Cagliari v Sassuolo result

Full-time · Cagliari 1–2 Sassuolo

Serie A · Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:30 GMT · Unipol Domus

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Cagliari 1–2 Sassuolo — Sassuolo won this Serie A match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said little between the sides: Cagliari 0.85, Sassuolo 0.94 in expected goals (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Sassuolo won 2–1 at Unipol Domus in Serie A on Thursday 30 October. It is Sassuolo’s first win over Cagliari since 19 January 2022, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Sassuolo: Armand Laurienté (54’) and Andrea Pinamonti (65’, assisted by Cristian Volpato); Cagliari: Sebastiano Esposito (73’, assisted by Mattia Felici).

Discipline

Luca Pairetto, Italy showed eight yellow cards — against 4.9 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Cagliari: Michael Folorunsho (12’), Adam Obert (58’), Riyad Idrissi (89’) and Elia Caprile (90+7’); Sassuolo: Kristian Thorstvedt (37’), Alieu Fadera (86’), S. Walukiewicz (90’) and Edoardo Iannoni (90+6’).

What it changes

Cagliari move down from 13th to 14th (nine league matches played).

Sassuolo move up from 12th to 10th (nine league matches played).

Cagliari are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) 6.2, Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) 5.0 and M. Palestra (Cagliari) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Cagliari next travel to Monza on 19 October 2026.

Sassuolo next travel to Como on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cagliari: Monza v Cagliari, Monday 19 October — the preview. Next for Sassuolo: Como v Sassuolo, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cagliari 1–2 Sassuolo · Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus · Cagliari
Referee: Luca Pairetto, Italy
Head-to-head (last 6): Cagliari 3 · draws 2 · Sassuolo 1 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Cagliari 1W 2D 2L · Sassuolo 2W 1D 2L

Cagliari 1–2 Sassuolo (Serie A): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 3.5

Corners

against 5.88 / 5.75 · 0 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 3.38

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 5.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.38

Cards

against 2 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.86 yellows

Referee · Luca Pairetto, Italy

2.57 home / 2.29 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 October 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 October 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cagliari for / against	Line	Sassuolo for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.25 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.75 for · 15.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.75 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.38 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.25 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.63 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Luca Pairetto, Italy — 4.86 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 27 fouls over 7 matches (2.57 to the home side, 2.29 to the away side).

Home 2.57Away 2.29

Cagliari

Cagliari — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Mazzitelli n 8	23.3	3.4 6/1	0.5 1/0	—
G. Borrelli n 8	52.8	2.8 6/4	3.8 6/4	—
S. Kılıçsoy n 8	17	2.6 4/0	0.7 1/0	—
S. Esposito n 8	65.6	2.4 8/4	1.9 6/3	—
A. Belotti n 8	42.8	2.4 7/2	3.2 7/4	—

Cagliari — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Gaetano n 8	39.9	3.1 7/3	1.1 4/0
M. Felici n 8	33.1	2.4 5/1	2 5/1
A. Belotti n 8	42.8	2.1 4/2	1.3 3/2
Zito Luvumbo n 8	42.6	1.8 4/2	0.8 2/1
N. Cavuoti n 3	36	1.7 1/1	1.7 1/1

Cagliari — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Felici n 8	33.1	1 3/0	0.3 1/0
N. Cavuoti n 3	36	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
G. Gaetano n 8	39.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Belotti n 8	42.8	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
G. Borrelli n 8	52.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Cagliari — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Deiola n 8	72.4	2.8 8/6
A. Obert n 8	87.4	2.7 6/5
S. Esposito n 8	65.6	2.2 5/4
M. Felici n 8	33.1	2 4/1
M. Palestra n 8	75.1	1.5 6/3

Cagliari — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Caprile n 8	90	3.8 7/7

Sassuolo

Sassuolo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Fadera n 8	37.5	3.9 7/4	3.6 6/4	—
E. Iannoni n 8	27.8	3.6 6/2	0.4 1/0	—
W. Cheddira n 8	17.8	3.2 3/2	1.3 2/0	—
L. Lipani n 8	56.4	2.6 5/4	0.6 3/0	—
K. Thorstvedt n 8	44.4	2.3 5/3	2 6/2	—

Sassuolo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Cheddira n 8	17.8	2.5 4/0	1.3 2/0
A. Pinamonti n 8	84.4	2.4 8/4	1.3 5/3
N. Pierini n 8	26.8	1.7 1/1	1.3 1/1
D. Berardi n 8	85	1.6 7/4	0.8 4/2
A. Laurienté n 8	58.1	1.4 6/1	0.8 4/0

Sassuolo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Fadera n 8	37.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
W. Cheddira n 8	17.8	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
D. Berardi n 8	85	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
A. Laurienté n 8	58.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
E. Iannoni n 8	27.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Sassuolo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Coulibaly n 8	46.5	4.4 7/5
A. Fadera n 8	37.5	3.6 5/3
E. Iannoni n 8	27.8	3.6 3/3
T. Muharemović n 8	84.4	2.4 7/6
S. Walukiewicz n 8	74.4	2.1 8/5

Sassuolo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Murić n 8	90	4.1 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cagliari		Sassuolo
46%	Possession	54%
0.72	Expected goals (xG)	0.56
8	Shots	12
1	Shots on target	4
3	Shots off target	5
4	Blocked shots	3
4	Shots inside the box	6
3	Corners	7
2	Offsides	3
20	Fouls	21
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	0
337	Passes	404
78%	Pass accuracy	85%

Cagliari player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Caprile	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
Zé Pedro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Obert	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
M. Palestra	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.6
M. Prati	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Riyad Idrissi	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	Y	6.6
M. Adopo	83	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
S. Esposito	83	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.2
G. Borrelli	76	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
G. Zappa	62	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Folorunsho	62	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
M. Felici sub	28	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7
G. Gaetano sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Zito Luvumbo sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Mazzitelli sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Pavoletti sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sassuolo player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Murić	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Walukiewicz	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.6
J. Idzes	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Fali Candé	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
W. Coulibaly	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
N. Matić	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
I. Koné	85	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
C. Volpato	85	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	6.5
K. Thorstvedt	74	0	0	1	1	3	0	Y	6.2
A. Pinamonti	74	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
A. Laurienté	74	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
A. Fadera sub	16	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.3
A. Vranckx sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Moro sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
E. Iannoni sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
W. Cheddira sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Cagliari v Sassuolo — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CagliariWLDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

SassuoloLWWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Cagliari 3 · 2 draws · Sassuolo 1 · 2.17 goals/game

2024-05-19 Sassuolo 0–2 Cagliari
2023-12-11 Cagliari 2–1 Sassuolo
2022-04-16 Cagliari 1–0 Sassuolo
2022-01-19 Sassuolo 1–0 Cagliari
2021-11-21 Sassuolo 2–2 Cagliari
2021-01-31 Cagliari 1–1 Sassuolo

League standing · 2025/26

Cagliari#14 pos43 pts38 pl-13 GD

Sassuolo#11 pos49 pts38 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Cagliari scored1.05

Sassuolo scored1.21

Cagliari conceded1.39

Sassuolo conceded1.32

Shot map and expected goals

Cagliari 0.85 xG from 8 shots, Sassuolo 0.94 from 12. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Cagliari (attacking right)Sassuolo (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Cagliari	8	1	0.85
Sassuolo	12	2	0.94

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