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Sassuolo vs. Cagliari kicks off the Easter fixtures
Serie A

Sassuolo vs. Cagliari kicks off the Easter fixtures

Sassuolo host Cagliari in search of survival points.

Matchday 31 of Serie A begins at the Mapei Stadium with the clash between Sassuolo and Cagliari. The Neroverdi remain calm sitting 12 points above relegation, despite three games without a win. The Sardinians are nine points below them and must turn things around to avoid worsening their position. They have not won since January 31, and their last three games have ended in defeats.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 11 official meetings in Emilia: Sassuolo have won three (most recently 1–0 in Serie A 2022/23), there have been six draws (most recently 2–2 in Serie A 2021/22) and Cagliari have won two (most recently 2–0 away in Serie A 2023/24).

DID YOU KNOW?

Cagliari are winless in their last seven league matches: their last victory came on 31 January (Cagliari–Verona 4–0), followed by two draws and five defeats.

At the Mapei Stadium, the two teams facing off are those that have conceded the most goals in the opening 15 minutes in Serie A 2025/26: 10 for Sassuolo and 8 for Cagliari.

Only Fiorentina and Torino (9) have conceded more goals than Sassuolo (8) (level with Genoa and Udinese) in the first 15 minutes of the second half in Serie A 2025/26.

Cagliari are the team that have taken the fewest penalties in Serie A 2025/26 (1).

Cagliari are the team that have received the most yellow cards in Serie A 2025/26 (71).

Cagliari have the best tackle success rate in Serie A 2025/26 (52%).

Only Verona (478) have committed more fouls than Cagliari (452) in Serie A 2025/26.

Only Verona (17) and Pisa (15) have conceded more goals than Cagliari (11) (level with Fiorentina) in the final 15 minutes of matches, including stoppage time, in Serie A 2025/26.

COACHES and PLAYERS

It will be the second official meeting between Fabio Grosso and Fabio Pisacane: Sassuolo won the reverse fixture 2–1 in Sardinia.

Only Ylber Ramadani (164) and Filippo Terracciano (158) have made more interceptions than Jay Idzes (149) in Serie A 2025/26.

Armand Laurienté is the most frequently substituted player in Serie A 2025/26 (22 times, level with Colombo).

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: Dossena (Cagliari)

Cautioned: Fadera, Doig, Muric, Grosso (Sassuolo); Ze Pedro, Gaetano (Cagliari)

REFEREE

CHIFFI (CECCONI – GARZELLI) IV: MASSIMI, VAR: AURELIANO, AVAR: DI VUOLO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Genoa-Sassuolo (Sunday April 12th, 12.30 CEST)

Cagliari-Cremonese (Saturday April 11th, 15.00 CEST)

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