Serie A Gameweek 21 Sat, Jan 17 · 19:45 Unipol Domus, Cagliari
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Our take

Juventus were slight favourites.

Juventus were the stronger side on L90 Strength (71 vs 26). Cagliari had 5.1 days of rest, Juventus 5 and had to travel 660 km.

Away travel660 kmRest days5.1 · 5Matches / 14d2 · 2
Cagliari18%
Draw25%
Juventus57%
Expected goals 0.88 – 1.75
Cagliari19%
Draw24%
Juventus58%
Expected goals 0.97 – 1.85
Cagliari19%
Draw25%
Juventus57%
Expected goals 0.89 – 1.73
Cagliari14%
Draw22%
Juventus64%
Expected goals 0.79 – 1.96
Cagliari18%
Draw23%
Juventus58%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.87
Over 2.5 49% Both score 49% Likeliest score 0–1
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 · ItalyDavide Massa
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.15
  • Matches 102

Team strength

CagliariJuventus
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 71
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
31 AttackIn forecast 57
31 DefenceIn forecast 76
— 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—

Juventus

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CagliariJuventus
1.05 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 1.62
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.82
+0.13 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
65% Scored inContext 80%
15% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.40 ShotsContext 15.60
3.63 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.80
33% On target shareContext 37%
6.37 Shots in the boxContext 9.80
58% Box shareContext 61%
10% ConversionContext 10%
2.20 OffsidesContext 1.94
13.00 Shots allowedContext 10.00
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.89
3.67 BlocksContext 2.89
3.95 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.17
73% Save rateContext 72%
47% PossessionIn forecast 57%
383 PassesContext 514
312 Accurate passesContext 447
82% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.93
14.75 FoulsContext 12.70
14.80 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
2.55 Yellow cardsContext 1.35
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.05
This league season, per match · 20 and 20 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
0.95 xGVia Att/Def 2.17
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.93
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
70% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.90 ShotsContext 16.40
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.20
34% On target shareContext 44%
6.67 Shots in the boxContext 11.40
58% Box shareContext 65%
11% ConversionContext 13%
2.14 OffsidesContext 2.33
12.70 Shots allowedContext 10.00
5.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.33
3.10 BlocksContext 3.44
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.13
71% Save rateContext 86%
47% PossessionIn forecast 55%
395 PassesContext 524
324 Accurate passesContext 457
82% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.77 Team ratingContext 7.01
15.30 FoulsContext 12.60
15.70 Fouls sufferedContext 8.60
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.10
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
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,472 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Juventus
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel660 km471 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 Juventus
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.1Serie A 2025-2026, 12 Jan5Serie A 2025-2026, 12 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km660 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,472 km471 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one6.97.9

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)
6S. Luperto 26Y. Mina 32Zé Pedro
33A. Obert 4L. Mazzitelli 10G. Gaetano 8M. Adopo 2M. Palestra
94S. Esposito 9S. Kılıçsoy
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Juventus Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Perin(G)
27A. Cambiaso 6L. Kelly 3Bremer 15P. Kalulu
8T. Koopmeiners 5M. Locatelli
10K. Yıldız 21F. Miretti 22W. McKennie
30J. David
+3 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Juventus Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cagliari-0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Juventus+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Cagliari · Home 1.00points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
2-3-4
Scored
1.11
Conceded
1.44
Juventus · Away 1.70points per game · 10 away games
W-D-L
5-2-3
Scored
1.20
Conceded
0.80

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 7 of 7 meetings

0 Cagliari wins2 draws5 Juventus wins
Goals per game0.86 – 1.71 Over 2.557% Both scored71% Clean sheets0% · 29%
  • 29 Nov 2025Juventus2–1Cagliari
  • 23 Feb 2025Cagliari0–1Juventus
  • 6 Oct 2024Juventus1–1Cagliari
  • 19 Apr 2024Cagliari2–2Juventus
  • 11 Nov 2023Juventus2–1Cagliari
  • 9 Apr 2022Cagliari1–2Juventus

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 · Davide Massa Italy · 102 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.55league 3.83
Red cards0.27league 0.17
Cards 5+51%league 36%
Fouls25.0league 25.7
Penalties0.15league 0.31
Home wins34%league 37%
Cagliari3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D6 Jan 24A · Lecce1–11
  • W16 Apr 22H · Sassuolo1–02
  • L1 Nov 21A · Bologna0–23
Juventus9 with this referee
Record6-3-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds2
  • W14 Dec 25A · Bologna1–01
  • D10 May 25A · Lazio1–15
  • W18 Jan 25H · AC Milan2–00
  • W22 Dec 24A · Monza2–11
  • D15 Dec 23A · Genoa1–13

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

Cagliari20 games · scored 21 · conceded 30
5 0-15
2 5 16-30
5 4 31-45
3 4 46-60
5 4 61-75
6 8 76-90
Juventus20 games · scored 32 · conceded 16
5 3 0-15
3 2 16-30
5 4 31-45
4 1 46-60
9 1 61-75
6 5 76-90
Cagliari10 games · scored 12 · conceded 16
3 0-15
1 4 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 4 76-90
Juventus10 games · scored 22 · conceded 7
2 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 1 31-45
5 46-60
8 61-75
2 3 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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