Struggling Sassuolo will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Cagliari in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither Sassuolo nor Cagliari as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sassuolo form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Sassuolo are 3-0-4 (wins-draw-losses).
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Cagliari in the Serie A last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that match was a Coppa Italia defeat to Perugia (1-2).
A case of two points dropped for Sassuolo in the Cagliari match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sassuolo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 3 Lost 1.
The Sassuolo manager R. De Zerbi has got the team scoring with 16 from 7 home games in the league. Sassuolo have conceded 14 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Cagliari form and stats
Cagliari have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 3-3-0 from 6 games. Things are running smoothly for Cagliari who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Inter. Two points from the last two away games for Cagliari, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sassuolo (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 2-2. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Sampdoria.
Cagliari's last match (vs Sassuolo) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw and a point thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by D. Ragatzu.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cagliari playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were 3 Cagliari wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Cagliari are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Cagliari are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sassuolo - Cagliari 2-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sassuolo won 3 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Cagliari has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4Top Goalscorers
  João Pedro 10 goals |   D. Berardi 8 goals |  F. Caputo 7 goals |
Sassuolo missing players
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| Sassuolo | Cagliari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 31 |
| 27 | 16 | 10 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 53% |
| 57% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 47% |
| 29% | 38% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 79% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 73% |
| 14% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| 6.4 | 5.9 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 11 | 10.1 | 7.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 196 | 117 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 60 | 177 |
| 70 | 44 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 22 | 65 |
| 37% | 41% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 55% | 48% |
- All of Sassuolo's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Cagliari have not yet lost a game away.
- Cagliari have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cagliari have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sassuolo has the fewest matches under the total-line (2)
- Sassuolo has the most conceded goals in the first half (16)
- Sassuolo has the most matches over the total-line (11)
- Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sassuolo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sassuolo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Juventus | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | Lazio | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 33 |
| 4 | Roma | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Napoli | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Parma | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Torino | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Milan | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Bologna | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Lecce | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Udinese | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Sassuolo | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 18 | Genoa | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 11 |
| 19 | SPAL | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -12 | 9 |
| 20 | Brescia | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -16 | 7 |