Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari: Result & Stats | Serie A

Fiorentina

FT

1 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Cagliari

12/8/2024

Serie A · Round 15Stadio Artemio Franchi

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 22+ matches

Fiorentina52%

×Draw24%

Cagliari23%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

FiorentinaExpected goals in this matchCagliari

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.66

1.02

Fiorentina

1.66

Cagliari

1.02

Fiorentina creates 63% more chances

Season form · 25 home / 22 away

1.70

creates per match

0.97

1.08

allows per match

1.61

creates per match

Fiorentina

1.70

Cagliari

0.97

allows per match

Fiorentina

1.08

Cagliari

1.61

-0.50scores less than expected

finishing

-0.11scores less than expected

finishing

Fiorentina-0.50scores less

Cagliari-0.11scores less

Total goals

Under50
Over50

Close call

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Fiorentina ↓

Cagliari →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–17%

0–24%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–011%

1–112%

1–26%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–09%

2–110%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–05%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

75%25%2.5

50%50%3.5

28%72%4.5

13%87%

Double chance

Fiorentina or draw

77%

Fiorentina or Cagliari

76%

Draw or Cagliari

48%

Winning margin

Fiorentina wins by 2+

28%

Cagliari wins by 2+

8%

Team goals

Fiorentina 1+ goals

81%

Fiorentina 2+ goals

49%

Fiorentina 3+ goals

23%

Cagliari 1+ goals

64%

Cagliari 2+ goals

27%

Cagliari 3+ goals

8%

Draw no bet

Fiorentina (draw refunded)

69%

Cagliari (draw refunded)

31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

40%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Fiorentina at home — creates 1.70, concedes 1.08 · 25 matches

Cagliari away — creates 0.97, concedes 1.61 · 22 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Fiorentina attack 1.70 + Cagliari defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.66

Cagliari attack 0.97 + Fiorentina defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.02

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 52%?"

Fiorentina scores more

52%

level

24%

Cagliari scores more

23%

Fiorentina at 52% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 52% does not mean "Fiorentina will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff