Fiorentina vs Cagliari

21 October 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Piero Giacomelli

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jordan Veretout 60’ (pen)
  • Leonardo Pavoletti 69’

Match summary

The points were shared as Fiorentina and Cagliari drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Jordan Veretout put Fiorentina ahead from the penalty spot in the 60th minute and Leonardo Pavoletti equalised in the 69th minute, set up by Paolo Faragò.

Fiorentina had the better of the chances, with 1.40 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Cagliari's 0.92 from 9.

Match stats

Fiorentina Cagliari
7 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.40 xG 0.92
0.64 Non-penalty xG 0.92
5 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Fiorentina Cagliari
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jordan Veretout
Penalty1-0 (Fiorentina)
60’
69’
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Paolo Faragò1-1 (Cagliari)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Nicolò Barella
  • Artur Ionita

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 1.40 0.92 60’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), 1-0 60’ 69’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-1 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 0.92 60’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), 1-0 Veretout 60’ 69’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 1-1 Pavoletti 69’
Fiorentina 1.40 xGCagliari 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Fiorentina attacking 
60’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 52’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 20’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 23’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 47’ Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ João Pedro (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Filip Bradaric (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 52’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 20’ Lucas Castro (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 23’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 47’ Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ João Pedro (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Filip Bradaric (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alban Lafont GK900 0.000.000
Nikola Milenkovic DEF900 0.000.031
Germán Pezzella DEF900 0.000.000
Vitor Hugo DEF901 0.080.000
Cristiano Biraghi DEF902 0.100.293
Jordan Veretout MID9011 0.760.081
Edimilson Fernandes MID901 0.070.072
Gerson MID780 0.000.000
Federico Chiesa FWD906 0.390.071
Giovanni Simeone FWD860 0.000.000
Marko Pjaca FWD700 0.000.061
Kevin Mirallas Sub200 0.000.000
Valentin Eysseric Sub120 0.000.000
Dusan Vlahovic Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fiorentina win 63% Bet365 odds 1.50
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.50
Cagliari win 16% Bet365 odds 6.00

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

Form going into the game

Fiorentina DWLWL
Cagliari DLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Cagliari 2-1 Fiorentina, 15 Mar 19  All Fiorentina 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.