Cagliari vs Verona

31 January 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Kevin Bonacina

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Luca Mazzitelli 36’
  • Semih Kiliçsoy 45+2’
  • Sulemana 84’
  • Riyad Idrissi 90+1’

Match summary

Cagliari won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Verona. Cagliari led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Luca Mazzitelli put Cagliari ahead in the 36th minute, set up by Adam Obert and Semih Kiliçsoy made it 2-0 from a corner in first-half stoppage time, set up by Sebastiano Esposito. In the second half, Sulemana made it 3-0 from a corner in the 84th minute and Riyad Idrissi made it 4-0 with a header in stoppage time, set up by Gabriele Zappa.

The chances backed that up: Cagliari created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Verona's 0.37 from 9. Verona had a player sent off.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
13 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 3
6 Corners 3
74 Attacks 109
17 Dangerous attacks 35
622 Passes 381
86% Pass accuracy 78%
13 Tackles 16
9 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Cagliari Verona
Kick-off
6’
Amin SarrFoul
Luca MazzitelliShot on target
19’
29’
Sandi LovrićRoberto GagliardiniInjury
Luca Mazzitelli Left foot shot1-0 (Cagliari)
36’
43’
Tobias SlotsagerShot on target
Semih KılıçsoyRight foot shot2-0 (Cagliari)
45+2’
VAR review
45+4’
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
51’
Amin SarrSecond yellowFoul
57’
Daniel MosqueraPol Lirola
57’
Moatasem Al-MusratiAntoine Bernede
58’
Suat SerdarAbdou Harroui
59’
Daniel MosqueraShot on target
Gennaro BorrelliSemih Kılıçsoy
66’
Ibrahim SulemanaLuca Mazzitelli 
66’
Sebastiano LupertoShot on target
69’
Riyad Idrissi Adam Obert
79’
82’
Cheikh NiasseSandi Lovrić
Ibrahim SulemanaRight foot shot3-0 (Cagliari)
84’
Ndary AdopoShot on target
84’
Leonardo Pavoletti  Sebastiano Esposito
87’
Gabriele ZappaMarco Palestra
87’
Riyad Idrissi Header4-0 (Cagliari)
90+1’
Full-time4-0

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 2.08 0.37 36’ Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari), 1-0 36’ 45+2’ Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari), 2-0 45+2’ 84’ Sulemana (Cagliari), 3-0 84’ 90+1’ Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari), 4-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 0.37 36’ Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari), 1-0 Mazzitelli 36’ 45+2’ Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari), 2-0 Kiliçsoy 45+2’ 84’ Sulemana (Cagliari), 3-0 Sulemana 84’ 90+1’ Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari), 4-0 Idrissi 90+1’
Cagliari 2.08 xGVerona 0.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Verona attacking Cagliari attacking 
84’ Sulemana (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.89 xG, goal 90+1’ Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 47’ Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 84’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 36’ Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 45’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Daniel Mosquera (Verona), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 90+3’ Daniel Mosquera (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Sandi Lovric (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Abdou Harroui (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Suat Serdar (Verona), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Tobias Slotsager (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Nicolás Valentini (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Sulemana (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.89 xG, goal 90+1’ Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 47’ Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 84’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 36’ Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+3’ Daniel Mosquera (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Daniel Mosquera (Verona), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 49’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Sandi Lovric (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Abdou Harroui (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Suat Serdar (Verona), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Nicolás Valentini (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Tobias Slotsager (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Cagliari 3-5-2 Starting XI
Caprile
Pedro
Mina
Luperto
Palestra 87’
Adopo
Gaetano
Mazzitelli 66’
Obert 79’
Kılıçsoy 66’
Esposito 87’
Verona

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Elia Caprile GK900 0.000.000
Yerry Mina DEF900 0.000.000
Sebastiano Luperto DEF901 0.020.000
Zé Pedro DEF900 0.000.000
Marco Palestra MID901 0.060.071
Adam Obert MID8410 0.000.081
Ndary Adopo MID902 0.170.021
Gianluca Gaetano MID901 0.030.072
Luca Mazzitelli MID7112 0.110.000
Sebastiano Esposito FWD9012 0.090.493
Semih Kiliçsoy FWD7111 0.320.000
Sulemana Sub1911 0.890.000
Gennaro Borrelli Sub191 0.020.000
Riyad Idrissi Sub611 0.370.000
Gabriele Zappa Sub110 0.000.371
Leonardo Pavoletti Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 43% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.98
Verona win 25% Avg odds 3.74

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari LDLWW
Verona DLLDL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.