Cagliari vs Lecce Serie A prediction & result
Final score: Cagliari 1-0 Lecce.
Before kick-off the model made it 46% Cagliari, 28% draw, 26% Lecce — fair odds of 2.17, 3.57 and 3.85. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
The model called the result correctly.
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Has the model earned this number?
It puts Cagliari at 46% here. Across 2488 settled matches, 1123 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 44.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Cagliari vs Lecce
Line-ups
- 1E. CaprileG
- 2Zé PedroD
- 14A. DeiolaD
- 15J. RodríguezD
- 33A. ObertD
- 8M. AdopoM
- 4A. RomanoM
- 6H. WinksM
- 70D. MaldiniM
- 10J. FazziniM
- 31P. MendyF
- 17M. FeliciF
- 30A. AkarakiriM
- 24G. AurelioD
- 20R. CiervoF
- 39A. FaderaF
- 21Roberto GagliardiniM
- 36N. GranduM
- 22R. KoflerD
- 27J. LitetaM
- 30W. FalconeG
- 17Danilo VeigaD
- 4Kialonda GasparD
- 44Tiago GabrielD
- 25A. GalloD
- 20I. IlićM
- 50S. PierottiM
- 79O. NgomM
- 29L. CoulibalyM
- 99Joël MonteiroM
- 9N. ŠtulićF
- 5J. SiebertD
- 31E. ScottD
- 33P. PenevG
- 16O. GandelmanM
- 11K. N’DriF
- 3C. NdabaD
- 14Y. MalehM
- 18G. JeanD
- 28Olaf GorterM
Form going into Cagliari vs Lecce
Cagliari
- L0-1Inter30 August 2026
- W1-0away to Parma22 August 2026
Lecce
- L0-4AS Roma31 August 2026
- W2-0away to Venezia23 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Serie A table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cagliari | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 |
| 12 | Lecce | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Cagliari vs Lecce
- 7 September 2026Cagliari 1–0 LecceSerie A
- 16 February 2026Cagliari 0–2 LecceSerie A
- 19 September 2025Lecce 1–2 CagliariSerie A
- 19 January 2025Cagliari 4–1 LecceSerie A
- 31 August 2024Lecce 1–0 CagliariSerie A
- 5 May 2024Cagliari 1–1 LecceSerie A
Leading scorers: Cagliari and Lecce
Cagliari
No player in Serie A's leading scorers — 4 league goals as a side.
Lecce
- L. Coulibaly2 goals1 assists
- Tiago Gabriel2 goals
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.