Serie A · Matchweek 5 · Sep 20

Cagliari - Empoli

Empoli won 2-0 away at Cagliari in Serie A (Matchweek 5). Goals: L. Colombo 33'; S. Esposito 49'.

🏟 Unipol Domus 👤 Referee: S. Sozza
Key events
12' 🟨 Lorenzo ColomboYellow card Empoli
33' L. Colombo(0 - 1) · Assist: T. Anjorin Empoli
49' S. Esposito(0 - 2) Empoli
64' 🟨 Emmanuel GyasiYellow card Empoli
81' 🟨 Leonardo PavolettiYellow card Cagliari
Quick stats
%61 Possession %39
21 Total shots 9
4 Shots on target 4
12 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside box 8
6 Shots outside box 1
2 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
12'
🟨Lorenzo ColomboYellow card
33'
L. Colombo(0 - 1) · Assist: T. Anjorin
HT 0 - 1
A. Makoumbou ↔ L. PavolettiSubstitution🔁
46'
49'
S. Esposito(0 - 2)
58'
🔁T. Anjorin ↔ N. HaasSubstitution
Zito Luvumbo ↔ N. ViolaSubstitution🔁
60'
T. Augello ↔ Paulo AzziSubstitution🔁
60'
64'
🟨Emmanuel GyasiYellow card
R. Marin ↔ G. GaetanoSubstitution🔁
71'
73'
🔁L. Colombo ↔ O. SolbakkenSubstitution
73'
🔁A. Grassi ↔ L. CacaceSubstitution
R. Piccoli ↔ G. LapadulaSubstitution🔁
75'
Leonardo PavolettiYellow card🟨
81'
90'
🔁S. Esposito ↔ P. PellegriSubstitution
90'
🔁E. Gyasi ↔ M. De SciglioSubstitution
FT 0 - 2
Match statsCagliari · Empoli
Key stats
%61 Possession %39
Shots
21 Total shots 9
4 Shots on target 4
12 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside box 8
6 Shots outside box 1
2 Saves 2
Passing
454 Total passes 293
354 Accurate passes 198
%78 Pass accuracy %68
Set pieces & discipline
10 Corners 4
0 Offsides 2
15 Fouls 21
Cards
1 Yellow cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsCagliari 3-5-2Empoli 3-4-2-1
Cagliari · Bench
Coach: D. Nicola
Empoli · Bench
Coach: R. D'Aversa
HEAD TO HEAD5 meetings · 2021–2025
Cagliari 1
Sep 22who was on topApr 6
Empoli 1
1 Cagliari 3 draw 1 Empoli
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.0goals / match
23total goals
3/3clean sheets
1-0Cagliari best win · Mar 3
2-0Empoli best win · Sep 22
%40 Over 1.5 2/5
%0 Over 2.5 0/5
%0 Over 3.5 0/5
%20 BTTS 1/5
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Cagliari at home2 matches
0W 1D 1L 0:2
Empoli at home3 matches
0W 2D 1L 1:2
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Cagliari2W 1D 2L Empoli1W 2D 2L
1.40 1.00 Points per game
5 4 Goals scored
7 6 Goals conceded
1.14 1.33 xG average
1.33 1.51 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%40 %40 BTTS
%60 %20 Over 2.5
4.6 4.8 Corners
0.8 2.0 Cards
Cagliari2W 3D 5L Empoli2W 4D 4L
0.90 1.00 Points per game
8 13 Goals scored
14 15 Goals conceded
1.11 1.41 xG average
1.35 1.54 xGA average
%30 %10 Clean sheets
%50 %60 BTTS
%50 %40 Over 2.5
3.8 4.5 Corners
2.0 2.4 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
15Cagliariin the table36pts
38matches 9-9-20W-D-L 40:56goals -16diff
LWLLW
18Empoliin the table31pts
38matches 6-13-19W-D-L 33:59goals -26diff
LWWLL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 24 matches
1.17 0.82 Points per game
1.08 0.97 xG average
1.57 1.32 xGA average
%21 %16 Clean sheets
%50 %55 BTTS
%50 %47 Over 2.5
3.3 4.5 Corners
2.4 2.0 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 6 Empoli 0-0 Cagliari Serie A
Mar 3 Empoli 0-1 Cagliari Serie A
Dec 30 Cagliari 0-0 Empoli Serie A
Feb 13 Empoli 1-1 Cagliari Serie A
Sep 22 Cagliari 0-2 Empoli Serie A
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