Udinese — Cagliari 0:1

Udinese

0:1

Cagliari

Serie A · 19 Sep 2026 · season 2026/27

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.

Score0:1

Home xG1.85Udinese

Away xG0.64Cagliari

Expected points2.21 : 0.58

Who deserved it

Cagliari won against the run of chances: Udinese created more (1.85 xG against 0.64).

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Udinese	0	1.85	−1.9	2.21
Cagliari	1	0.64	+0.4	0.58

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
53'	Daniel Maldini	Cagliari	0.42

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
52'	Christian Kabasele	Udinese	0.56	saved, from a corner
53'	Daniel Maldini	Cagliari	0.42	goal
49'	Idrissa Gueye	Udinese	0.32	saved

Shots: Udinese 26, Cagliari 5; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Udinese 0.48, Cagliari 0.04: a small edge for Udinese. In the second half xG was Udinese 1.41, Cagliari 0.60: a clear edge for Udinese. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Udinese scored 0 from 1.85 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.