Cagliari vs Sassuolo

26 August 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Leonardo Pavoletti 10’, 73’
  • Domenico Berardi 53’
  • Kevin-Prince Boateng 90+9’ (pen)

Match summary

Cagliari and Sassuolo drew 2-2. Cagliari led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Leonardo Pavoletti put Cagliari ahead with a header in the 10th minute, set up by Simone Padoin. In the second half, Domenico Berardi equalised in the 53rd minute, set up by Stefano Sensi, Pavoletti put Cagliari back in front with a header in the 73rd minute, set up by Filip Bradaric, and Kevin-Prince Boateng equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cagliari created 1.52 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Sassuolo 1.79 from 13. Sassuolo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Cagliari Sassuolo
12 Shots 12
7 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1.52 xG 1.79
1.52 Non-penalty xG 1.02
4 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Cagliari Sassuolo
Kick-off
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Simone Padoin1-0 (Cagliari)
10’
Half-time1-0
53’
Domenico Berardi
Assist: Stefano Sensi1-1 (Sassuolo)
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Filip Bradaric2-1 (Cagliari)
73’
90+9’
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Penalty2-2 (Sassuolo)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Filippo Romagna
  • Nicolò Barella
  • Luca Cigarini
  • Artur Ionita
Sassuolo
  • Marlon Santos
  • Manuel Locatelli
  • Kevin-Prince Boateng

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 1.52 1.79 10’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-0 10’ 53’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-1 53’ 73’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 2-1 73’ 90+9’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), 2-2 90+9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 1.79 10’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-0 Pavoletti 10’ 53’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-1 Berardi 53’ 73’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 2-1 Pavoletti 73’ 90+9’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), 2-2 Boateng 90+9’
Cagliari 1.52 xGSassuolo 1.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Cagliari attacking 
90+9’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 40’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 14’ Marco Sau (Cagliari), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 9’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 53’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 73’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 10’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 15’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 56’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Daniele Dessena (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+7’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Darijo Srna (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+9’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 40’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 14’ Marco Sau (Cagliari), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 9’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 53’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 73’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 10’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 15’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 56’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Daniele Dessena (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 13’ Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+7’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Darijo Srna (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), 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 0.000.021
Darijo Srna DEF901 0.040.000
Ragnar Klavan DEF900 0.000.000
Filippo Romagna DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Padoin DEF9010 0.000.142
Nicolò Barella MID903 0.070.143
Daniele Dessena MID901 0.080.000
Luca Cigarini MID720 0.000.504
Artur Ionita MID862 0.050.000
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD9025 0.800.000
Marco Sau FWD721 0.390.000
Diego Farias Sub181 0.030.000
Filip Bradaric Sub1810 0.000.121
Paolo Faragò Sub41 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 38% Bet365 odds 2.45
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Sassuolo win 33% Bet365 odds 2.90

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari L
Sassuolo W

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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.