What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Roma lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Roma +0.86, Cagliari -1.02.
- Points per game over the last five: Roma 2.20, Cagliari 2.00.
- Attack: Roma xG per match 2.15, 19.2 shots, 2.5 big chances created; Cagliari xG per match 1.00, 9.8 shots, 1.2 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Roma 1.29, Cagliari 2.02; shots on target faced 5.0 vs 11.8, big chances faced 2.0 vs 2.8.
Each team's clearest edge
Head-to-head data
Roma
|
Metric |
Cagliari
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 2.20 | Points per game | 2.00 |
| 1.60 | Goals per match | 1.00 |
| 0.60 | Goals conceded per match | 0.60 |
| 1.92 | Expected points per game | 0.90 |
| Attack | ||
| 2.15 | xG per match | 1.00 |
| 19.2 | Shots per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 9.8 |
| 9.8 | Shots on target per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 5.8 |
| 2.5 | Big chances created per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 1.2 |
| 53.5% | Possession 4 / 4 matches with data | 36.0% |
| 10.6 | Deep completions per match | 1.8 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.29 | xGA per match | 2.02 |
| 10.5 | Shots faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 21.2 |
| 5.0 | Shots on target faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 11.8 |
| 2.0 | Big chances faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 2.8 |
| 5.4 | Deep completions allowed per match | 12.6 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 26.4 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 14.0 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Roma
No published absences in the latest snapshot.
Cagliari
No published absences in the latest snapshot.
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.