Cagliari vs Roma

27 October 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Ivano Pezzuto

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Leonardo Pavoletti 52’
  • Ibañez 71’
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini 78’

Match summary

Roma came from behind to win 2-1 away at Cagliari. It was goalless at half-time.

Leonardo Pavoletti put Cagliari ahead in the 52nd minute, set up by Raoul Bellanova, Ibañez equalised with a header in the 71st minute, set up by Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Lorenzo Pellegrini won it with a direct free kick in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 2.51 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Cagliari's 1.32 from 7.

Match stats

Cagliari Roma
7 Shots 22
5 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 10
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 2.50
1.32 Non-penalty xG 2.50
1 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Cagliari Roma
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Raoul Bellanova1-0 (Cagliari)
52’
71’
Ibañez
Assist: Lorenzo Pellegrini1-1 (Roma)
78’
Lorenzo Pellegrini1-2 (Roma)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Raoul Bellanova
  • Charalampos Lykogiannis
  • João Pedro
Roma
  • Nicolo Zaniolo
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • Tammy Abraham
  • Riccardo Calafiori

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 2.51 52’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-0 52’ 71’ Ibañez (Roma), 1-1 71’ 78’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), 1-2 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 2.51 52’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-0 Pavoletti 52’ 71’ Ibañez (Roma), 1-1 Ibañez 71’ 78’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), 1-2 Pellegrini 78’
Cagliari 1.32 xGRoma 2.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Roma attacking Cagliari attacking 
52’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 67’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 69’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 59’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 70’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 56’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 15’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 17’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 8’ Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ João Pedro (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Ibañez (Roma), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 90+1’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 67’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 69’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 59’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 70’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 56’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 15’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 17’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 25’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ João Pedro (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Ibañez (Roma), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 90+1’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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 DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriele Zappa DEF901 0.010.000
Andrea Carboni DEF900 0.000.011
Raoul Bellanova MID9011 0.050.842
Charalampos Lykogiannis MID900 0.000.021
Razvan Marin MID901 0.010.051
Alessandro Deiola MID840 0.000.391
Alberto Grassi MID810 0.000.000
João Pedro FWD901 0.020.000
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD9013 1.220.000
Christian Oliva Sub90 0.000.000
Keita Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 15% Avg odds 6.31
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.50
Roma win 64% Avg odds 1.49

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 3-2 Roma, 25 Apr 21 Next meeting: Roma 1-0 Cagliari, 16 Jan 22  All Cagliari vs Roma 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.