Napoli vs Cagliari

2 May 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Fabbri

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Victor Osimhen 13’
  • Nahitan Nández 90+4’

Match summary

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

Victor Osimhen put Napoli ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Lorenzo Insigne and Nahitan Nández equalised in stoppage time, set up by Alfred Duncan.

Napoli had the better of the chances, with 2.93 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Cagliari's 1.95 from 14.

Match stats

Napoli Cagliari
18 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.91 xG 1.89
2.91 Non-penalty xG 1.89
15 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Napoli Cagliari
Kick-off
Victor Osimhen
Assist: Lorenzo Insigne1-0 (Napoli)
13’
Half-time1-0
90+4’
Nahitan Nández
Assist: Alfred Duncan1-1 (Cagliari)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Diego Demme
Cagliari
  • Diego Godín
  • Alessandro Deiola
  • Leonardo Pavoletti

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 1.95 13’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), 1-0 13’ 90+4’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), 1-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 1.95 13’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), 1-0 Osimhen 13’ 90+4’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), 1-1 Nández 90+4’
Napoli 2.93 xGCagliari 1.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Napoli attacking 
43’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.91 xG, saved 48’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.39 xG, off target 90+4’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 13’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 31’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 61’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 69’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 70’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 51’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 77’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 88’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 7’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 54’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 35’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 20’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Diego Demme (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Kwadwo Asamoah (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.91 xG, saved 48’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.39 xG, off target 90+4’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 13’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 31’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 61’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 70’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 69’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 51’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 88’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 77’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 7’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 88’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 38’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 20’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Diego Demme (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Kwadwo Asamoah (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Radja Nainggolan (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
Alex Meret GK900 0.000.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF901 0.120.000
Kostas Manolas DEF902 0.140.000
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF900 0.000.000
Elseid Hysaj DEF900 0.000.301
Diego Demme MID901 0.030.031
Fabián MID820 0.000.031
Hirving Lozano MID692 0.390.141
Piotr Zielinski MID822 0.160.713
Lorenzo Insigne MID9014 0.750.523
Victor Osimhen FWD7716 1.280.382
Matteo Politano Sub210 0.000.000
Dries Mertens Sub131 0.060.000
Tiemoué Bakayoko Sub80 0.000.000
Eljif Elmas Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 71% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.31
Cagliari win 11% Avg odds 8.74

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

Form going into the game

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Cagliari LLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 1-4 Napoli, 03 Jan 21 Next meeting: Napoli 2-0 Cagliari, 26 Sep 21  All Napoli 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.