Cagliari vs Genoa: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cagliari played against Genoa in Serie A (Italy). The game was played on November 22, 2025. Final score: 3:3.

Recent form

Cagliari has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Genoa has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Cagliari scores 0.82 goals per game and allows 1.27. Genoa scores 0.73 and allows 1.45. Games in this league average 2.22 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 45% of Cagliari's games and 55% of Genoa's. The Over 2.5 rates are 27% and 55%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 41% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Genoa has the higher season xG average, 1.30 to 1.02 per game. Cagliari takes 9.6 shots per game, while Genoa takes 12.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Cagliari leads at halftime in 18% of its games and scores 0.55 goals per game after halftime. Genoa leads at halftime in 27% and scores 0.36 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cagliari's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For Genoa, it is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.22 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 41% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

2 : 2
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

50Possession (%)50
CagliariGenoa
11Shots13
CagliariGenoa
5Shots on target8
CagliariGenoa
1.28xG1.62
CagliariGenoa
6Corners2
CagliariGenoa
34Dangerous attacks35
CagliariGenoa
22Fouls16
CagliariGenoa
4Cards3
CagliariGenoa

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.82Goals scored / game0.73
CagliariGenoa
1.27Goals allowed / game1.45
CagliariGenoa
44%Average possession48%
CagliariGenoa
3.09Shots on target / game3.73
CagliariGenoa

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.55Shots per game12.09
CagliariGenoa
3.09Shots on target3.73
CagliariGenoa
8.6%Shot conversion6%
CagliariGenoa
44%Possession48%
CagliariGenoa
1.02xG for1.3
CagliariGenoa
1.5xG against1.2
CagliariGenoa

Shooting quality

Cagliari: BalancedGenoa: Balanced
CagliariGenoa
Accuracy (shots on target)32%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.20

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Genoa is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Cagliari · 1 pts / game - Genoa

Cagliari
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
18% W36% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-5
0.91 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-3
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
DWLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.89Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Genoa
DLLWD
Season result split
9% W36% R55% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-6
0.64 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cagliari is 12% better for: goals scored per game.

0.82 goals / game - Cagliari · 0.73 goals / game - Genoa

Cagliari is 14% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.27 goals / game - Cagliari · 1.45 goals / game - Genoa

Cagliari scoring profile: strong

Cagliari scores in 55% of games (6 of 11 meczów), while Genoa keeps a clean sheet in 18% (2 of 11 meczów).

Genoa scoring profile: strong

Genoa scores in 55% of games (6 of 11 meczów), while Cagliari keeps a clean sheet in 18% (2 of 11 meczów).

9Goals scored (season)8
CagliariGenoa
14Goals conceded (season)16
CagliariGenoa
2.09Average goals per game2.18
CagliariGenoa
3Goals scored (last 5)5
CagliariGenoa
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
CagliariGenoa

How often they score at least...

55%1 goal55%
CagliariGenoa
27%2 goals18%
CagliariGenoa
0%3 goals0%
CagliariGenoa
0%4 goals0%
CagliariGenoa

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal82%
CagliariGenoa
45%2 goals55%
CagliariGenoa
0%3 goals9%
CagliariGenoa
0%4 goals0%
CagliariGenoa

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time9%
CagliariGenoa
0%BTTS in both halves9%
CagliariGenoa
18%Scored in both halves18%
CagliariGenoa

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
CagliariGenoa
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
CagliariGenoa
40%BTTS - last 560%
CagliariGenoa

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
CagliariGenoa
9%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
CagliariGenoa
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CagliariGenoa

2nd half

91%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
CagliariGenoa
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
CagliariGenoa
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
CagliariGenoa

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Genoa is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / game - Cagliari · 1.27 pts / game - Genoa

Cagliari - half-time state
18% leading55% draw27% trailing
Genoa - half-time state
27% leading45% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per game (1st half)1.27
CagliariGenoa
0.27Goals scored (1st half)0.36
CagliariGenoa
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
CagliariGenoa
0.64Average goals (1st half)0.82
CagliariGenoa
64%Clean sheet before half-time64%
CagliariGenoa
73%No goal before half-time64%
CagliariGenoa

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)0.64
CagliariGenoa
0.55Goals scored (2nd half)0.36
CagliariGenoa
0.91Goals conceded (2nd half)1
CagliariGenoa
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.36
CagliariGenoa
27%Clean sheet after half-time27%
CagliariGenoa
55%No goal after half-time64%
CagliariGenoa

Cagliari - second-half results

27% W18% R55% P
12
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 18% of games and wins 18%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Genoa - second-half results

9% W36% R55% P
14
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding33%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 9%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cagliari - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.80
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game0.41.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Genoa - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.60
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Cagliari
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
1
31-45
0
3
46-60
2
3
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Genoa
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
1
2
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
4
46-60
1
5
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.13
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
30%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cagliari

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
44% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
44%

Genoa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.82
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

CagliariLigaGenoa
Average goals per game 2.092.22 2.18
Both teams scored 45%45% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%41% 55%
Clean sheets 18%35% 18%
Goal before half-time 55%62% 64%
Goal after half-time 91%69% 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.22
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.22
Home goals / game
1.00
Away goals / game
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. GenoaYellow cardBrooke Norton-Cuffy
  2. CagliariGoalGennaro BorrelliAssist: Marco Palestra
  3. CagliariYellow cardAlessandro Deiola
  4. CagliariYellow cardMatteo Prati
  5. CagliariGoalGennaro BorrelliAssist: Gabriele Zappa
  6. GenoaSubstitutionOn: Albert Grønbæk ErlykkeOff: Morten Thorsby
  7. GenoaYellow cardAlbert Grønbæk Erlykke
  8. CagliariSubstitutionOn: Gianluca GaetanoOff: Alessandro Deiola
  9. CagliariYellow cardSebastiano Luperto
  10. GenoaSubstitutionOn: Mikael Egill EllertssonOff: Lorenzo Colombo
  11. GenoaSubstitutionOn: Patrizio MasiniOff: Ruslan Malinovskiy
  12. GenoaYellow cardBrooke Norton-Cuffy

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Federico La PennaMatches officiated: 14
3.93Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins21%Draws28%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Cagliari vs Genoa?

The Serie A match finished Cagliari 3:3 Genoa. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cagliari vs Genoa?

Cagliari score 0.82 goals per game on average and Genoa 0.73. The Serie A average is 2.22 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 41% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Cagliari's matches and 55% of Genoa's.

What form are Cagliari and Genoa in?

Over the last 5 games Cagliari have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Genoa 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cagliari vs Genoa?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.