Italy - Serie AData current as of September 11, 2026

Pisa vs Cagliari: match statistics

Pisa crest
Pisa
3 : 1half-time 1:0
Cagliari crest
Cagliari
120%(2.50)
X30%(3.00)
250%(3.10)

Cagliari holds a distinct advantage in this clash. Pisa is in the last, 20th place in the table with a disastrous record of 1 win, 12 draws, and 15 losses, winning only 7% of their home matches. The hosts' form is dramatic - zero wins in their last 5 games and only 1 point earned during this period. Pisa scores an average of just 0.29 goals per home match and fails to score in 71% of their fixtures. Cagliari, despite average form (0.4 points per match in their last 5 games), boasts significantly better away statistics - a 21% win rate, a shooting efficiency of 10%, and an average of 1 goal per match. The gap in team quality (15th place Cagliari vs 20th place Pisa) and the superiority in key offensive metrics make a strong case for an away win.

Pisa vs Cagliari: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Pisa played against Cagliari in Serie A (Italy). The game was played on March 15, 2026. Final score: 3:1.

Recent form

Pisa has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Cagliari has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Pisa scores 0.71 goals per game and allows 1.71. Cagliari scores 1.07 and allows 1.36. Games in this league average 2.44 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Pisa's games and 50% of Cagliari's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 46%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Pisa has the higher season xG average, 1.10 to 1.08 per game. Pisa takes 9.9 shots per game, while Cagliari takes 10.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Pisa leads at halftime in 7% of its games and scores 0.39 goals per game after halftime. Cagliari leads at halftime in 14% and scores 0.71 after halftime.

When the teams score

Pisa's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Cagliari, it is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.44 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Cagliari holds a distinct advantage in this clash. Pisa is in the last, 20th place in the table with a disastrous record of 1 win, 12 draws, and 15 losses, winning only 7% of their home matches. The hosts' form is dramatic - zero wins in their last 5 games and only 1 point earned during this period. Pisa scores an average of just 0.29 goals per home match and fails to score in 71% of their fixtures. Cagliari, despite average form (0.4 points per match in their last 5 games), boasts significantly better away statistics - a 21% win rate, a shooting efficiency of 10%, and an average of 1 goal per match. The gap in team quality (15th place Cagliari vs 20th place Pisa) and the superiority in key offensive metrics make a strong case for an away win.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
2 : 1
Second half

Game stats

28Possession (%)72
PisaCagliari
10Shots14
PisaCagliari
6Shots on target4
PisaCagliari
1.24xG1.44
PisaCagliari
1Corners5
PisaCagliari
25Dangerous attacks36
PisaCagliari
14Fouls16
PisaCagliari
3Cards4
PisaCagliari

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.

0.71Goals scored / game1.07
PisaCagliari
1.71Goals allowed / game1.36
PisaCagliari
40%Average possession46%
PisaCagliari
2.71Shots on target / game3.36
PisaCagliari

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.93Shots per game9.96
PisaCagliari
2.71Shots on target3.36
PisaCagliari
7.2%Shot conversion10.8%
PisaCagliari
40%Possession46%
PisaCagliari
1.1xG for1.08
PisaCagliari
1.67xG against1.53
PisaCagliari

Shooting quality

Pisa: BalancedCagliari: Balanced
PisaCagliari
Accuracy (shots on target)27%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.32

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.

Cagliari is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Pisa · 0.4 pts / game - Cagliari

Pisa
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
4% W43% D54% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-12-15
0.54 pts / game · goal difference -28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-4-9
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.93Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Cagliari
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
25% W32% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-9-12
1.07 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.94Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 51% better for: goals scored per game.

0.71 goals / game - Pisa · 1.07 goals / game - Cagliari

Cagliari is 26% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.71 goals / game - Pisa · 1.36 goals / game - Cagliari

Pisa scoring profile: strong

Pisa scores in 46% of games (13 of 28 meczów), while Cagliari keeps a clean sheet in 21% (6 of 28 meczów).

Cagliari scoring profile: very strong

Cagliari scores in 64% of games (18 of 28 meczów), while Pisa keeps a clean sheet in 18% (5 of 28 meczów).

20Goals scored (season)30
PisaCagliari
48Goals conceded (season)38
PisaCagliari
2.43Average goals per game2.43
PisaCagliari
1Goals scored (last 5)2
PisaCagliari
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
PisaCagliari

How often they score at least...

46%1 goal64%
PisaCagliari
25%2 goals32%
PisaCagliari
0%3 goals7%
PisaCagliari
0%4 goals4%
PisaCagliari

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal79%
PisaCagliari
50%2 goals50%
PisaCagliari
21%3 goals7%
PisaCagliari
11%4 goals0%
PisaCagliari

* 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

18%BTTS at half-time14%
PisaCagliari
4%BTTS in both halves4%
PisaCagliari
11%Scored in both halves21%
PisaCagliari

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
PisaCagliari
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
PisaCagliari
20%BTTS - last 540%
PisaCagliari

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

54%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
PisaCagliari
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
PisaCagliari
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
PisaCagliari

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
PisaCagliari
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
PisaCagliari
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
PisaCagliari

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.

Cagliari is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.79 pts / game - Pisa · 0.93 pts / game - Cagliari

Pisa - half-time state
7% leading57% draw36% trailing
Cagliari - half-time state
14% leading50% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.79Points per game (1st half)0.93
PisaCagliari
0.32Goals scored (1st half)0.36
PisaCagliari
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
PisaCagliari
1.04Average goals (1st half)0.93
PisaCagliari
54%Clean sheet before half-time54%
PisaCagliari
75%No goal before half-time71%
PisaCagliari

After half-time (2nd half)

0.82Points per game (2nd half)1.29
PisaCagliari
0.39Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
PisaCagliari
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
PisaCagliari
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.5
PisaCagliari
39%Clean sheet after half-time36%
PisaCagliari
68%No goal after half-time43%
PisaCagliari

Pisa - second-half results

11% W50% D39% L
22
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding57%

Leads at halftime in 7% of games and wins 4%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cagliari - second-half results

32% W32% D36% L
26
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding179%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Pisa - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.60
Goals scored / game0.00.2
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game0.41.4
1 goal40%60%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-2-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Cagliari - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.60
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game0.41.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Pisa
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
12
31-45
3
6
46-60
3
8
61-75
5
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Cagliari
ScoredConceded
0
6
0-15
2
6
16-30
8
4
31-45
5
4
46-60
7
7
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.43
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+65%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Pisa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
55%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Cagliari

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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

PisaLigaCagliari
Average goals per game 2.432.44 2.43
Both teams scored 43%47% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%47% 46%
Clean sheets 18%31% 21%
Goal before half-time 54%65% 61%
Goal after half-time 68%78% 89%

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

2.44
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / game
1.14
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
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. PisaSubstitutionOn: Malthe HöjholtOff: Marius Mihai Marin
  2. PisaRed cardRafiu Durosinmi
  3. CagliariYellow cardAdam Obert
  4. PisaYellow cardMichel Aebischer
  5. PisaSubstitutionOn: Ebenezer AkinsanmiroOff: Mattéo Tramoni
  6. CagliariYellow cardAlberto Dossena
  7. CagliariYellow cardAdam Obert

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

Head-to-head

Record from Pisa's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Cagliari. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Pisa vs Cagliari?

The Serie A match finished Pisa 3:1 Cagliari. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Pisa vs Cagliari?

Pisa score 0.71 goals per game on average and Cagliari 1.07. The Serie A average is 2.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Pisa's matches and 50% of Cagliari's.

What form are Pisa and Cagliari in?

Over the last 5 games Pisa have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Cagliari 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Pisa vs Cagliari — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.