Inter vs Cagliari

11 April 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Matteo Darmian 77’

Match summary

Inter saw off Cagliari 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Matteo Darmian put Inter ahead in the 77th minute, set up by Achraf Hakimi.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Cagliari's 0.24 from 7.

Match stats

Inter Cagliari
15 Shots 8
8 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 0
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.26 xG 0.24
1.26 Non-penalty xG 0.24
15 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Inter Cagliari
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Matteo Darmian
Assist: Achraf Hakimi1-0 (Inter)
77’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Inter
  • Marcelo Brozovic
Cagliari
  • Radja Nainggolan

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.24 77’ Matteo Darmian (Inter), 1-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.24 77’ Matteo Darmian (Inter), 1-0 Darmian 77’
Inter 1.26 xGCagliari 0.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Inter attacking 
77’ Matteo Darmian (Inter), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 59’ Alexis Sánchez (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Matteo Darmian (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Christian Eriksen (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Christian Eriksen (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Alexis Sánchez (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Stefano Sensi (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Christian Eriksen (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Stefano Sensi (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Christian Eriksen (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 16’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 39’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Matteo Darmian (Inter), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 59’ Alexis Sánchez (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Matteo Darmian (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Christian Eriksen (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Christian Eriksen (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Alexis Sánchez (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Stefano Sensi (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Stefano Sensi (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Christian Eriksen (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Christian Eriksen (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 16’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 39’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Samir Handanovic GK900 0.000.000
Alessandro Bastoni DEF900 0.000.000
Stefan de Vrij DEF901 0.040.000
Milan Skriniar DEF900 0.000.000
Matteo Darmian MID8412 0.720.000
Ashley Young MID700 0.000.063
Marcelo Brozovic MID902 0.090.000
Christian Eriksen MID814 0.140.041
Stefano Sensi MID812 0.050.143
Romelu Lukaku FWD902 0.090.082
Alexis Sánchez FWD702 0.120.163
Lautaro Martínez Sub200 0.000.000
Achraf Hakimi Sub2010 0.000.661
Roberto Gagliardini Sub90 0.000.000
Matías Vecino Sub90 0.000.000
Danilo D'Ambrosio Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 75% Avg odds 1.28
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.74
Cagliari win 8% Avg odds 11.13

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

Form going into the game

Inter WWWWW
Cagliari WDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 1-3 Inter, 13 Dec 20 Next meeting: Inter 4-0 Cagliari, 12 Dec 21  All Inter 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.