Matchday

Serie A 26/27 · 27 Oct 2026

AS Roma 4–2 Cagliari

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.2 – 0.7
Actual xG
3.0 – 2.4
Goals
4 – 2

Footybot made AS Roma favourites at 72%.

AS Roma won and made the better chances: 3.0 xG to 2.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: M'bala Nzola, 73.5 in 63′.

Well above their usual level: M'bala Nzola +26.5, Pierluigi Gollini +26.3, Juan Rodríguez +18.4.

Well below it: Nahuel Molina −17.4, Elia Caprile −14.3, Gianluca Mancini −13.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AS Roma

24 Oct 2026D 3–3at SSC Napoli Serie A
20 Oct 2026W 4–0v ŠK Slovan Bratislava Champions League
17 Oct 2026W 2–0v Genoa Serie A
14 Oct 2026L 3–4v Real Madrid Champions League
11 Oct 2026D 0–0at Como Serie A

Cagliari

24 Oct 2026L 0–2v Bologna Serie A
19 Oct 2026L 0–4at Monza Serie A
11 Oct 2026D 1–1v Juventus Serie A
19 Sep 2026W 1–0at Udinese Serie A
12 Sep 2026W 2–1at Atalanta Serie A

Head to head

9 Feb 2026AS Roma 2–0 Cagliari Serie A
7 Dec 2025Cagliari 1–0 AS Roma Serie A

AS Roma

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rodrigo Mora Midfielder34100.1491.4–
Donyell Malen Forward34101.2276.4–
Pierluigi Gollini Goalkeeper9000–70.7+26.3
Daniele Ghilardi Defender801–67.9–
Emanuele Lulli Midfielder76110.1058.2+9.2
Bryan Cristante Midfielder90000.0549.1−3.1
Matías Soulé Forward90000.2648.6−13.5
Konstantinos Koulierakis Defender90000.2145.3−1.3
Santiago Castro Forward56000.7544.1−0.5
Devyne Rensch Midfielder1400–43.4–
Niccolò Pisilli Midfielder90100.1843.3−10.2
Evan Ndicka Defender9000–41.8−11.1
Wesley Midfielder4500–40.3−13.5
Marten de Roon Midfielder5600–37.1−10.0
Gianluca Mancini Defender82000.0835.6−13.6
Nahuel Molina Defender45010.0431.4−17.4

Cagliari

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Daniel Maldini Forward14100.49100.0–
Yanis Massolin Midfielder100–100.0–
Yael Trepy Forward1000.16100.0–
M'bala Nzola Forward63101.1473.5+26.5
Juan Rodríguez Defender90000.0267.7+18.4
Alessandro Romano Midfielder90000.0259.2+11.9
Adam Obert Defender9001–59.0+14.7
Alieu Fadera Forward76000.0953.6+7.0
Paul Mendy Forward27000.1549.2–
Alessandro Deiola Midfielder76000.0349.1+7.0
Yerry Mina Defender9000–46.0−3.5
Zé Pedro Defender90000.0244.1+8.4
Joseph Liteta Midfielder1400–41.7–
Elia Caprile Goalkeeper9000–40.0−14.3
Yukinari Sugawara Defender89000.0239.5−1.9
Michel Adopo Midfielder89000.2838.6−3.7