Serie A Gameweek 3 Sat, Sep 13 · 14:00 Unipol Domus, Cagliari
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Parma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (33 vs 26). Cagliari had 13.8 days of rest, Parma 13.9 and had to travel 627 km.

Away travel627 kmRest days13.8 · 13.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Cagliari37%
Draw29%
Parma33%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.13
Cagliari38%
Draw27%
Parma34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
Cagliari37%
Draw29%
Parma33%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.13
Cagliari31%
Draw29%
Parma40%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.27
Cagliari38%
Draw27%
Parma34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
Over 2.5 41% Both score 48% Likeliest score 1–1
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 · ItalyFrancesco Fourneau
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 37

Team strength

CagliariParma
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 33
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 28
31 AttackIn forecast 20
31 DefenceIn forecast 33
— 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—

Parma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CagliariParma
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.73 xGVia Att/Def 0.64
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
-0.23 Goals minus xGContext -0.14
50% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.00 ShotsContext 6.50
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
29% On target shareContext 39%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 3.00
51% Box shareContext 46%
4% ConversionContext 8%
1.00 OffsidesContext —
11.00 Shots allowedContext 18.00
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
3.50 BlocksContext 4.50
— Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
100% Save rateContext 73%
40% PossessionIn forecast 41%
331 PassesContext 303
274 Accurate passesContext 233
83% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.57
13.50 FoulsContext 9.00
15.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.72 xGVia Att/Def 0.98
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.12
+0.28 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
70% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
9.20 ShotsContext 7.80
2.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
30% On target shareContext 47%
5.44 Shots in the boxContext 5.10
55% Box shareContext 64%
11% ConversionContext 13%
1.75 OffsidesContext 1.00
11.40 Shots allowedContext 13.90
3.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.50 BlocksContext 4.20
2.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
61% Save rateContext 68%
42% PossessionIn forecast 39%
339 PassesContext 320
268 Accurate passesContext 249
79% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.81
11.70 FoulsContext 11.60
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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
Rest13.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km948 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Parma
Rest13.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel627 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 Parma
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.8Serie A 2025-2026, 30 Aug13.9Serie A 2025-2026, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km627 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways948 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.28

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
4-3-2-1
1E. Caprile(G)
33A. Obert 6S. Luperto 26Y. Mina 28G. Zappa
90M. Folorunsho 16M. Prati 8M. Adopo
94S. Esposito 10G. Gaetano
19A. Belotti
Parma Confirmed XI
3-5-2
31Z. Suzuki(G)
3A. Ndiaye 39A. Circati 15E. Delprato
14E. Valeri 22O. Sørensen 10Adrián Bernabé 24C. Ordoñez 18M. Løvik
9Mateo Pellegrino 32P. Cutrone
+1 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Parma Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cagliari+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Parma+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Cagliari · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Parma · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

2 Cagliari wins0 draws0 Parma wins
Goals per game2.50 – 1.50 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 9 Feb 2025Cagliari2–1Parma
  • 30 Sep 2024Parma2–3Cagliari

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 · Francesco Fourneau Italy · 37 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.43league 3.55
Red cards0.14league 0.10
Cards 5+57%league 35%
Fouls25.8league 25.3
Penalties0.27league 0.15
Home wins46%league 40%
Cagliari8 with this referee
Record3-3-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • L10 May 25A · Como1–33
  • W30 Mar 25H · Monza3–02
  • D11 Jan 25A · AC Milan1–12
  • L29 Oct 24H · Bologna0–22
  • W30 Sep 24A · Parma3–22
Parma3 with this referee
Record0-2-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.3 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • D8 Mar 25H · Torino2–24
  • D19 Jan 25H · Venezia1–12
  • L30 Sep 24H · Cagliari2–33

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

Cagliari2 games · scored 1 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Parma2 games · scored 1 · conceded 3
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 2 76-90
Cagliari10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
2 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Parma10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
1 2 0-15
16-30
1 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 61-75
2 6 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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