Cagliari vs Genoa

12 September 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • João Pedro 16’ (pen)
  • Luca Ceppitelli 56’
  • Mattia Destro 59’
  • Mohamed Fares 69’, 78’

Match summary

Genoa came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Cagliari. Cagliari led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, João Pedro put Cagliari ahead from the penalty spot in the 16th minute. In the second half, Luca Ceppitelli made it 2-0 with a header in the 56th minute, set up by Razvan Marin, Mattia Destro pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 59th minute, set up by Andrea Cambiaso, Mohamed Fares equalised with a header in the 69th minute, set up by Nicolo Rovella, and Fares won it with a header in the 78th minute, set up by Andrea Cambiaso.

Cagliari can feel hard done by, creating 1.83 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Genoa's 1.25 from 11.

Match stats

Cagliari Genoa
8 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.83 xG 1.25
1.07 Non-penalty xG 1.25
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Cagliari Genoa
Kick-off
João Pedro
Penalty1-0 (Cagliari)
16’
Half-time1-0
Luca Ceppitelli
Assist: Razvan Marin2-0 (Cagliari)
56’
59’
Mattia Destro
Assist: Andrea Cambiaso2-1 (Genoa)
69’
Mohamed Fares
Assist: Nicolo Rovella2-2 (Genoa)
78’
Mohamed Fares
Assist: Andrea Cambiaso2-3 (Genoa)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Luca Ceppitelli
  • João Pedro
Genoa
  • Davide Biraschi
  • Stefano Sabelli
  • Yayah Kallon

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 1.83 1.25 16’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-0 16’ 56’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), 2-0 56’ 59’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), 2-1 59’ 69’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), 2-2 69’ 78’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), 2-3 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.83 1.25 16’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-0 Pedro 16’ 56’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), 2-0 Ceppitelli 56’ 59’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), 2-1 Destro 59’ 69’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), 2-2 Fares 69’ 78’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), 2-3 Fares 78’
Cagliari 1.83 xGGenoa 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking Cagliari attacking 
16’ João Pedro (Cagliari), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+3’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 69’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 89’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 59’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 90+5’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 61’ Keita (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 78’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 77’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ João Pedro (Cagliari), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+3’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 69’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 89’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 59’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 90+5’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 61’ Keita (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 78’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 77’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alessio Cragno GK900 0.000.000
Luca Ceppitelli DEF9011 0.060.000
Andrea Carboni DEF840 0.000.000
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF480 0.000.000
Gabriele Zappa MID670 0.000.000
Dalbert MID900 0.000.102
Alessandro Deiola MID900 0.000.000
Razvan Marin MID9011 0.050.092
Alberto Grassi MID560 0.000.000
João Pedro FWD9014 1.510.000
Keita FWD671 0.100.000
Martín Cáceres Sub420 0.000.000
Nahitan Nández Sub340 0.000.101
Diego Farias Sub231 0.030.000
Raoul Bellanova Sub231 0.080.000
Gastón Pereiro Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Genoa win 26% Avg odds 3.70

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari DDLDL
Genoa WLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 0-1 Genoa, 22 May 21 Next meeting: Genoa 1-0 Cagliari, 24 Apr 22  All Cagliari vs Genoa 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.