Serie A · Matchweek 5 · Sep 22

Cagliari - Empoli

Empoli won 2-0 away at Cagliari in Serie A (Matchweek 5). Goals: F. Di Francesco 29'; L. Štulac 69'.

🏟 Unipol Domus 👤 Referee: M. Di Bello
Key events
21' 🟨 Szymon ŻurkowskiYellow card Empoli
29' F. Di Francesco(0 - 1) · Assist: N. Haas Empoli
69' L. Štulac(0 - 2) Empoli
74' 🟨 Diego GodínYellow card Cagliari
90+4' 🟨 Nahitan NándezYellow card Cagliari
Quick stats
%50 Possession %50
15 Total shots 17
1 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 7
7 Blocked shots 5
9 Shots inside box 7
6 Shots outside box 10
3 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
21'
🟨Szymon ŻurkowskiYellow card
29'
F. Di Francesco(0 - 1) · Assist: N. Haas
HT 0 - 1
A. Carboni ↔ D. GodínSubstitution🔁
46'
A. Deiola ↔ K. StrootmanSubstitution🔁
46'
64'
🔁S. Ricci ↔ L. ŠtulacSubstitution
64'
🔁P. Stojanović ↔ A. IsmajliSubstitution
69'
L. Štulac(0 - 2)
S. Walukiewicz ↔ M. CáceresSubstitution🔁
70'
Diego GodínYellow card🟨
74'
C. Lykogiannis ↔ G. PereiroSubstitution🔁
77'
83'
🔁N. Haas ↔ K. AsllaniSubstitution
83'
🔁F. Di Francesco ↔ N. BajramiSubstitution
L. Ceppitelli ↔ L. PavolettiSubstitution🔁
85'
87'
🔁A. Pinamonti ↔ A. La MantiaSubstitution
Nahitan NándezYellow card🟨
90+4'
FT 0 - 2
Match statsCagliari · Empoli
Key stats
%50 Possession %50
Shots
15 Total shots 17
1 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 7
7 Blocked shots 5
9 Shots inside box 7
6 Shots outside box 10
3 Saves 1
Passing
434 Total passes 438
339 Accurate passes 353
%78 Pass accuracy %81
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 4
1 Offsides 4
15 Fouls 13
Cards
2 Yellow cards 1
By half
0 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsCagliari 3-5-2Empoli 4-3-1-2
Cagliari · Bench
Coach: W. Mazzarri
Empoli · Bench
Coach: A. Andreazzoli
HEAD TO HEAD5 meetings · 2022–2025
Cagliari 1
Feb 13who 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 20
%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
18Cagliariin the table30pts
38matches 6-12-20W-D-L 34:68goals -34diff
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14Empoliin the table41pts
38matches 10-11-17W-D-L 50:70goals -20diff
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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
Sep 20 Cagliari 0-2 Empoli 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
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