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Salernitana vs Cagliari — Serie A 2018

Salernitana
Salernitana
FT
1 – 1
HT: 0 – 0
Cagliari
Cagliari
5/8/2022Serie ASerie A · Round 36Stadio Arechi

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Salernitana41%
×Draw25%
Cagliari34%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Salernitana
1.46
Cagliari
1.30

Salernitana creates 12% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 118 away

creates per match

Salernitana
1.24
Cagliari
0.90

allows per match

Salernitana
1.71
Cagliari
1.68

finishing

Salernitana+0.00on par
Cagliari+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Salernitana ↓

Cagliari →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–18%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–09%
1–112%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–26%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Salernitana or draw
66%
Salernitana or Cagliari
75%
Draw or Cagliari
59%

Winning margin

Salernitana wins by 2+
20%
Cagliari wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Salernitana 1+ goals
77%
Salernitana 2+ goals
43%
Salernitana 3+ goals
18%
Cagliari 1+ goals
73%
Cagliari 2+ goals
37%
Cagliari 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Salernitana (draw refunded)
55%
Cagliari (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
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

Salernitana at home — creates 1.24, concedes 1.71 · 38 matches

Cagliari away — creates 0.90, concedes 1.68 · 118 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Salernitana attack 1.24 + Cagliari defence 1.68 → ÷2 → 1.46

Cagliari attack 0.90 + Salernitana defence 1.71 → ÷2 → 1.30

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 41%?"

Salernitana scores more
41%
level
25%
Cagliari scores more
34%

Salernitana at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Salernitana 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: Salernitana 1–1 Cagliari

Salernitana and Cagliari drew 1-1 in Serie A on May 8, 2022.

The match was played at Stadio Arechi in Salerno.