Cagliari VS Atalanta

2025/2026 Serie A, Italy

Sardegna Arena Today - 4:30 PM

Serie A

Cagliari CAG

Atalanta ATA

KICKOFF : Today - 4:30 PM

Round 34 Regular Season

CONTEXT

At Sardegna Arena, Cagliari hosts Atalanta in a Serie A regular season fixture from the 2025/2026 campaign. The home team occupies 16th place, grappling with inconsistency, while visitors Atalanta sit comfortably in 7th, showcasing greater consistency. Power ratings underline this gap, with Atalanta's 26.38 eclipsing Cagliari's 14.08 for a commanding 12.3-point advantage, marking them as the stronger side overall. Form metrics reinforce Atalanta's edge at 17.94 against Cagliari's 4.56, suggesting momentum lies away. Absent recent outing details limit injury insights, yet league standings hint at Atalanta's squad depth. Set-piece evaluations carry low confidence via proxies, lacking xG specifics for both attacks and defenses. Cagliari seeks home resilience; Atalanta eyes exploitation of transitions. Projections align with Atalanta's favoritism in this mismatch.

TL;DR

Structural: Atalanta holds structural superiority, boasting a 26.38 power score and 7th position against Cagliari's 14.08 and 16th place.
Form: Visitors arrive in superior form with a 17.94 score, far exceeding Cagliari's 4.56.
Squad: No recent outings reported, but Atalanta's higher ranking implies readier squad options.
Efficiency: Efficiency data unavailable for both Cagliari and Atalanta in this preview.
Transition: Transition metrics unspecified amid limited statistical availability.
Set pieces: Set-piece stats rely on low-confidence proxies without xG for either team's attack or defense.
xVariable: xVariable insights absent due to unavailable xG data across categories.
Market: Cagliari 21.1% (Δ+0%) | Draw 25.2% (Δ+0%) | Atalanta 53.7% (Δ+0%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

F. Pisacane

R. Palladino

0.96

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.68

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

12 - 5 - 18

No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)

Cagliari

21.11%

Draw

25.22%

Atalanta

53.67%

Team Power Ranking

14.08

26.38

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Cagliari

Atalanta

Power Score

14.08

26.38

League Position

Global Rank

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Cagliari — Opponent-weighted form score

Atalanta — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Cagliari Atalanta

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 35 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Cagliari CAG Home

35 matches

Atalanta ATA Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

-6

Goal Difference

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-04-26T01:11:10+00:00

STARTING XI

1 E. Caprile

32 J. da Silva Figueiredo Freitas

26 Y. Mina González

15 J. Rodríguez Camejo

2 M. Palestra

8 M. Adopo

10 G. Gaetano

25 I. Sulemana

33 A. Obert

94 S. Esposito

29 G. Borrelli

29 M. Carnesecchi

23 S. Kolašinac

19 B. Djimsiti

42 G. Scalvini

77 D. Zappacosta

13 É. dos Santos Lourenço da Silva

15 M. de Roon

16 R. Bellanova

18 G. Raspadori

17 C. De Ketelaere

90 N. Krstović

General Information

Date & Time

Apr 27, 2026, 04:30 PM

Competition

2025/2026 Serie A, Italy · Round 34 · Regular Season

Stadium

Sardegna Arena

Capacity

16416

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Referees

Juan Luca Sacchi

Valerio Vecchi

Davide Di Marco

Davide Moro

Lineup

Referee : Juan Luca Sacchi

Manager ▼

F. Pisacane Coach

Starting XI ▼

Elia Caprile Goalkeeper

6.91

Juan Rodríguez Defender

6.67

Yerry Mina Defender

6.89

Zé Pedro Defender

6.6

Marco Palestra Midfielder

6.95

Michel Adopo Midfielder

6.68

Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder

6.82

Ibrahim Sulemana Midfielder

6.63

Adam Obert Midfielder

6.83

Gennaro Borrelli Attacker

6.74

Sebastiano Esposito Attacker

7.18

Referee : Juan Luca Sacchi

Manager ▼

R. Palladino Coach

Starting XI ▼

Marco Carnesecchi Goalkeeper

7.07

Raoul Bellanova Defender

6.8

Berat Djimsiti Defender

6.95

Sead Kolasinac Defender

6.6

Giorgio Scalvini Defender

Davide Zappacosta Defender

6.86

Éderson Midfielder

6.97

Marten de Roon Midfielder

6.95

Charles De Ketelaere Midfielder

7.18

Giacomo Raspadori Midfielder

7.05

Nikola Krstović Attacker

7.1

CONCLUSION

Atalanta enters as clear frontrunners, leveraging power and form edges to target victory at Sardegna Arena. Cagliari's home advantage offers faint hope, but defensive frailties against Atalanta's prowess could prove decisive. Without xG-driven set-piece clarity, expect open play to dominate, favoring the visitors' transitions. League positions underscore Atalanta's push for top spots versus Cagliari's survival fight. A narrow away win seems probable, though draws linger in projections.

STANDINGS

CONTEXT