Serie A Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 19 2026 · 14:00 Bluenergy Stadium, Udine
Udinese
0–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.92 – 1.12
Cagliari
  • 54’ D. Maldini
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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.

Maldini goal decides it for Cagliari

Udinese entered as narrow favourites, but Cagliari won 1–0 through a Maldini goal. Cagliari won despite the lower xG; Udinese created the better chances (1.92 vs 1.12). On the chances created, Udinese deserved more: 1.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Udinese44%
Draw25%
Cagliari ✓31%

Model vs reality

Udinese goals
0
Model 1.60 · xG 1.92
Cagliari goals
1
Model 1.31 · xG 1.12
Total goals
1
Model 2.91 · xG 3.04
Score 0–1
7%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 56%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchY. MinaCagliari
8.0
  • RefereeGianluca Manganiello
  • CoachesK. Runjaic · Fabio Pisacane
  • VenueBluenergy Stadium
  • Table before kick-offUdinese 13th · Cagliari 5th
  • Weather at kick-off26°C · Clear · wind 10 km/h Warm

Timeline

  1. N. ZanioloYellow card · Tripping
    4’
  2. J. KarlströmYellow card · Foul
    22’
  3. ⇄ Idrissa GueyeFor K. Davis
    37’
  4. Half time · 0–0
  5. ⇄ G. ChakvetadzeFor N. Zaniolo
    46’
  6. D. Maldini 0–1
    54’
  7. ⇄ Unai GómezFor L. Miller
    57’
  8. ⇄ Y. SugawaraFor J. Rodríguez
    59’
  9. ⇄ Kevin CarlosFor D. Maldini
    59’
  10. ⇄ A. ZanoliFor H. Kamara
    71’
  11. ⇄ V. BayoFor C. Kabasele
    71’
  12. ⇄ R. GagliardiniFor Alessandro Romano
    85’
  13. ⇄ A. FaderaFor Paul Mendy
    85’
  14. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Udinese26 shots · 17 in box, 9 outside
Cagliari5 shots · 3 in box, 2 outside
UdineseCagliari
65% Possession 35%
1.92 Expected goals (xG) 1.12
1.90 Expected points (xPts) 0.88
26 Shots 5
5 Shots on target 2
14 Shots off target 2
7 Blocked shots 1
17 Shots inside the box 3
9 Shots outside the box 2
602 Passes 344
91% Pass accuracy 82%
16 Corners 1
1 Goalkeeper saves 6
9 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.85 Team rating 7.09

Line-ups

Udinese 3-4-2-1

406.3 M. Okoye(G)
777.2 E. Ebosse 277.5 C. Kabasele ↓71’ 147.2 J. Abankwah
116.9 H. Kamara ↓71’ 87.0 J. Karlström 386.3 L. Miller ↓57’ 236.9 M. Vojvoda
327.2 J. Ekkelenkamp 106.0 N. Zaniolo ↓46’
96.3 K. Davis ↓37’
  • 40M. Okoye (G)6.3
  • 77E. Ebosse7.2
  • 27C. Kabasele↓71’7.5
  • 14J. Abankwah7.2
  • 11H. Kamara↓71’6.9
  • 8J. Karlström7.0
  • 38L. Miller↓57’6.3
  • 23M. Vojvoda6.9
  • 32J. Ekkelenkamp7.2
  • 10N. Zaniolo↓46’6.0
  • 9K. Davis↓37’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 7Idrissa Gueye↑37’7.0
  • 30G. Chakvetadze↑46’6.5
  • 46Unai Gómez↑57’6.3
  • 59A. Zanoli↑71’7.3
  • 15V. Bayo↑71’6.7

Unused: D. Padelli, B. Mrozek, N. Bertola, Oier Zarraga, S. Lovrić

Coach: K. Runjaic

Cagliari 5-3-2

17.9 E. Caprile(G)
336.9 A. Obert 156.9 J. Rodríguez ↓59’ 268.0★ Y. Mina 27.5 Zé Pedro 86.7 M. Adopo
146.6 A. Deiola 67.2 H. Winks 46.9 Alessandro Romano ↓85’
707.6 D. Maldini ↓59’ 316.3 Paul Mendy ↓85’
  • 1E. Caprile (G)7.9
  • 33A. Obert6.9
  • 15J. Rodríguez↓59’6.9
  • 26Y. Mina ★8.0
  • 2Zé Pedro7.5
  • 8M. Adopo6.7
  • 14A. Deiola6.6
  • 6H. Winks7.2
  • 4Alessandro Romano↓85’6.9
  • 70D. Maldini↓59’7.6
  • 31Paul Mendy↓85’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 28Y. Sugawara↑59’6.6
  • 9Kevin Carlos↑59’6.3
  • 21R. Gagliardini↑85’
  • 39A. Fadera↑85’

Unused: B. Radunović, A. Sherri, R. Kofler, G. Aurelio, R. Ciervo, Ivan Stoyanov Sulev, Y. Massolin, J. Liteta, J. Fazzini, A. Sugamele

Coach: Fabio Pisacane

Player stats

Top rated
Y. MinaCagliari8.0
2nd
E. CaprileCagliari7.9
3rd
D. MaldiniCagliari7.6

Udinese

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Okoye G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 100% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
E. Ebosse D 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 90% 97 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.2
C. Kabasele D 71 0 0 2 (1) 0 98% 53 1 2 0/0 0/2 7.5
J. Abankwah D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 91% 70 2 3 1/1 1/1 7.2
H. Kamara D 71 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 33 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
J. Karlström M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 85% 78 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.0
L. Miller M 57 0 0 1 (0) 3 89% 38 1 0 0/0 2/1 6.3
M. Vojvoda D 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 85% 61 0 1 0/2 0/1 6.9
J. Ekkelenkamp M 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 96% 53 1 0 0/2 0/1 7.2
N. Zaniolo M 46 0 0 2 (0) 3 85% 13 0 0 1/3 1/0 6.0
K. Davis F 37 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
Idrissa Gueye F 53 0 0 5 (4) 1 67% 9 1 1 0/1 1/0 7.0
G. Chakvetadze M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 32 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Unai Gómez M 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 14 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
A. Zanoli D 19 0 0 1 (0) 2 100% 21 0 0 2/3 0/0 7.3
V. Bayo F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Cagliari

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Caprile G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 49% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
A. Obert D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 34 2 1 2/2 1/1 6.9
J. Rodríguez D 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 26 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
Y. Mina D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 37 2 0 0/0 0/1 8.0
Zé Pedro D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 30 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.5
M. Adopo M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 26 1 2 1/1 0/1 6.7
A. Deiola M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 62% 21 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
H. Winks M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 43 1 2 0/0 0/1 7.2
Alessandro Romano M 85 0 0 1 (1) 0 92% 36 4 1 0/0 2/0 6.9
D. Maldini F 59 1 0 1 (1) 1 85% 20 0 1 0/1 1/2 7.6
Paul Mendy F 85 0 0 2 (0) 1 73% 15 0 0 1/1 3/1 6.3
Y. Sugawara D 31 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Kevin Carlos F 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
R. Gagliardini M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Fadera F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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.