Cagliari 0-2 Empoli
Key numbers
- Possession 61% – 39%
- Shots 21 (4 on target) – 9 (4)
- Decisive moment: 33' Lorenzo Colombo, FN xPts +0.9
HT 0:1
Lorenzo Colombo 33'
Sebastiano Esposito 49'
Sebastiano Esposito 49'
Cagliari 19th · 2 pts|Empoli 8th → 3rd · 9 pts
Cagliari edged xG (2.3–0.84) but Empoli took the win.
Player of the matchMattia VitiDecisive moment33' Lorenzo Colombo+0.9
Player of the match
Mattia Viti Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.4 (Strong)
Game state
Cagliari ahead 0 min · level 33 min · Empoli ahead 57 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
33'
Lorenzo Colombo
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Faustino Anjorin +0.3
+0.9
49'
Sebastiano Esposito
Goal
+0.6
Cagliari
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Empoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
CagliariEmpoli
61%Possession39%
2.3Expected goals (xG)0.84
0.11xG per shot0.09
21Shots9
4Shots on target4
19%Shots on target %44%
15Shots in box8
454Passes293
78%Pass accuracy68%
10Corners4
2Saves2
15Fouls21
1Yellow cards2
0Offsides2
Compared with usual
Cagliari
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 2.3 | 0.94 | |
| xG against | 0.84 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 21 | 16.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 13 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.06 | |
| Possession | 61% | 52% | |
| Passes | 454 | 406.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 79.6% | |
| Corners | 10 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 15.4 |
Empoli
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.6 | |
| xG | 0.84 | 0.96 | |
| xG against | 2.3 | 0.96 | |
| Shots | 9 | 11.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 13.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 39% | 37.6% | |
| Passes | 293 | 317.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 68% | 76% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 21 | 13 |
Timeline
- 12' Yellow Lorenzo Colombo
- 33' Goal Lorenzo Colombo league goal #2 assist Faustino Anjorin
- 46' Sub Antoine Makoumbou → Leonardo Pavoletti
- 49' Goal Sebastiano Esposito league goal #1
- 58' Sub Faustino Anjorin → Nicolas Haas
- 60' Sub Zito Luvumbo → Nicolas Viola
- 60' Sub Tommaso Augello → Paulo Azzi
- 64' Yellow Emmanuel Gyasi
- 71' Sub Răzvan Marin → Gianluca Gaetano
- 73' Sub Lorenzo Colombo → Ola Solbakken
- 73' Sub Alberto Grassi → Liberato Cacace
- 75' Sub Roberto Piccoli → Gianluca Lapadula
- 81' Yellow Leonardo Pavoletti
- 90' Sub Sebastiano Esposito → Pietro Pellegri
- 90' Sub Emmanuel Gyasi → Mattia De Sciglio
Category leaders
- Key passesNadir Zortea3
- Duels wonArdian Ismajli14/21
- DribblesNadir Zortea2/2
- Defensive actionsMattia Viti7
- ShotsLeonardo Pavoletti4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonYerry Mina3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.