Serie A · Sat, 12 Sept 2026 ·
Atalanta vs Cagliari — 1 - 2
New Balance Arena · Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena, Italy
Match report
Cagliari win 2-1 at Atalanta
Cagliari beat Atalanta 2-1 in Serie A matchday 4 on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at New Balance Arena. G. Scamacca (41') scored for Atalanta, while P. Mendy (19') and D. Maldini (61' pen) found the net for Cagliari. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Atalanta had 61% of the ball and 22 shots (4 on target) against Cagliari’s 5 (5 on target). Elia Caprile (Cagliari) was the top-rated player with 8.2. Our pre-match tip, Cagliari or a draw, came in. The result leaves Atalanta 11th in the Serie A table on 6 points and Cagliari 4th on 12.
Form, table and head-to-head
Last meetings
- Mon, 27 Apr 2026Cagliari3-2Atalanta
- Sat, 13 Dec 2025Atalanta2-1Cagliari
- Sat, 15 Feb 2025Atalanta0-0Cagliari
- Sat, 14 Dec 2024Cagliari0-1Atalanta
- Sun, 7 Apr 2024Cagliari2-1Atalanta
- Sun, 24 Sept 2023Atalanta2-0Cagliari
Next meeting: Sun, 11 Apr 2027, Cagliari – Atalanta
Prediction
We called it!
Prediction right: Combo Double chance : draw or Cagliari and -3.5 goals
Predicted: Cagliari or draw · 90% likely
Combo Double chance : draw or Cagliari and -3.5 goals
Atalanta: -2.5 goals · Cagliari: -1.5 goals
How the teams compare
- 50%Form50%
- 67%Attack33%
- 25%Defence75%
- 0%Poisson model100%
- 50%Head-to-head50%
- 50%Goals50%
- 48%Overall52%
Last 5 matches
Atalanta
Form
67%
Attack
33%
Defence
75%
League form: WWL
Cagliari
Form
67%
Attack
17%
Defence
92%
League form: WLW
Statistical prediction, for information only. All of today's tips and our track record
Match events
- 19'goalP. MendyAssist: M. Adopo
- 41'goalG. ScamaccaAssist: C. De Ketelaere
- 57'substitutionJ. FazziniOff: A. Fadera
- 61'penaltyD. MaldiniPenalty
- 68'substitutionS. KolasinacOff: L. Bernasconi
- 68'substitutionG. ScamaccaOff: N. Krstovic
- 68'substitutionJ. PedroOff: Y. Sugawara
- 77'substitutionL. SamardzicOff: G. Raspadori
- 79'substitutionD. MaldiniOff: R. Kofler
- 79'substitutionP. MendyOff: Kevin
- 86'substitutionF. KessieOff: M. Pasalic
Lineups
Atalanta
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Maurizio Sarri
Starting XI
- 29M. CarnesecchiG
- 16R. BellanovaD
- 3O. KossounouD
- 42G. ScalviniD
- 23S. KolasinacD
- 10L. SamardzicM
- 19F. KessieM
- 13EdersonM
- 17C. De KetelaereF
- 9G. ScamaccaF
- 11J. RoweF
Substitutes
- 57M. SportielloG
- 22T. PompeiG
- 77D. ZappacostaD
- 40R. ObricD
- 31T. KristensenD
- 99E. ElmasM
- 47L. BernasconiD
- 8M. PasalicM
- 59N. ZalewskiM
- 18G. RaspadoriF
- 90N. KrstovicF
Cagliari
Formation 4-4-1-1 · Coach Fabio Pisacane
Starting XI
- 1E. CaprileG
- 2J. PedroD
- 14A. DeiolaD
- 15J. RodriguezD
- 33A. ObertD
- 8M. AdopoM
- 4A. RomanoM
- 6H. WinksM
- 10J. FazziniM
- 70D. MaldiniF
- 31P. MendyF
Substitutes
- 23B. RadunovicG
- 12A. SherriG
- 26Y. MinaD
- 28Y. SugawaraD
- 24G. AurelioD
- 32I. SulevM
- 27J. LitetaM
- 30D. AkarakiriM
- 21R. GagliardiniM
- 22R. KoflerD
- 79Y. MassolinM
- 39A. FaderaF
- 35A. SugameleF
- 9KevinF
- 20R. CiervoF
Match statistics
- 61%Possession39%
- 1.74Expected goals (xG)1.32
- 22Total shots5
- 4Shots on target5
- 10Shots off target0
- 8Blocked shots0
- 13Shots inside the box3
- 9Shots outside the box2
- 3Corners2
- 1Offsides2
- 9Fouls8
- –Yellow cards–
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 696Passes442
- 636Accurate passes377
- 91%Pass accuracy85%
- 0.00Goals prevented0.00
Player statistics
Atalanta
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marco CarnesecchiG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Odilon KossounouD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Raoul BellanovaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Sead KolašinacD | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| 42Giorgio ScalviniD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Lazar SamardžićM | 76 | 7.0 | ||
| 13ÉdersonM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 19Franck KessiéM | 86 | 7.7 | ||
| 9Gianluca ScamaccaF | 68 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 11Jonathan RoweF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Charles De KetelaereF | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 22Thomas PompeiG | – | – | ||
| 57Marco SportielloG | – | – | ||
| 31Thomas KristensenD | – | – | ||
| 40Relja ObrićD | – | – | ||
| 47Lorenzo BernasconiD | 22 | 7.0 | ||
| 77Davide ZappacostaD | – | – | ||
| 8Mario PašalićM | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 59Nicola ZalewskiM | – | – | ||
| 99Eljif ElmasM | – | – | ||
| 18Giacomo RaspadoriF | 14 | 7.0 | ||
| 90Nikola KrstovićF | 22 | 6.3 |
Cagliari
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elia CaprileGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 2Zé PedroD | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Alessandro DeiolaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Juan RodríguezD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 33Adam ObertD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 4Alessandro RomanoM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Harry WinksM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Michel AdopoM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 10Jacopo FazziniM | 57 | 6.0 | ||
| 31Paul MendyF | 79 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 70Daniel MaldiniF | 79 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 12Alen SherriG | – | – | ||
| 23Boris RadunovićG | – | – | ||
| 22Raphael KoflerD | 11 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Giuseppe AurelioD | – | – | ||
| 26Yerry MinaD | – | – | ||
| 28Yukinari SugawaraD | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Roberto GagliardiniM | – | – | ||
| 27Joseph LitetaM | – | – | ||
| 30Demi AkarakiriM | – | – | ||
| 32Ivan SulevM | – | – | ||
| 79Yanis MassolinM | – | – | ||
| 9Kevin Carlos OmoruyiF | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Riccardo CiervoF | – | – | ||
| 35Alessandro SugameleF | – | – | ||
| 39Alieu FaderaF | 33 | 6.7 |
