Match Report
33 points separated the sides: Napoli 2nd on 76, Cagliari 14th on 43. Cagliari had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Cagliari 1.05 scored and 1.39 conceded per game, Napoli 1.53 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.21.
A win had eluded Cagliari for 6 matches. Napoli had won three straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Cagliari held 2 points of 15 and Napoli 10.
GioScore's database holds 30 meetings between the two: 1 for Cagliari, 20 for Napoli and 9 drawn, at 2.9 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 37% of meetings won.
Sardegna Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,416. Napoli led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Napoli: Scott McTominay (2')
Key stats
Possession: Cagliari 33% · Napoli 67% · Total shots: 7-17 · On target: 0-5 · Corners: 2-7