Cagliari vs SPAL

20 October 2019 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Daniele Chiffi

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Radja Nainggolan 9’
  • Paolo Faragò 67’

Match summary

Cagliari won 2-0 at home to SPAL. Cagliari led 1-0 at half-time.

Radja Nainggolan put Cagliari ahead in the 9th minute and Paolo Faragò made it 2-0 in the 67th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cagliari created 1.15 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, SPAL 0.92 from 12.

Match stats

Cagliari SPAL
13 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.15 xG 0.92
1.15 Non-penalty xG 0.92
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Cagliari SPAL
Kick-off
Radja Nainggolan1-0 (Cagliari)
9’
Half-time1-0
Paolo Faragò2-0 (Cagliari)
67’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Luca Pellegrini
  • Marko Rog
  • Radja Nainggolan
  • Giovanni Simeone
SPAL
  • Nenad Tomovic
  • Igor Julio
  • Simone Missiroli
  • Mattia Valoti
  • Thiago Cionek

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 1.15 0.92 9’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), 1-0 9’ 67’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), 2-0 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.92 9’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), 1-0 Nainggolan 9’ 67’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), 2-0 Faragò 67’
Cagliari 1.15 xGSPAL 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 SPAL attacking Cagliari attacking 
67’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 30’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), from a corner, 0.34 xG, saved 5’ Simone Missiroli (SPAL), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 75’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Sergio Floccari (SPAL), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Sergio Floccari (SPAL), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Nenad Tomovic (SPAL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 49’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 75’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 30’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), from a corner, 0.34 xG, saved 5’ Simone Missiroli (SPAL), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 75’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Sergio Floccari (SPAL), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Sergio Floccari (SPAL), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Nenad Tomovic (SPAL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 49’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Robin Olsen
90′ – – – – – – –
Paolo Faragò Taken off
85′ 1 – 1 0.39 – – –
Fabio Pisacane
90′ – – – – 0.03 1 –
Luca Ceppitelli
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Marko Rog
90′ – – 3 0.18 0.10 2
Luca Cigarini
90′ – – – – 0.18 2 –
Lucas Castro Taken off
49′ – – 2 0.10 0.07 1 –
Radja Nainggolan Taken off
74′ 1 – 4 0.16 0.10 1
90′ – – 4 0.17 – –
João Pedro
90′ – – – – 0.09 2 –
Nahitan Nández Came on as a substitute
41′ – – – – 0.09 2 –
Artur Ionita Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Ragnar Klavan Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 46% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
SPAL win 25% Avg odds 3.74

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

Form going into the game

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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.