Serie A Gameweek 32 Sat, Apr 11 · 14:00 Unipol Domus, Cagliari
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Our take

Cagliari were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Cremonese. Cagliari had 7 days of rest, Cremonese 6 and had to travel 661 km.

Away travel661 kmRest days7 · 6Matches / 14d1 · 1
Cagliari47%
Draw29%
Cremonese24%
Expected goals 1.35 – 0.90
Cagliari49%
Draw26%
Cremonese25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.11
Cagliari45%
Draw29%
Cremonese25%
Expected goals 1.33 – 0.93
Cagliari40%
Draw30%
Cremonese30%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.01
Cagliari48%
Draw27%
Cremonese25%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.00
Over 2.5 39% Both score 45% Likeliest score 1–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · ItalyDaniele Doveri
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 81

Team strength

CagliariCremonese
25 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
31 AttackIn forecast 16
31 DefenceIn forecast 30
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Cagliari

Attack—
Defense risk—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CagliariCremonese
1.03 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.84
1.42 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.48
0.87 xGVia Att/Def 0.94
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.56
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
65% Scored inContext 55%
19% Clean sheetsContext 26%
9.87 ShotsContext 8.81
3.57 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.23
33% On target shareContext 36%
6.24 Shots in the boxContext 5.66
60% Box shareContext 60%
11% ConversionContext 10%
2.27 OffsidesContext 2.27
12.84 Shots allowedContext 16.13
4.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.39
4.00 BlocksContext 4.67
3.64 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.07
72% Save rateContext 74%
46% PossessionIn forecast 45%
391 PassesContext 366
319 Accurate passesContext 286
82% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.73
14.19 FoulsContext 13.61
14.61 Fouls sufferedContext 12.97
2.32 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 31 and 31 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 0.88
1.26 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.53
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.28
60% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.50 ShotsContext 9.90
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
32% On target shareContext 33%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.22
64% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 6%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.14
12.00 Shots allowedContext 16.20
3.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
4.30 BlocksContext 4.50
2.88 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
68% Save rateContext 67%
48% PossessionIn forecast 44%
425 PassesContext 350
351 Accurate passesContext 269
83% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.71
12.90 FoulsContext 15.20
14.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Cagliari
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,241 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel661 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Cagliari Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Serie A 2025-2026, 4 Apr6Serie A 2025-2026, 5 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km661 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,241 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.27.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Cagliari Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1E. Caprile(G)
4L. Mazzitelli 26Y. Mina 15J. Rodríguez
33A. Obert 14A. Deiola 10G. Gaetano 90M. Folorunsho 2M. Palestra
94S. Esposito 29G. Borrelli
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1E. Audero(G)
3G. Pezzella 5S. Luperto 6F. Baschirotto 24F. Terracciano
27J. Vandeputte 33A. Grassi 38W. Bondo 22R. Floriani Mussolini
77D. Okereke 90F. Bonazzoli
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Cagliari Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cremonese Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cagliari+1.4 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Cremonese-1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Cagliari · Home 1.07points per game · 15 home games
W-D-L
4-4-7
Scored
1.07
Conceded
1.20
Cremonese · Away 0.94points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
4-3-9
Scored
0.81
Conceded
1.44

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

0 Cagliari wins1 draws0 Cremonese wins
Goals per game2.00 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 8 Jan 2026Cremonese2–2Cagliari

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Daniele Doveri Italy · 81 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.28league 3.72
Red cards0.20league 0.19
Cards 5+26%league 35%
Fouls24.6league 25.0
Penalties0.21league 0.30
Home wins25%league 40%
Cagliari7 with this referee
Record2-3-2 Cards · opp.1.1 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds1
  • W27 Dec 25A · Torino2–11
  • L28 Dec 24H · Inter0–30
  • W19 May 24A · Sassuolo2–02
  • D1 Apr 24H · Verona1–10
  • D17 Sep 23H · Udinese0–02
Cremonese2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D30 Apr 23H · Verona1–11
  • W8 Apr 23A · Sampdoria3–23

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Cagliari31 games · scored 32 · conceded 44
8 0-15
3 6 16-30
8 4 31-45
5 7 46-60
8 7 61-75
8 12 76-90
Cremonese31 games · scored 26 · conceded 46
3 8 0-15
2 7 16-30
4 9 31-45
6 7 46-60
3 8 61-75
8 7 76-90
Cagliari10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
3 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 4 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 6 · conceded 18
3 0-15
5 16-30
3 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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