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Parma vs Cagliari — Serie A 2026

Parma
Parma
FT
2 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Cagliari
Cagliari
9/22/2018Serie ASerie A · Round 5Ennio Tardini

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 24+ matches

Parma40%
×Draw27%
Cagliari34%
✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.6%
Always home
44.7%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct

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

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.

Parma
1.34
Cagliari
1.22

Parma creates 10% more chances

Season form · 24 home / 26 away

creates per match

Parma
0.98
Cagliari
0.92

allows per match

Parma
1.52
Cagliari
1.71

finishing

Parma-0.02on par
Cagliari+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Parma ↓

Cagliari →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–19%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–113%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Parma or draw
66%
Parma or Cagliari
73%
Draw or Cagliari
60%

Winning margin

Parma wins by 2+
18%
Cagliari wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Parma 1+ goals
74%
Parma 2+ goals
39%
Parma 3+ goals
15%
Cagliari 1+ goals
70%
Cagliari 2+ goals
34%
Cagliari 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Parma (draw refunded)
54%
Cagliari (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Parma at home — creates 0.98, concedes 1.52 · 24 matches

Cagliari away — creates 0.92, concedes 1.71 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Parma attack 0.98 + Cagliari defence 1.71 → ÷2 → 1.34

Cagliari attack 0.92 + Parma defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.22

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 40%?"

Parma scores more
40%
level
27%
Cagliari scores more
34%

Parma at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Parma 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

Serie A: Parma 2–0 Cagliari

Parma beat Cagliari 2-0 in Serie A on September 22, 2018.

The match was played at Ennio Tardini in Parma.