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SERIE A Matchweek 5

Udinese vs Cagliari

Match data · Bluenergy Stadium - Stadio Friuli Updated

Udinese host Cagliari in Serie A matchweek 5: Sat 19 Sep, 15:00 CEST (19 Sep 22:00 KST) at Bluenergy Stadium - Stadio Friuli. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.

The last 10 league meetings: Udinese 5 wins, 4 draws, Cagliari 1 wins; the most recent was Cagliari 0–2 Udinese in 2026/05. Last five games in all competitions: Udinese W2 D1 L2, Cagliari W3 D0 L2. Cagliari have won 32.6% (31W 23D 41L) of 95 games under the condition "Forecast temperature band", above their 25.3% over the same window. Cagliari have won 32.6% (31W 23D 41L) of 95 games under the condition "Temperature 20°C or more", above their 25.3% over the same window.

Last 10 meetings5 · 4 · 1Udinese W · D · Cagliari WLast meeting Cagliari 0–2 Udinese (2026.05)
H2H 16 games, average2.31 goals3+ goals 37.5% · red cards 8x · league average 2.72 goals
Win rate this season25.0% / 75.0%Udinese / Cagliari1W 1D 2L / 3W 0D 1Llast season 36.8% / 28.9%

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unitUdineseCagliari
Positionpoints13th · 45th · 9
W–D–L4 games1–1–23–0–1
Goals for / againstper game2.00 / 2.501.00 / 0.50
xG / xGAper game1.22 / 2.041.09 / 1.67
Possession%4142.2
Shots / on targetper game11.2 / 4.812.2 / 4.8
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record36.8% 14–8–1628.9% 11–10–17
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-189–4–33–4–9

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Udinese +0.46, Cagliari -1.17 (per game)

  • ManagersK. Runjaic — league 80 games · 27W 17D 36L · win rate 33.8% · Fabio Pisacane — league 42 games · 14W 10D 18L · win rate 33.3% · manager duel 1W 1D 0L (Udinese perspective)
  • Last matchUdinese 5 days ago SA away Inter 3–5 · Cagliari 7 days ago SA away Atalanta 2–1
  • Last season's top scorerCagliari Sebastiano Esposito (last season 7 goals) has not featured this season

Last five games

Udinese

2W 1D 2L
Scored 10Conceded 11Clean sheets 0
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Interaway3–5L0.90
Laziohome1–2L0.85
VeneziaCoppahome2–1W
Monzaaway3–2W0.98
Comohome1–1D2.14

Cagliari

3W 0D 2L
Scored 5Conceded 4Clean sheets 2
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Atalantaaway2–1W1.32
Leccehome1–0W1.61
VeronaCoppahome1–2L
Interhome0–1L0.48
Parmaaway1–0W0.94

all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

  1. Cagliari0–2Udinese
  2. Udinese1–1Cagliari
  3. Cagliari1–2Udinese

Bluenergy Stadium - Stadio Friuli H2H 8 games Udinese 4W 2D 2L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 16-game profile
H2H 16 games (since 2017-18)Value
Goals per game2.31
Games with 3+ goalsshare %37.5
Both teams scoredshare %50.0
Average time of first goalmin29.3
Goalless at half-timeshare %25.0

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

  1. 32.6%Forecast temperature band Cagliari win rate95 games · 31W 23D 41L · usual 25.3%
  2. 32.6%Temperature 20°C or more Cagliari win rate95 games · 31W 23D 41L · usual 25.3%
  3. 20.7%Humidity 80% or more Udinese win rate92 games · 19W 31D 42L · usual 28.9%
  4. 29.6%first league match after an international break (reference) Cagliari win rate27 games · 8W 11D 8L · usual 25.3%
  5. 29.4%K. Davis not scoring: Udinese win rate51 games · 15W 9D 27L · scored in 13 games: 61.5% (8W 4D 1L) · since 2022-23

The other side. win rate after conceding first: Udinese 9.2%, Cagliari 14.3%.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
ConditionUdineseCagliari
After a match Udinese 5 days · Cagliari 7 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions -0.8p32 games · 9W 10D 13L · usual 28.9% +4.7p70 games · 21W 20D 29L · usual 25.3%
Last game before an international breakwin rate · this match qualifies -0.8p32 games · 9W 8D 15L · usual 28.9% +0.6p27 games · 7W 7D 13L · usual 25.3%
Saturday 15:00 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 +15.8p47 games · 21W 10D 16L · usual 28.9% +4.7p30 games · 9W 4D 17L · usual 25.3%
After last resultUdinese L / Cagliari W · since 2022-23 -5.6p62 games · 14W 23D 25L · usual 28.2% +0.4p30 games · 8W 6D 16L · usual 26.3%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Udinese 28.2% (44W 49D 63L) / Cagliari 26.3% (31W 31D 56L)

Game management
itemsUdineseCagliari
After scoring firstWin rate54.4%68 games · 37W 18D 13L53.8%39 games · 21W 10D 8L
After conceding firstWin rate9.2% -19.0p76 games · 7W 19D 50L · usual 28.2%14.3% -12.0p70 games · 10W 12D 48L · usual 26.3%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate82.2%45 games · 37W 7D 1L83.3%30 games · 25W 5D 0L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames34 / 721 / 11
Goals by substitutes% of team goals13.7 24/17527.6 34/123

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 4 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
itemsUdineseCagliari
Shots inside / outside the boxper game8 / 3.27.2 / 5
Shots blockedper game2.52.2
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game20.2 / 7.2 / 12.819 / 4 / 12.2
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented4.8 / 0.133.2 / 0.29

Order is always home team (Udinese) then away team (Cagliari) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Cagliari · when playing

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Udinese · when playing

05How the numbers are compiled

Source
API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample
Serie A 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope
Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated
2026.09.18 03:45 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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