Fiorentina v Cagliari result

Full-time · Fiorentina 1–2 Cagliari

Serie A · Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:00 GMT

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

Team pages: Fiorentina · Cagliari · Head-to-head

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Cagliari won 2–1 at Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday 24 January. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Fiorentina out-shot Cagliari 15 to 10 and created the better chances, 2.10 xG to 1.28 (per-shot expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Cagliari led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Cagliari: Semih Kılıçsoy (31’, assisted by M. Palestra) and M. Palestra (47’, assisted by Sebastiano Esposito); Fiorentina: Marco Brescianini (74’, assisted by Dodô).

Discipline

M. Guida showed five yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Fiorentina: Marin Pongračić (56’) and Pietro Comuzzo (90+2’); Cagliari: Elia Caprile (63’), Y. Mina (85’) and Zé Pedro (87’).

What it changes

Fiorentina stay 17th after this result (22 league matches played). Fiorentina have scored in five consecutive matches.

Cagliari move up from 13th to 11th (22 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. Palestra (Cagliari) 9.3, Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) 7.5 and Dodô (Fiorentina) 6.7 led the match.

Next up

Fiorentina next host Como on 18 October 2026.

Cagliari next travel to Monza on 19 October 2026.

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

Next for Fiorentina: Fiorentina v Como, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Cagliari: Monza v Cagliari, Monday 19 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Fiorentina 1–2 Cagliari · Serie A
Referee: M. Guida
Head-to-head (last 6): Fiorentina 4 · draws 2 · Cagliari 0 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Fiorentina 2W 2D 1L · Cagliari 2W 1D 2L

Fiorentina 1–2 Cagliari (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

1.5 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 3.25

Corners

against 5.25 / 5.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 5.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2.63 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.43 yellows

Referee · M. Guida

1.86 home / 1.57 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Fiorentina for / against	Line	Cagliari for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.13 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.25 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.88 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.38 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.38 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.25 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.88 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Guida — 3.43 yellow cards a game, 0.43 red cards, 20.71 fouls over 7 matches (1.86 to the home side, 1.57 to the away side).

Home 1.86Away 1.57

Fiorentina

Fiorentina — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. 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
M. Pongračić n 8	90	2.4 8/7	0.5 3/1	—
M. Kean n 8	61.5	2.4 6/4	1.6 4/3	—
E. Kouadio n 7	29	2.2 3/1	0.9 2/0	—
M. Viti n 8	33.3	1.7 4/1	2 3/2	—
C. Kouame n 8	50.8	1.6 4/2	2 4/3	—

Fiorentina — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Kean n 8	61.5	5.1 8/6	2.7 7/3
Rolando Mandragora n 8	63.6	2.1 6/4	0.7 4/0
C. Kouame n 8	50.8	2 4/1	0.7 1/1
R. Piccoli n 8	57.9	1.9 6/4	1.2 5/1
A. Guðmundsson n 8	77.4	1.6 5/4	1 4/2

Fiorentina — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Kean n 8	61.5	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
A. Guðmundsson n 8	77.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
N. Fagioli n 8	85	0 0/0	0.4 2/1
Rolando Mandragora n 8	63.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
A. Richardson n 8	62.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Fiorentina — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Richardson n 8	62.4	3.1 6/4
E. Kouadio n 7	29	3.1 4/3
P. Comuzzo n 8	88.5	2.3 8/6
N. Fagioli n 8	85	1.9 6/4
Pablo Marí n 8	65.8	1.7 5/3

Fiorentina — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Martinelli n 4	90	2.5 3/2
David de Gea n 8	90	2.4 6/2

Cagliari

Cagliari — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. 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
G. Borrelli n 8	41.1	3.6 6/4	3.8 6/5	—
L. Mazzitelli n 8	50.1	2.9 7/5	1.6 5/1	—
L. Pavoletti n 8	20	2.8 4/1	0 0/0	—
Zito Luvumbo n 8	52.4	2.4 5/3	3.2 7/4	—
M. Folorunsho n 8	80.5	2.2 8/6	2.1 7/5	—

Cagliari — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Mazzitelli n 8	50.1	1.8 6/2	0.7 3/0
G. Borrelli n 8	41.1	1.4 3/2	0 0/0
S. Esposito n 8	67	1.3 5/1	0.5 2/1
G. Gaetano n 8	51.4	1.3 5/1	0.7 3/0
S. Kılıçsoy n 8	57.9	1.2 3/2	0.6 2/1

Cagliari — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Gaetano n 8	51.4	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
L. Mazzitelli n 8	50.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
N. Cavuoti n 6	25.3	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
L. Pavoletti n 8	20	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
S. Kılıçsoy n 8	57.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Cagliari — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Prati n 8	51.9	3 5/4
J. Rodríguez n 7	76	2.7 6/4
A. Deiola n 8	87.6	2.3 8/5
L. Mazzitelli n 8	50.1	2.2 6/2
G. Zappa n 8	67.1	2 7/5

Cagliari — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Caprile n 8	90	4.1 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Fiorentina		Cagliari
70%	Possession	30%
2.03	Expected goals (xG)	1.28
15	Shots	10
3	Shots on target	6
6	Shots off target	1
6	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	7
8	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	17
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
613	Passes	272
89%	Pass accuracy	75%

Fiorentina player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Dodô	90	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	8
P. Comuzzo	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.3
M. Pongračić	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
N. Fagioli	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.5
R. Piccoli	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Guðmundsson	90	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	7.2
M. Solomon	83	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.3
R. Gosens	59	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Ndour	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Rolando Mandragora	45	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
G. Fabbian sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Harrison sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Brescianini sub	31	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.3
N. Fortini sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Cagliari player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Caprile	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
Zé Pedro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Y. Mina	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
S. Luperto	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Adopo	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.5
G. Gaetano	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
M. Palestra	80	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	8.6
L. Mazzitelli	80	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
A. Obert	80	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. Kılıçsoy	71	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.9
S. Esposito	64	0	1	2	2	4	2	0	6.6
I. Sulemana sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
G. Borrelli sub	19	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
G. Zappa sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Riyad Idrissi sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Prati sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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

Recent form

FiorentinaLWDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

CagliariWLDLW

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

Head-to-head last 6

Fiorentina 4 · 2 draws · Cagliari 0 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-08-24 Cagliari 1–1 Fiorentina
2025-04-23 Cagliari 1–2 Fiorentina
2024-12-08 Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari
2024-05-23 Cagliari 2–3 Fiorentina
2023-10-02 Fiorentina 3–0 Cagliari
2022-01-23 Cagliari 1–1 Fiorentina

League standing · 2025/26

Fiorentina#15 pos42 pts38 pl-9 GD

Cagliari#14 pos43 pts38 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Fiorentina scored1.08

Cagliari scored1.05

Fiorentina conceded1.32

Cagliari conceded1.39

Shot map and expected goals

Fiorentina 2.10 xG from 15 shots, Cagliari 1.28 from 10. 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.

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

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Fiorentina	15	1	2.10
Cagliari	10	2	1.28

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What is the head-to-head record between Fiorentina and Cagliari?: In their last 6 meetings, Fiorentina won 4, Cagliari won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Fiorentina and Cagliari?: Recent form — Fiorentina 2W 2D 1L; Cagliari 2W 1D 2L.

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