Cagliari — Lecce 1:0

Cagliari

1:0

Lecce

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Cagliari was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Cagliari	1	1.92	−0.9	2.38
Lecce	0	0.45	−0.5	0.43

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
28'	Daniel Maldini	Cagliari	0.48	Jacopo Fazzini

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
28'	Daniel Maldini	Cagliari	0.48	goal, header, from a corner
45'	Paul Mendy	Cagliari	0.37	hit the woodwork
81'	Alessandro Sugamele	Cagliari	0.26	saved

Shots: Cagliari 20, Lecce 10; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Cagliari 1.08, Lecce 0.21: a clear edge for Cagliari. In the second half xG was Cagliari 0.86, Lecce 0.23: a small edge for Cagliari. The edge in chances lasted the whole match.

How it fits the season

Cagliari: +5.0 for the season (9 in the table). Lecce: +1.1 (14). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Udinese — Lazio 1:2

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