Cagliari vs Spezia

23 August 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Francesco Fourneau

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • João Pedro 62’, 66’ (pen)
  • Emmanuel Gyasi 7’
  • Simone Bastoni 58’

Match summary

Cagliari and Spezia shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Spezia led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Emmanuel Gyasi put Spezia ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Daniele Verde. In the second half, Simone Bastoni made it 0-2 in the 58th minute, set up by Kelvin Adou, João Pedro pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 62nd minute, set up by Razvan Marin, and Pedro equalised from the penalty spot in the 66th minute.

Cagliari had the better of the chances, with 3.29 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Spezia's 1.03 from 12.

Match stats

Cagliari Spezia
16 Shots 13
10 Shots on Target 6
11 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.29 xG 1.03
2.53 Non-penalty xG 1.03
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Cagliari Spezia
Kick-off
7’
Emmanuel Gyasi
Assist: Daniele Verde0-1 (Spezia)
Half-time0-1
58’
Simone Bastoni
Assist: Kelvin Adou0-2 (Spezia)
João Pedro
Assist: Razvan Marin1-2 (Cagliari)
62’
João Pedro
Penalty2-2 (Cagliari)
66’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Kevin Strootman
  • Gabriele Zappa
Spezia
  • Dimitris Nikolaou
  • Simone Bastoni
  • Emmanuel Gyasi

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.29 1.03 7’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), 0-1 7’ 58’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), 0-2 58’ 62’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-2 62’ 66’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 2-2 66’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.29 1.03 7’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), 0-1 Gyasi 7’ 58’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), 0-2 Bastoni 58’ 62’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-2 Pedro 62’ 66’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 2-2 Pedro 66’
Cagliari 3.29 xGSpezia 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Cagliari attacking 
66’ João Pedro (Cagliari), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 30’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.62 xG, saved 24’ Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.59 xG, off target 47’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 83’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 75’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 10’ Andrea Carboni (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 76’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 20’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Diego Godín (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Ebrima Colley (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 7’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 30’ Diego Godín (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ João Pedro (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Ebrima Colley (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Samuel Mráz (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Salvador Ferrer (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ João Pedro (Cagliari), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 30’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.62 xG, saved 24’ Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.59 xG, off target 47’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 83’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 75’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 10’ Andrea Carboni (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 76’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 20’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Diego Godín (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Ebrima Colley (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 30’ Diego Godín (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 46’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Razvan Marin (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ João Pedro (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Ebrima Colley (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Samuel Mráz (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Salvador Ferrer (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alessio Cragno GK900 0.000.000
Andrea Carboni DEF871 0.120.000
Diego Godín DEF762 0.090.000
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF651 0.590.000
Nahitan Nández MID901 0.050.341
Dalbert MID900 0.000.151
Kevin Strootman MID900 0.000.021
Razvan Marin MID9011 0.020.936
João Pedro FWD9029 1.710.000
Alessandro Deiola FWD651 0.040.051
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD864 0.670.122
Gabriele Zappa Sub250 0.000.000
Gastón Pereiro Sub250 0.000.021
Luca Ceppitelli Sub140 0.000.000
Giovanni Simeone Sub40 0.000.000
Charalampos Lykogiannis Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 53% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Spezia win 21% Avg odds 4.59

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari DWDDL
Spezia DLDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Spezia 2-1 Cagliari, 20 Mar 21 Next meeting: Spezia 2-0 Cagliari, 12 Mar 22  All Cagliari vs Spezia 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.