Italy - Serie ASardegna ArenaData current as of 21 October 2026

Cagliari vs Bologna: match statistics

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Cagliari vs Bologna: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cagliari play Bologna in Serie A (Italy). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Sardegna Arena.

Current form

Cagliari: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Bologna: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cagliari scores 0.86 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Bologna scores 0.86 and concedes 1.43. League average: 2.96 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cagliari 29%, Bologna 57%. Over 2.5: Cagliari 29%, Bologna 43%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Bologna has higher xG: 1.28 vs 1.14. Cagliari: 10.6 shots per match, Bologna: 12.4.

Match halves

Cagliari: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.43. Bologna: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.43.

Goals by minute

Cagliari: 16-30 (3 goals). Bologna: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.96 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.35)
(3.13)
(2.52)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.86Goals scored / match0.86
CagliariBologna
1Goals conceded / match1.43
CagliariBologna
41%Average possession48%
CagliariBologna
4Shots on target / match3.57
CagliariBologna

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.57Shots per match12.43
CagliariBologna
4Shots on target3.57
CagliariBologna
8.1%Shot conversion6.9%
CagliariBologna
41%Possession48%
CagliariBologna
1.14xG for1.28
CagliariBologna
2.04xG against1.47
CagliariBologna

Shooting quality

Cagliari: BalancedBologna: Balanced
CagliariBologna
Accuracy (shots on target)38%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.210.24

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

2 pts / match - Cagliari · 1 pts / match - Bologna

Cagliari
WWWDL
Season result split
57% W14% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-2
1.86 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 at home
1-1-1
LWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 2.06BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Bologna
DLDWL
Season result split
14% W29% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-4
0.71 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 away
1-0-2
LLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 43% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Cagliari · 1.43 goals / match - Bologna

Cagliari scoring profile: very strong

Cagliari scores in 71% of matches (5 of 7 matches), while Bologna keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 7 matches).

Bologna scoring profile: mixed

Bologna scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Cagliari keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

6Goals scored (season)6
CagliariBologna
7Goals conceded (season)10
CagliariBologna
1.86Average goals in match2.29
CagliariBologna
5Goals scored (last 5)6
CagliariBologna
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
CagliariBologna

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal57%
CagliariBologna
14%2 goals29%
CagliariBologna
0%3 goals0%
CagliariBologna
0%4 goals0%
CagliariBologna

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal100%
CagliariBologna
14%2 goals29%
CagliariBologna
14%3 goals14%
CagliariBologna
14%4 goals0%
CagliariBologna

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time14%
CagliariBologna
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CagliariBologna
14%Scored in both halves14%
CagliariBologna

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
CagliariBologna
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CagliariBologna
40%BTTS - last 580%
CagliariBologna

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
CagliariBologna
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
CagliariBologna
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CagliariBologna

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
CagliariBologna
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
CagliariBologna
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
CagliariBologna

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Bologna is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / match - Cagliari · 1.43 pts / match - Bologna

Cagliari - half-time state
29% leading43% draw29% trailing
Bologna - half-time state
29% leading57% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)1.43
CagliariBologna
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.43
CagliariBologna
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
CagliariBologna
0.86Average goals (1st half)0.71
CagliariBologna
57%Clean sheet before half-time71%
CagliariBologna
57%No goal before half-time57%
CagliariBologna

After half-time (2nd half)

1.57Points per match (2nd half)0.57
CagliariBologna
0.43Goals scored (2nd half)0.43
CagliariBologna
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)1.14
CagliariBologna
1Average goals (2nd half)1.57
CagliariBologna
71%Clean sheet after half-time0%
CagliariBologna
57%No goal after half-time71%
CagliariBologna

Cagliari - second-half results

43% W29% D29% L
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding197%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bologna - second-half results

14% W14% D71% L
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding48%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 14%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cagliari - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Bologna - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.08
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
70%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-52%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cagliari

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.90
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.76
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
55%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Bologna

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

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

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CagliariLigaBologna
Average goals in match▼ 1.862.96▼ 2.29
Both teams scored▼ 29%57%• 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 29%60%▼ 43%
Clean sheets▲ 43%22%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time▲ 71%69%▼ 57%
Goal after half-time▼ 71%87%▲ 100%

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

2.96
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
9%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Cagliari 0 - 1 - 1 Bologna. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Bologna FC 1909
0 : 0
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio
0 : 2
Bologna FC 1909

FAQ

When do Cagliari and Bologna play?

Cagliari face Bologna on 24 October 2026 in Serie A at Sardegna Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cagliari and Bologna?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cagliari won 0, Bologna won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cagliari vs Bologna?

Cagliari score 0.86 goals per game on average and Bologna 0.86. The Serie A average is 2.96 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Cagliari's matches and 57% of Bologna's.

What form are Cagliari and Bologna in?

Over the last 5 games Cagliari have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Bologna 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Cagliari vs Bologna: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.