Serie A · Matchweek 5
0:2
HT 0:1
Lautaro Martínez 9'
Francesco Pio Esposito 82'
Sat, 27 Sept 2025, 19:45 (UK) · Unipol Domus, Cagliari
Cagliari 8th → 9th · 7 pts|Inter 10th → 3rd · 9 pts

Inter won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.18–2.82).

Player of the matchAlessandro Bastoni8.5Decisive moment9' Lautaro Martínez+0.4

Cagliari 0-2 Inter

Key numbers

  • Possession 42% – 58%
  • Shots 6 (0 on target) – 20 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 9' Lautaro Martínez, FN xPts +0.4
Player of the match
Alessandro Bastoni 8.5Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-2
Cagliari ahead 0 min · level 9 min · Inter ahead 81 min
  • Federico Dimarco — off the bench 45 min · 0G 1A
  • Francesco Pio Esposito — off the bench 26 min · 1G 0A

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.

9' Lautaro Martínez Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Alessandro Bastoni +0.1 +0.4
82' Francesco Pio Esposito Goal · assist Federico Dimarco +0.2
Cagliari Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Inter Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +0.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ 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

CagliariInter
42%Possession58%
0.18Expected goals (xG)2.82
0.03xG per shot0.14
6Shots20
0Shots on target5
0%Shots on target %25%
5Shots in box15
374Passes537
80%Pass accuracy84%
4Corners4
3Saves0
13Fouls14
0Yellow cards2
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Cagliari

6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.7
Conceded20.83
xG0.180.84
xG against2.820.92
Shots613
On target04.8
Shots faced2011.7
xG per shot0.030.06
Possession42%47.3%
Passes374386
Pass accuracy80%81.3%
Corners43.7
Fouls1315.5

Inter

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals22.6
Conceded01.4
xG2.821.5
xG against0.181
Shots2017.6
On target55.4
Shots faced610
xG per shot0.140.09
Possession58%58.4%
Passes537494.2
Pass accuracy84%87.6%
Corners48
Fouls1414.6

Timeline

  • 9' Goal Lautaro Martínez league goal #2 assist Alessandro Bastoni
  • 44' Sub Andrea Belotti → Matteo Prati
  • 45+1' Yellow Carlos Augusto
  • 46' Sub Carlos Augusto → Federico Dimarco
  • 58' Sub Alessandro Deiola → Gianluca Gaetano
  • 58' Sub Zé Pedro → Mattia Felici
  • 59' Yellow Nicolò Barella
  • 64' Sub Nicolò Barella → Davide Frattesi
  • 64' Sub Marcus Thuram → Francesco Pio Esposito
  • 72' Sub Luís Henrique → Denzel Dumfries
  • 77' Sub Adam Obert → Riyad Idrissi
  • 78' Sub Michael Folorunsho → Gennaro Borrelli
  • 82' Goal Francesco Pio Esposito league goal #1 assist Federico Dimarco
  • 89' Sub Lautaro Martínez → Ange-Yoan Bonny

Category leaders

  • Key passesMattia Felici3
  • Duels wonLautaro Martínez8/14
  • DribblesHenrikh Mkhitaryan3/4
  • Defensive actionsYerry Mina4
  • ShotsMarcus Thuram4 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonYerry Mina4

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.