Football Data: facts and figures ahead of Cagliari v Sampdoria
Let’s look at some statistics from both sides ahead of Cagliari v Sampdoria at the Stadio Sant’Elia on Monday night.
Cagliari have scored six of their seven goals so far this campaign in the second half, while Sampdoria are yet to find the net after the break, with all five of their goals coming in the first period.
Samp find themselves enduring a goal drought lasting 229 minutes. The last Blucerchiati player to score was Fabio Quagliarella, who hit the back of the net after 41 minutes in the loss to Roma on 11 September.
The Rossoblu rank in the top four Serie A sides with the most bookings so far this season, with fourteen in five games, along with Lazio, Genoa and Udinese.
No team has seen more opposition players sent off so far this season than Sampdoria. Massimo Maccarone of Empoli, Atalanta’s Carlos Carmona and Bologna winger Federico Di Francesco were those dismissed.
Meanwhile two Blucerchiati players have seen red since the start of the campaign: Ricky Alvarez against Roma and Edgar Barreto in the clash with Bologna.
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