Low-Block Fortress
Cagliari
Cagliari handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 7 shots blocked or saved on 42.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 42.0%
- Shots blocked
- 4
- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 0
Serie A · Matchday 3Cagliari
D. Maldini 29'
1 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Lecce
Serie A
Matchday 3Cagliari1–0Lecce
1.61
Expected goals
0.50
29′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: CAG 1.61, LEC 0.50.
Match report
Cagliari 1-0 Lecce
Cagliari edged out Lecce 1-0 at Unipol Domus in Serie A. Maldini opened the scoring for Cagliari on 29'.
Expected goals finished Cagliari 1.61, Lecce 0.50. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Lecce held 58.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Cagliari graded out for low-block fortress — 42.0% possession and 4 shots blocked. Cagliari graded out for counter-punch — 42.0% possession and 1.61 expected goals.
Wladimiro Falcone came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Lecce across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
42%Possession58%
20Shots10
1.61xG0.50
What the numbers say
5 readsCounter-Punch
Cagliari
Cagliari were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.61 xG from 42.0% possession.
- Possession
- 42.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.61
- Opponent xG
- 0.50
Passive Possession
Lecce
Lecce controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 58.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.50
- On target
- 3
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.10
Shooting From Range
Lecce
Lecce could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 60% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 6 of 10
- Share
- 60%
- xG per shot
- 0.05
Timeline
D. Maldini — assist: J. Fazzini
⚽29'
🟨37'
Kialonda Gaspar
Foul
Half-time
🔄46'
A. Fatah ↑ O. Ngom ↓
M. Felici ↑ J. Fazzini ↓
🔄61'
R. Kofler ↑ J. Rodriguez ↓
🔄66'
A. Fadera ↑ D. Maldini ↓
🔄66'
🔄66'
J. Siebert ↑ K. Gaspar ↓
🔄66'
Y. Maleh ↑ I. Ilic ↓
🔄66'
K. Ndri ↑ J. Monteiro ↓
R. Gagliardini ↑ Unknown ↓
🔄74'
A. Sugamele ↑ P. Mendy ↓
🔄74'
🔄82'
M. Berisha ↑ S. Pierotti ↓
Alessandro Deiola
Argument
🟨90+5'
🟨90+5'
Jamil Siebert
Argument
🟨90+7'
Wladimiro Falcone
Argument
Match info
Kickoff
VenueUnipol Domus, Cagliari
RefereeJ. L. Sacchi
CompetitionSerie A
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished