Cagliari 0-1 Inter: Çalhanoğlu's early goal is enough
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 3.67 v 0.48: Inter had the better chances
- Cagliari: 0 shots on target; Caprile made 5 saves
- Inter led for about 81 of 90 minutes
Inter led for 81 minutes
Inter won at Cagliari through a single goal, Hakan Çalhanoğlu's finish in the ninth minute from a Nicolò Barella assist. They then led for about 81 minutes of the 90, and Cagliari were never able to draw level in the time that remained. It was a narrow scoreline for a match that was far from even in other respects.
Chances worth 3.67 xG, one goal
Inter's xG of 3.67 suggests the quality of their chances was there, yet they scored once. They underperformed that figure by 2.67, which left the match open until the end. Elia Caprile's five saves kept it a one-goal contest all the way to full-time.
Cagliari never forced a save
None of Cagliari's ten shots was on target, and an xG per shot of 0.05 points to low-value attempts. Josep Martínez, in the Inter goal, did not make a single save. Even with no shot on target to show for it, Cagliari still won eight corners.
A +0.5 goal that lifted Inter to first
Çalhanoğlu's opener was worth +0.5 FN xPts and was the only goal of the match. Because it came so early, it set the terms for the rest of the evening: Inter held the lead and Cagliari chased. On the table as it stood after this match, Inter moved from sixth to first.
Player of the match
Nicolò Barella 8.9Dominant
Barella ranked first in the FN Score, with one assist and four key passes.
Barella's strongest work came going forward, where he completed all six dribbles and won eight of nine duels, while also getting two shots on target. It carried through to the ninth minute, when his assist for Hakan Çalhanoğlu produced the only goal of the match and a lead that lasted about 81 minutes.
Game state
0-1
Cagliari ahead 0 min · level 9 min · Inter ahead 81 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.
9'
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Nicolò Barella +0.2
+0.5
Cagliari
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.4Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Inter
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +0.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.3→ 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.
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Match stats
CagliariInter
0.48Expected goals (xG)3.67
Timeline
- 9'
Goal
Hakan Çalhanoğlu league goal #2 assist Nicolò Barella
- 14'
Yellow
Manuel Akanji
- 56'
Yellow
Alessandro Deiola
- 57'
Sub
Harry Winks → Raphael Kofler
- 57'
Sub
Jacopo Fazzini → Alieu Fadera
- 57'
Sub
Paul Mendy → Kevin Carlos Omoruyi
- 65'
Sub
Hakan Çalhanoğlu → Piotr Zieliński
- 65'
Sub
Petar Sučić → Curtis Jones
- 65'
Sub
Pio Esposito → Marcus Thuram
- 68'
Sub
Manuel Akanji → John Stones
- 78'
Sub
Daniel Maldini → Gennaro Borrelli
- 81'
Sub
Luís Henrique → Yann Bisseck
- 83'
Sub
Alessandro Deiola → Riccardo Ciervo
- 88'
Yellow
Kevin Carlos Omoruyi
Category leaders
- Key passesFederico Dimarco7
- Duels wonJohn Stones9/10
- DribblesNicolò Barella6/6
- Defensive actionsAdam Obert4
- ShotsLautaro Martínez7 (on target 1)
#Serie A#Cagliari#Inter#Nicolò Barella#Hakan Çalhanoğlu#Matchweek 2
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.