Genoa vs Cagliari

18 May 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Paolo Valeri

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Domenico Criscito 89’ (pen)
  • Leonardo Pavoletti 40’

Match summary

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

Leonardo Pavoletti put Cagliari ahead in the 40th minute, set up by Filip Bradaric and Domenico Criscito equalised from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

Genoa had the better of the chances, with 1.81 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Cagliari's 0.31 from 4. Genoa had a player sent off.

Match stats

Genoa Cagliari
16 Shots 4
9 Shots on Target 3
11 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1.81 xG 0.31
1.05 Non-penalty xG 0.31
16 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Genoa Cagliari
Kick-off
40’
Leonardo Pavoletti
Assist: Filip Bradaric0-1 (Cagliari)
Half-time0-1
Domenico Criscito
Penalty1-1 (Genoa)
89’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Genoa
  • Giuseppe Pezzella
  • Miguel Veloso
  • Domenico Criscito
Cagliari
  • Ragnar Klavan

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 1.81 0.31 40’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 0-1 40’ 89’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), 1-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.81 0.31 40’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), 0-1 Pavoletti 40’ 89’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), 1-1 Criscito 89’
Genoa 1.81 xGCagliari 0.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Genoa attacking 
89’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 23’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 36’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Miguel Veloso (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Filippo Romagna (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 73’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Ervin Zukanovic (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Antonio Sanabria (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Miguel Veloso (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Ervin Zukanovic (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 23’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 36’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Miguel Veloso (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Filippo Romagna (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 73’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Gianluca Lapadula (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Ervin Zukanovic (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Antonio Sanabria (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Miguel Veloso (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Ervin Zukanovic (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ionut Radu GK900 0.000.000
Ervin Zukanovic DEF902 0.060.021
Koray Günter DEF900 0.000.112
Davide Biraschi DEF830 0.000.000
Ivan Radovanovic MID902 0.030.000
Pedro Pereira MID470 0.000.021
Daniel Bessa MID901 0.010.102
Miguel Veloso MID902 0.100.195
Domenico Criscito MID9013 0.790.021
Goran Pandev FWD903 0.150.000
Gianluca Lapadula FWD755 0.410.122
Christian Kouamé Sub435 0.200.163
Antonio Sanabria Sub151 0.040.000
Giuseppe Pezzella Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 61% Bet365 odds 1.55
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Cagliari win 15% Bet365 odds 6.50

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

Form going into the game

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Cagliari DWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 1-0 Genoa, 26 Dec 18 Next meeting: Cagliari 3-1 Genoa, 20 Sep 19  All Genoa 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.