Cagliari vs Genoa

26 December 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Daniele Orsato

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Diego Farias 45+3’

Match summary

Cagliari beat Genoa 1-0. Cagliari led 1-0 at half-time.

Diego Farias put Cagliari ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Darijo Srna.

The chances backed that up: Cagliari created 1.52 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Genoa's 0.62 from 12.

Match stats

Cagliari Genoa
12 Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.51 xG 0.62
1.51 Non-penalty xG 0.62
6 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Cagliari Genoa
Kick-off
Diego Farias
Assist: Darijo Srna1-0 (Cagliari)
45+3’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Luca Cigarini
  • Paolo Faragò
  • Diego Farias
Genoa
  • Cristian Romero
  • Esteban Rolón
  • Krzysztof Piatek

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 1.52 0.62 45+3’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), 1-0 45+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 0.62 45+3’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), 1-0 Farias 45+3’
Cagliari 1.52 xGGenoa 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking Cagliari attacking 
69’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 62’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 44’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 58’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+3’ Esteban Rolón (Genoa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 5’ Esteban Rolón (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 54’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Darko Lazovic (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Luca Cigarini (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Sandro (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Darko Lazovic (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Miguel Veloso (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 62’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 44’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 58’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+3’ Esteban Rolón (Genoa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 5’ Esteban Rolón (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 54’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Darko Lazovic (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Luca Cigarini (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Sandro (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Darko Lazovic (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Miguel Veloso (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), open play, 0.02 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
Darijo Srna DEF9010 0.000.091
Fabio Pisacane DEF901 0.060.000
Luca Ceppitelli DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Padoin DEF900 0.000.000
Luca Cigarini MID901 0.030.071
Nicolò Barella MID903 0.130.081
Paolo Faragò MID900 0.000.111
João Pedro MID150 0.000.000
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD905 0.750.464
Diego Farias FWD7714 0.530.000
Artur Ionita Sub751 0.020.061
Marco Sau Sub130 0.000.041
Filip Bradaric Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 41% Bet365 odds 2.30
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Genoa win 29% Bet365 odds 3.30

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari DDDLL
Genoa DLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Genoa 1-1 Cagliari, 18 May 19  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.