Atalanta 1-2 Cagliari: five shots, all on target, three points
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Shots 22 v 5, yet Cagliari won 2-1
- xG per shot 0.26 v 0.08
- 61' penalty worth +1.2 FN xPts
Cagliari made their few shots count
Cagliari won in Bergamo despite being heavily outshot. Atalanta had 22 attempts but only four on target, while all five Cagliari shots tested the goalkeeper. That is a long way below Cagliari's season average of 14.6 shots across five matches.
A penalty turned a level match
With the score at 1-1, Daniel Maldini converted a penalty in the 61st minute. It was worth +1.2 FN xPts, the largest of the three goals. Cagliari led for about 51 minutes in total, and the result lifted them from ninth to fourth.
Player of the match
Franck Kessié 7.6Strong
He made five tackles, won eight of 11 duels, had three shots and created two chances.
Kessié earned most of his FN Score through defensive work, with his passing and attacking contributions close behind. Atalanta levelled in the 41st minute but conceded again in the 61st, and he was replaced in the 86th.
Game state
0-11-11-2
Atalanta ahead 0 min · level 39 min · Cagliari ahead 51 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.
19'
Paul Mendy
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Michel Adopo +0.2
+0.8
41'
Gianluca Scamacca
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Charles De Ketelaere +0.3
+0.9
61'
Daniel Maldini
Pen goal
+1.2
Atalanta
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.8Time effect −1.1→ League points won 0
Cagliari
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect +1.2→ 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
AtalantaCagliari
1.74Expected goals (xG)1.32
Compared with usual
Atalanta
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Cagliari
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Shots | 5 | 14.6 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.2 | |
| Shots faced | 22 | 16 | |
| Possession | 39% | 46.6% | |
| Passes | 442 | 442 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 85.5% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 11.8 | |
Timeline
- 19'
Goal
Paul Mendy league goal #1 assist Michel Adopo
- 41'
Goal
Gianluca Scamacca league goal #1 assist Charles De Ketelaere
- 57'
Sub
Jacopo Fazzini → Alieu Fadera
- 61'
Goal
Daniel Maldini (pen) league goal #2
- 68'
Sub
Sead Kolašinac → Lorenzo Bernasconi
- 68'
Sub
Gianluca Scamacca → Nikola Krstović
- 68'
Sub
Zé Pedro → Yukinari Sugawara
- 77'
Sub
Lazar Samardžić → Giacomo Raspadori
- 79'
Sub
Daniel Maldini → Raphael Kofler
- 79'
Sub
Paul Mendy → Kevin Carlos Omoruyi
- 86'
Sub
Franck Kessié → Mario Pašalić
Category leaders
- Key passesCharles De Ketelaere3
- Duels wonJonathan Rowe10/15
- DribblesLazar Samardžić5/5
- Defensive actionsJuan Rodríguez8
- ShotsGianluca Scamacca4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonÉderson3
#Atalanta#Cagliari#Serie A#Franck Kessié#Daniel Maldini
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.