Serie A Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 27 2025 · 19:45 Unipol Domus, Cagliari
Cagliari
0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.19 – 2.74
Inter
  • 9’ L. Martínez
  • 82’ F. Esposito
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Inter beat Cagliari

Inter entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Martínez and Esposito. Inter finished with the higher xG (2.74 vs 0.19).

Cagliari13%
Draw21%
Inter ✓66%

Model vs reality

Cagliari goals
0
Model 0.76 · xG 0.19
Inter goals
2
Model 1.99 · xG 2.74
Total goals
2
Model 2.75 · xG 2.93
Score 0–2
13%
Most likely 0–2 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 52%
Both scored
No
Model 47%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. BastoniInter · 1 assist
8.0
  • RefereeMarco Piccinini
  • CoachesFabio Pisacane · —
  • VenueUnipol Domus
  • Table before kick-offCagliari 8th · Inter 10th

Timeline

  1. L. Martínez 0–1Assist A. Bastoni
    9’
  2. ⇄ M. PratiFor A. Belotti
    44’
  3. Carlos AugustoYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    45’
  4. Half time · 0–1
  5. ⇄ F. DimarcoFor Carlos Augusto
    46’
  6. ⇄ G. GaetanoFor A. Deiola
    58’
  7. ⇄ M. FeliciFor Zé Pedro
    58’
  8. N. BarellaYellow card · Tripping
    60’
  9. ⇄ D. FrattesiFor N. Barella
    64’
  10. ⇄ F. EspositoFor M. Thuram
    64’
  11. ⇄ D. DumfriesFor L. de Lima
    72’
  12. ⇄ Riyad IdrissiFor A. Obert
    78’
  13. ⇄ G. BorrelliFor M. Folorunsho
    78’
  14. F. Esposito 0–2Assist F. Dimarco
    82’
  15. ⇄ A. BonnyFor L. Martínez
    89’
  16. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Cagliari6 shots · 5 in box, 1 outside
Inter20 shots · 15 in box, 5 outside
CagliariInter
41% Possession 59%
0.19 Expected goals (xG) 2.74
0.13 Expected points (xPts) 2.79
6 Shots 20
0 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 11
2 Blocked shots 4
5 Shots inside the box 15
1 Shots outside the box 5
347 Passes 519
80% Pass accuracy 85%
4 Corners 4
3 Goalkeeper saves 0
12 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.61 Team rating 7.05

Line-ups

Cagliari 3-5-2

17.9 E. Caprile(G)
66.2 S. Luperto 266.7 Y. Mina 326.3 Zé Pedro ↓58’
336.9 A. Obert ↓78’ 906.2 M. Folorunsho ↓78’ 146.3 A. Deiola ↓58’ 86.2 M. Adopo 26.7 M. Palestra
946.6 S. Esposito 196.3 A. Belotti ↓44’
  • 1E. Caprile (G)7.9
  • 6S. Luperto6.2
  • 26Y. Mina6.7
  • 32Zé Pedro↓58’6.3
  • 33A. Obert↓78’6.9
  • 90M. Folorunsho↓78’6.2
  • 14A. Deiola↓58’6.3
  • 8M. Adopo6.2
  • 2M. Palestra6.7
  • 94S. Esposito6.6
  • 19A. Belotti↓44’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 16M. Prati↑44’6.9
  • 3Riyad Idrissi↑78’6.3
  • 17M. Felici↑58’6.7
  • 10G. Gaetano↑58’6.2
  • 29G. Borrelli↑78’6.7

Unused: G. Ciocci, Vincenzo Sarno, J. Rodríguez, L. Mazzitelli, J. Liteta, M. Rog, N. Cavuoti, A. Di Pardo, S. Kılıçsoy, L. Pavoletti

Coach: Fabio Pisacane

Inter 3-5-2

136.7 Josep Martínez(G)
958.0★ A. Bastoni A 67.3 S. de Vrij 257.3 M. Akanji
306.6 Carlos Augusto ↓46’ 226.9 H. Mkhitaryan 207.3 H. Çalhanoğlu 236.5 N. Barella ↓64’ 116.7 L. de Lima ↓72’
107.6 L. Martínez ↓89’ 95.9 M. Thuram ↓64’
  • 13Josep Martínez (G)6.7
  • 95A. Bastoni ★A8.0
  • 6S. de Vrij7.3
  • 25M. Akanji7.3
  • 30Carlos Augusto↓46’6.6
  • 22H. Mkhitaryan6.9
  • 20H. Çalhanoğlu7.3
  • 23N. Barella↓64’6.5
  • 11L. de Lima↓72’6.7
  • 10L. Martínez↓89’7.6
  • 9M. Thuram↓64’5.9

Substitutes used

  • 2D. Dumfries↑72’6.7
  • 32F. DimarcoA↑46’7.3
  • 16D. Frattesi↑64’6.3
  • 14A. Bonny↑89’
  • 94F. Esposito↑64’7.5

Unused: Y. Sommer, R. Di Gennaro, F. Acerbi, Y. Bisseck, T. Palacios, P. Sučić, M. Darmian, A. Diouf, P. Zieliński

Player stats

Top rated
A. BastoniInter8.0
2nd
E. CaprileCagliari7.9
3rd
L. MartínezInter7.6

Cagliari

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Caprile G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 85% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
S. Luperto D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 42 0 3 0/0 3/0 6.2
Y. Mina D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 40 2 1 0/0 2/4 6.7
Zé Pedro D 58 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 23 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.3
A. Obert D 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 41 2 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Folorunsho M 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 69% 13 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.2
A. Deiola M 58 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 21 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Adopo M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 77% 35 1 3 1/1 0/0 6.2
M. Palestra M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 32 0 2 1/2 1/3 6.7
S. Esposito F 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 65% 20 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.6
A. Belotti F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 2 0/1 2/3 6.3
M. Prati M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 2 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
Riyad Idrissi D 12 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 8 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Felici F 32 0 0 0 (0) 3 40% 5 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
G. Gaetano M 32 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 15 0 2 0/1 0/0 6.2
G. Borrelli F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Inter

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Josep Martínez G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 83% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Bastoni D 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 84% 70 2 1 0/0 0/1 8.0
S. de Vrij D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 58 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
M. Akanji D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 67 3 1 0/0 0/0 7.3
Carlos Augusto D 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 13 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.6
H. Mkhitaryan M 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 86% 50 0 2 3/3 1/1 6.9
H. Çalhanoğlu M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 90% 71 2 1 1/1 3/1 7.3
N. Barella M 64 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 42 1 0 1/1 3/0 6.5
L. de Lima F 72 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 31 1 1 0/1 0/0 6.7
L. Martínez F 89 1 0 4 (2) 3 78% 32 1 0 1/2 2/4 7.6
M. Thuram F 64 0 0 4 (2) 0 72% 18 0 0 1/1 3/1 5.9
D. Dumfries D 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 3 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
F. Dimarco D 44 0 1 1 (0) 3 91% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
D. Frattesi M 26 0 0 1 (0) 1 83% 6 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Bonny F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
F. Esposito F 26 1 0 2 (1) 0 50% 6 0 1 0/1 0/3 7.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.