85’ Alejandro Rodriguez (Empoli), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 36’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 81’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 76’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Manuel Pasqual (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Manuel Pasqual (Empoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 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 0.000.164
Fabio Pisacane DEF900 0.000.021
Filippo Romagna DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Padoin DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolò Barella MID903 0.080.061
Artur Ionita MID9014 0.150.132
Luca Cigarini MID780 0.000.000
Valter Birsa MID680 0.000.000
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD9013 0.180.051
João Pedro FWD740 0.000.021
Paolo Faragò Sub221 0.040.000
Diego Farias Sub1613 0.460.082
Filip Bradaric Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 48% Bet365 odds 2.00
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Empoli win 25% Bet365 odds 3.80

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari DLLWL
Empoli WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 2-0 Cagliari, 19 Aug 18 Next meeting: Cagliari 0-2 Empoli, 22 Sep 21  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.