Cagliari vs Spezia

29 November 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Valerio Marini

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • João Pedro 52’
  • Leonardo Pavoletti 58’
  • Emmanuel Gyasi 36’
  • M'Bala Nzola 90+4’ (pen)

Match summary

The points were shared as Cagliari and Spezia drew 2-2. Spezia led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Emmanuel Gyasi put Spezia ahead in the 36th minute, set up by Simone Bastoni. In the second half, João Pedro equalised in the 52nd minute, Leonardo Pavoletti put Cagliari in front in the 58th minute, set up by Gabriele Zappa, and M'Bala Nzola equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Spezia had the better of the chances, with 2.74 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Cagliari's 1.45 from 12.

Match stats

Cagliari Spezia
9 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.45 xG 2.74
1.45 Non-penalty xG 1.98
8 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Cagliari Spezia
Kick-off
36’
Emmanuel Gyasi
Assist: Simone Bastoni0-1 (Spezia)
Half-time0-1
João Pedro1-1 (Cagliari)
52’
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Gabriele Zappa2-1 (Cagliari)
58’
90+4’
M'Bala Nzola
Penalty2-2 (Spezia)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Salvador Ferrer
  • Claudio Terzi
  • Nahuel Estévez
  • Julian Chabot

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 2.74 36’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), 0-1 36’ 52’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-1 52’ 58’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 2-1 58’ 90+4’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 2-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 2.74 36’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), 0-1 Gyasi 36’ 52’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-1 Pedro 52’ 58’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 2-1 Pavoletti 58’ 90+4’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 2-2 Nzola 90+4’
Cagliari 1.45 xGSpezia 2.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Cagliari attacking 
90+4’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Adam Ounas (Cagliari), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 36’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 86’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 71’ Julian Chabot (Spezia), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 58’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 7’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 23’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 75’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 31’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 83’ João Pedro (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 55’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 57’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Julian Chabot (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Adam Ounas (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Adam Ounas (Cagliari), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 36’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 86’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 71’ Julian Chabot (Spezia), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 58’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 7’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 75’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 23’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 85’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 31’ João Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 83’ João Pedro (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 55’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 57’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Julian Chabot (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Adam Ounas (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Simone Bastoni (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
Gabriele Zappa DEF9010 0.000.161
Ragnar Klavan DEF900 0.000.000
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF901 0.020.000
Andrea Carboni DEF740 0.000.000
Marko Rog MID901 0.030.000
Razvan Marin MID900 0.000.081
Adam Ounas MID782 0.670.182
João Pedro MID9013 0.180.021
Riccardo Sottil MID903 0.290.651
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD7811 0.160.000
Alessandro Tripaldelli Sub160 0.000.000
Alberto Cerri Sub121 0.100.111
Paolo Faragò Sub120 0.000.101
Fabrizio Caligara Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 43% Avg odds 2.22
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Spezia win 29% Avg odds 3.27

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari WWLWL
Spezia DDLWD

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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.