Cagliari vs Sassuolo

11 December 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Gianluca Lapadula 90+4’
  • Leonardo Pavoletti 90+9’
  • Martin Erlic 7’

Match summary

Cagliari came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Sassuolo, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Sassuolo led 1-0 at half-time.

Martin Erlic put Sassuolo ahead from a corner in the 7th minute, set up by Armand Lauriente, Gianluca Lapadula equalised from a corner in stoppage time, set up by Zito, and Leonardo Pavoletti won it in stoppage time, set up by Eldor Shomurodov.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cagliari created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Sassuolo 1.29 from 8. Sassuolo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Cagliari Sassuolo
18 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 7
0 Red Cards 1
1.24 xG 1.29
1.24 Non-penalty xG 1.29
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Cagliari Sassuolo
Kick-off
7’
Martin Erlic
Assist: Armand Lauriente0-1 (Sassuolo)
Half-time0-1
Gianluca Lapadula
Assist: Zito1-1 (Cagliari)
90+4’
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Eldor Shomurodov2-1 (Cagliari)
90+9’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Edoardo Goldaniga
Sassuolo
  • Ruan
  • Andrea Consigli
  • Martin Erlic
  • Kristian Thorstvedt
  • Armand Lauriente
  • Samuele Mulattieri

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 1.24 1.29 7’ Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), 0-1 7’ 90+4’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), 1-1 90+4’ 90+9’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 2-1 90+9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.29 7’ Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), 0-1 Erlic 7’ 90+4’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), 1-1 Lapadula 90+4’ 90+9’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 2-1 Pavoletti 90+9’
Cagliari 1.24 xGSassuolo 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Cagliari attacking 
5’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 20’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.45 xG, blocked 7’ Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.43 xG, goal 90+9’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 88’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 90+8’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 12’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+7’ Marco Mancosu (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Matias Viña (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 5’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 20’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.45 xG, blocked 7’ Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.43 xG, goal 90+9’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 88’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 90+8’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 12’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+7’ Marco Mancosu (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Matias Viña (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Simone Scuffet GK900 0.000.000
Gabriele Zappa DEF903 0.050.031
Alberto Dossena DEF900 0.000.000
Edoardo Goldaniga DEF901 0.040.000
Tommaso Augello DEF900 0.000.000
Gaetano Oristanio MID762 0.050.000
Matteo Prati MID903 0.570.000
Sulemana MID610 0.000.000
Nahitan Nández MID610 0.000.000
Nicolas Viola MID900 0.000.716
Gianluca Lapadula FWD9014 0.150.042
Zito Sub2911 0.030.212
Leonardo Pavoletti Sub2913 0.320.031
Eldor Shomurodov Sub1410 0.000.111
Marco Mancosu Sub11 0.030.000
Andrea Petagna Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 38% Avg odds 2.55
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Sassuolo win 34% Avg odds 2.80

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari WWLDL
Sassuolo DLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 1-0 Sassuolo, 16 Apr 22 Next meeting: Sassuolo 0-2 Cagliari, 19 May 24  All Cagliari vs Sassuolo 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.