Serie A · Matchweek 3
1:0
Daniel Maldini 29'
HT 1:0
Mon, 7 Sept 2026, 17:30 (UK) · Unipol Domus, Cagliari
Cagliari 12th → 9th · 6 pts|Lecce 14th · 3 pts

Cagliari won despite having less of the ball, with one early goal and nine shots on target enough against a Lecce side kept in touch by Wladimiro Falcone.

Player of the matchJacopo Fazzini8.3Decisive moment29' Daniel Maldini+0.9

Cagliari 1-0 Lecce: a 29th-minute goal and nine shots on target

Key numbers

  • Nine shots on target vs a season average of three
  • xG 1.61 v 0.5: better chances for Cagliari
  • 29' opener, then 61 minutes in front

Less possession, more shots

Cagliari beat Lecce 1-0 while having less of the ball. They shot more, too, and their nine shots on target were well above their season average of three across four matches. At 0.08 xG per shot, the volume looks to have outweighed the quality.

One goal, 61 minutes in front

The match turned in the 29th minute, when Daniel Maldini scored from Jacopo Fazzini's assist, a goal worth +0.9 FN xPts. Cagliari then led for 61 minutes. Lecce stayed in touch only because Wladimiro Falcone made eight saves, but they never found an equaliser.

Player of the match
Jacopo Fazzini 8.3Dominant

He had the highest FN Score on the pitch, with three key passes and an assist.

Fazzini built his FN Score mainly through attack, with three key passes, the most of any player in the match. He also won seven of 11 duels before going off in the 61st minute, and his assist was the only goal of the match.

Game state

1-0
Cagliari ahead 61 min · level 29 min · Lecce ahead 0 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.

29' Daniel Maldini Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Jacopo Fazzini +0.3 +0.9
Cagliari Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Lecce Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0

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

CagliariLecce
42%Possession58%
1.61Expected goals (xG)0.5
0.08xG per shot0.05
20Shots10
9Shots on target3
45%Shots on target %30%
12Shots in box4
368Passes514
82%Pass accuracy82%
7Corners5
3Saves8
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards3
5Offsides1

Compared with usual

Cagliari

4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals10.75
Conceded00.75
Shots2013.3
On target93
Shots faced1017.5
Possession42%47.8%
Passes368460.5
Corners74.8
Fouls912.5

Lecce

3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg

Timeline

  • 29' Goal Daniel Maldini league goal #1 assist Jacopo Fazzini
  • 37' Yellow Kialonda Gaspar
  • 46' Sub Oumar Ngom → Amar Fatah
  • 61' Sub Jacopo Fazzini → Mattia Felici
  • 66' Sub Juan Rodríguez → Raphael Kofler
  • 66' Sub Daniel Maldini → Alieu Fadera
  • 66' Sub Kialonda Gaspar → Jamil Siebert
  • 66' Sub Ivan Ilić → Youssef Maleh
  • 66' Sub Joël Monteiro → N'Dri Konan
  • 74' Sub → Roberto Gagliardini
  • 74' Sub Paul Mendy → Alessandro Sugamele
  • 82' Sub Santiago Pierotti → Medon Berisha
  • 90+5' Yellow Alessandro Deiola
  • 90+5' Yellow Jamil Siebert
  • 90+7' Yellow Wladimiro Falcone

Category leaders

  • Key passesJacopo Fazzini3
  • Duels wonJoël Monteiro9/18
  • DribblesJoël Monteiro3/7
  • Defensive actionsHarry Winks6
  • ShotsDaniel Maldini4 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonDaniel Maldini3
#Serie A#Cagliari#Lecce#Daniel Maldini#Jacopo Fazzini#Wladimiro Falcone

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.