Empoli vs Cagliari

19 August 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Daniele Chiffi

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rade Krunic 14’
  • Francesco Caputo 52’

Match summary

Empoli saw off Cagliari 2-0. Empoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Rade Krunic put Empoli ahead in the 14th minute and Francesco Caputo made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, set up by Miha Zajc.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 1.46 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Cagliari's 0.57 from 14.

Match stats

Empoli Cagliari
9 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.46 xG 0.57
1.46 Non-penalty xG 0.57
7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Empoli Cagliari
Kick-off
Rade Krunic1-0 (Empoli)
14’
Half-time1-0
Francesco Caputo
Assist: Miha Zajc2-0 (Empoli)
52’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Jacob Rasmussen
  • Luca Antonelli
  • Leonardo Capezzi
Cagliari
  • Filippo Romagna
  • Nicolò Barella
  • Fabio Pisacane

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 0.57 14’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), 1-0 14’ 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 2-0 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 0.57 14’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), 1-0 Krunic 14’ 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 2-0 Caputo 52’
Empoli 1.46 xGCagliari 0.57 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Empoli attacking 
16’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 14’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 49’ Matías Silvestre (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Matías Silvestre (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 30’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Marco Sau (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Afriyie Acquah (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 14’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 49’ Matías Silvestre (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Matías Silvestre (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 30’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Marco Sau (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Afriyie Acquah (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Artur Ionita (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pietro Terracciano GK900 0.000.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF900 0.000.000
Matías Silvestre DEF902 0.180.000
Jacob Rasmussen DEF900 0.000.000
Luca Antonelli DEF750 0.000.041
Rade Krunic MID9011 0.370.000
Afriyie Acquah MID901 0.020.521
Leonardo Capezzi MID900 0.000.000
Miha Zajc MID8913 0.580.484
Francesco Caputo FWD9012 0.300.000
Antonio La Gumina FWD820 0.000.000
Manuel Pasqual Sub150 0.000.000
Ismael Bennacer Sub80 0.000.000
Frederic Veseli Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 44% Bet365 odds 2.14
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Cagliari win 26% Bet365 odds 3.60

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

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Cagliari 2-2 Empoli, 20 Jan 19  All Empoli vs Cagliari 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.