Cagliari vs Sassuolo

30 October 2025 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sebastiano Esposito 73’
  • Armand Lauriente 54’
  • Andrea Pinamonti 65’

Match summary

Sassuolo beat Cagliari 2-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Armand Lauriente put Sassuolo ahead with a direct free kick in the 54th minute, Andrea Pinamonti made it 0-2 in the 65th minute, set up by Cristian Volpato, and Sebastiano Esposito pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 73rd minute, set up by Mattia Felici.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cagliari created 0.85 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Sassuolo 0.94 from 12.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
8 Shots 12
1 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 7
76 Attacks 113
35 Dangerous attacks 53
337 Passes 404
78% Pass accuracy 85%
18 Tackles 6
20 Fouls 21
4 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Cagliari Sassuolo
Kick-off
Michael FolorunshoFoul
12’
Offside
28’
37’
Kristian ThorstvedtFoul
42’
Kristian ThorstvedtShot on target
44’
Cristian VolpatoShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
54’
Armand LaurientéRight foot shot0-1 (Sassuolo)
Adam ObertFoul
58’
Mattia Felici Gabriele Zappa
62’
Gianluca GaetanoMichael Folorunsho
62’
65’
Andrea PinamontiLeft foot shot0-2 (Sassuolo)
Sebastiano EspositoLeft foot shot1-2 (Cagliari)
73’
74’
Alieu FaderaArmand Laurienté
74’
Luca MoroAndrea Pinamonti
74’
Aster VranckxKristian Thorstvedt
Leonardo Pavoletti  Gennaro Borrelli
76’
Zito LuvumboSebastiano Esposito
83’
Luca Mazzitelli Michel Adopo
83’
85’
Walid CheddiraCristian Volpato
85’
Edoardo IannoniIsmaël Koné
86’
Alieu FaderaFoul
Riyad Idrissi Foul
89’
90’
Sebastian WalukiewiczFoul
90+6’
Edoardo IannoniFoul
Elia CaprileArgument
90+7’
Full-time1-2

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 0.85 0.94 54’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), 0-1 54’ 65’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), 0-2 65’ 73’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), 1-2 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.94 54’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), 0-1 Lauriente 54’ 65’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), 0-2 Pinamonti 65’ 73’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), 1-2 Esposito 73’
Cagliari 0.85 xGSassuolo 0.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Cagliari attacking 
73’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 65’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 6’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 50’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Luca Moro (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 65’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 6’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 50’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Luca Moro (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Cagliari 3-5-2 Starting XI
Caprile
Zappa 62’
Pedro
Obert
Palestra
Adopo 83’
Prati
Folorunsho 62’
Idrissi
Borrelli 76’
Esposito 83’
Sassuolo 4-3-3 Starting XI
Murić
Coulibaly
Candé
Idzes
Walukiewicz
Koné 85’
Matic
Thorstvedt 74’
Laurienté 74’
Pinamonti 74’
Volpato 85’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Elia Caprile GK900 0.000.000
Adam Obert DEF900 0.000.000
Zé Pedro DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriele Zappa DEF641 0.030.041
Marco Palestra MID902 0.110.000
Riyad Idrissi MID900 0.000.101
Matteo Prati MID901 0.010.000
Ndary Adopo MID861 0.100.061
Michael Folorunsho MID640 0.000.011
Sebastiano Esposito FWD8512 0.550.000
Gennaro Borrelli FWD781 0.040.051
Mattia Felici Sub2610 0.000.511
Gianluca Gaetano Sub260 0.000.000
Leonardo Pavoletti Sub120 0.000.000
Zito Sub50 0.000.000
Luca Mazzitelli Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 36% Avg odds 2.61
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.04
Sassuolo win 33% Avg odds 2.87

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: Sassuolo 0-2 Cagliari, 19 May 24 Next meeting: Sassuolo 2-1 Cagliari, 04 Apr 26  All Cagliari vs Sassuolo meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.