Matchday

Serie A 25/26 · 27 Sep 2025

Cagliari 0–2 Inter

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 1.5
Actual xG
0.2 – 2.8
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Inter favourites at 44%.

Inter won and made the better chances: 2.8 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Federico Dimarco, 83.4 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Federico Dimarco +12.0, Lautaro Martínez +10.9.

Well below it: Marco Palestra −10.6, Elia Caprile −8.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Cagliari

19 Sep 2025W 2–1at Lecce Serie A
13 Sep 2025W 2–0v Parma Serie A
30 Aug 2025L 0–1at SSC Napoli Serie A
24 Aug 2025D 1–1v Fiorentina Serie A

Inter

21 Sep 2025W 2–1v Sassuolo Serie A
17 Sep 2025W 2–0at AFC Ajax Champions League
13 Sep 2025L 3–4at Juventus Serie A
31 Aug 2025L 1–2v Udinese Serie A
25 Aug 2025W 5–0v Torino Serie A

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Cagliari

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Riyad Idrissi Defender1300–78.3–
Mattia Felici Forward3200–65.9–
Matteo Prati Midfielder4600–50.1−0.7
Sebastiano Esposito Forward90000.0249.3−2.5
Yerry Mina Defender9000–48.9−4.1
Elia Caprile Goalkeeper9000–48.2−8.5
Michel Adopo Midfielder90000.0347.5−0.2
Gennaro Borrelli Forward13000.0347.4–
Sebastiano Luperto Defender9000–44.4+1.0
Alessandro Deiola Midfielder5800–43.2−0.9
Andrea Belotti Forward4400–42.9–
Adam Obert Defender7700–42.9−5.7
Michael Folorunsho Midfielder77000.0941.8+2.9
Marco Palestra Midfielder9000–41.7−10.6
Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder32000.0141.6–
Zé Pedro Defender5800–40.8–

Inter

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ange-Yoan Bonny Forward100–100.0–
Francesco Pio Esposito Forward26100.7292.7–
Federico Dimarco Midfielder45010.0583.4+12.0
Lautaro Martínez Forward89100.5161.8+10.9
Alessandro Bastoni Defender9001–60.2+2.3
Hakan Çalhanoğlu Midfielder90000.1459.8−2.2
Davide Frattesi Midfielder26000.0954.5–
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder90000.4953.9+5.4
Marcus Thuram Forward64000.7253.1−7.4
Stefan de Vrij Defender9000–50.1–
Manuel Akanji Defender90000.1150.0+1.9
Josep Martínez Goalkeeper9000–48.9–
Nicolò Barella Midfielder6400–48.2−5.5
Carlos Augusto Defender4500–47.9–
Luís Henrique Midfielder7200–44.2–
Denzel Dumfries Midfielder1800–39.4–