Saturday , 22 August 2026

AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2025-26
AC Milan
1 – 2
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sun 24 May 2026 · 18:45 UTC Giuseppe Meazza HT 45' · FT 45'
Alexis Saelemaekers 2' 1–0
1–1 20' Gennaro Borrelli
1–2 57' Juan Martin Rodriguez
Y 2' Ze Pedro Figueiredo
Strahinja Pavlovic 56' Y
Mike Maignan 58' Y
Y 90' Ibrahim Sulemana

Overview

Match Preview

AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Giuseppe Meazza.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Assistant 1 Fabiano Preti
  • Assistant 2 Filippo Bercigli
11 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 0

Head-to-Head

11
4
7
AC Milan 22 games · Avg 3.1 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-24 AC Milan 1–2 Cagliari Calcio 2026-01-02 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 AC Milan 2025-01-11 AC Milan 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2024-11-09 Cagliari Calcio 3–3 AC Milan 2024-05-11 AC Milan 5–1 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Cagliari Calcio H 1–2 L
17 May Genoa CFC A 2–1 W
10 May Atalanta BC H 2–3 L
03 May US Sassuolo Calcio A 0–2 L
26 Apr Juventus FC H 0–0 D
19 Apr Hellas Verona FC A 1–0 W
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May AC Milan A 2–1 W
17 May Torino FC H 2–1 W
09 May Udinese Calcio H 0–2 L
03 May Bologna FC 1909 A 0–0 D
27 Apr Atalanta BC H 3–2 W
17 Apr FC Internazionale Milano A 0–3 L

Season Stats

AC Milan Cagliari Calcio
#8 Position #17
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AC Milan are 8th (0 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Giuseppe Meazza will turn into a battlefield for AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio.
  • 2' The deadlock is broken! Alexis Saelemaekers gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
  • 2' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ze Pedro Figueiredo on 2 minutes.
  • 7' Gabriele Zappa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 12' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AC Milan side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Assisted by Yerry Mina with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gennaro Borrelli makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. AC Milan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alessandro Deiola is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Milan.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cagliari Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Cagliari Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 56' AC Milan player sees a card in front of him.
  • 57' Juan Martin Rodriguez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 58' Mike Maignan was booked on 58.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a card for Mike Maignan.
  • 64' AC Milan currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 74' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' Fikayo Tomori, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' That is a card for Cagliari Calcio. Ibrahim Sulemana will be fuming at that decision.
  • Full Time. Cagliari Calcio beats AC Milan

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimiliano Allegri

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Pisacane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafael Leao 4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4
Ismael Bennacer 3
Christian Pulisic 2
Olivier Giroud 2
Gabriele Zappa 2
Nadir Zortea 2
Gonzalo Higuain 1

Head to Head

2026-05-24 AC Milan 1–2 Cagliari Calcio 2026-01-02 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 AC Milan 2025-01-11 AC Milan 1–1 Cagliari Calcio 2024-11-09 Cagliari Calcio 3–3 AC Milan 2024-05-11 AC Milan 5–1 Cagliari Calcio

AC Milan Form

2026-05-24 AC Milan 1–2 Cagliari Calcio L 2026-05-17 Genoa CFC 1–2 AC Milan W 2026-05-10 AC Milan 2–3 Atalanta BC L 2026-05-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–0 AC Milan L 2026-04-26 AC Milan 0–0 Juventus FC D 2026-04-19 Hellas Verona FC 0–1 AC Milan W

Cagliari Calcio Form

2026-05-24 AC Milan 1–2 Cagliari Calcio W 2026-05-17 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 Torino FC W 2026-05-09 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Udinese Calcio L 2026-05-03 Bologna FC 1909 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2026-04-27 Cagliari Calcio 3–2 Atalanta BC W 2026-04-17 FC Internazionale Milano 3–0 Cagliari Calcio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.8 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + AC Milan or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Milan34% Draw37% Cagliari Calcio29%
Actual: Cagliari Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
71%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
66%
AC Milan or Cagliari Calcio
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan20% Draw62% Cagliari Calcio18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.5%
1 – 0
15.8%
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
2%
3 – 0
1.7%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 21% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.