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AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
AC Milan
0 – 0
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sun 16 May 2021 · 18:45 UTC San Siro HT 45' · FT 45'
Simon Kjaer 33' Y
Y 40' Razvan Marin
Y 45' Andrea Carboni
Davide Calabria 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at San Siro.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Filippo Meli
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Stefano Alassio
  • Referee Gianluca Manganiello

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

11
4
7
AC Milan 22 games · Avg 3.1 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-16 AC Milan 0–0 Cagliari Calcio 2021-01-18 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan 2020-08-01 AC Milan 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2020-01-11 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan 2019-02-10 AC Milan 3–0 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Cagliari Calcio H 0–0 D
12 May Torino FC A 7–0 W
09 May Juventus FC A 3–0 W
01 May Benevento Calcio H 2–0 W
26 Apr SS Lazio A 0–3 L
21 Apr US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–2 L
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May AC Milan A 0–0 D
12 May ACF Fiorentina H 0–0 D
09 May Benevento Calcio A 3–1 W
02 May SSC Napoli A 1–1 D
25 Apr AS Roma H 3–2 W
21 Apr Udinese Calcio A 1–0 W

Season Stats

AC Milan Cagliari Calcio
#5 Position #14
70 Points 43
38 Played 38
20 / 10 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 17
53 Scored 40
35 Conceded 53
+18 GD -13
1.84 PPG 1.13
53% Win % 29%

Key Stats

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

AC Milan are 5th (70 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Cagliari Calcio get us underway at San Siro.
  • 5' Radja Nainggolan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Milan tonight.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at San Siro. Cagliari Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stefano Pioli might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AC Milan side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexis Saelemaekers, as he is very good at scoring at San Siro with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hakan Calhanoglu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Milan.
  • 33' Simon Kjaer was booked on 33.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Razvan Marin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Andrea Carboni argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' Alexis Saelemaekers makes way for Rafael Leao at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Milan.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Milan in their trying to find a way past Cagliari Calcio's compact .
  • 57' A change in the AC Milan ranks — Brahim Diaz exits the field as Samu Castillejo enters on 57.
  • 58' Davide Calabria catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' Diogo Dalot is ready to make an impact after coming on for Davide Calabria at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Italy international Luca Ceppitelli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 78' Leonardo Pavoletti makes way for Alberto Cerri at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cagliari Calcio.
  • 83' AC Milan is showing some good football. However, AC Milan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Alessandro Deiola trudges off to be replaced by Kwadwo Asamoah on 87 minutes.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Daniele Rugani on, Andrea Carboni off on 88 minutes.
  • 89' A change in the AC Milan ranks — Hakan Calhanoglu exits the field as Mario Mandzukic enters on 89.
  • It finishes all square. AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Semplici

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
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 1

Head to Head

2021-05-16 AC Milan 0–0 Cagliari Calcio 2021-01-18 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan 2020-08-01 AC Milan 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2020-01-11 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan 2019-02-10 AC Milan 3–0 Cagliari Calcio

AC Milan Form

2021-05-16 AC Milan 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-05-12 Torino FC 0–7 AC Milan W 2021-05-09 Juventus FC 0–3 AC Milan W 2021-05-01 AC Milan 2–0 Benevento Calcio W 2021-04-26 SS Lazio 3–0 AC Milan L 2021-04-21 AC Milan 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-05-16 AC Milan 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-05-12 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 ACF Fiorentina D 2021-05-09 Benevento Calcio 1–3 Cagliari Calcio W 2021-05-02 SSC Napoli 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D 2021-04-25 Cagliari Calcio 3–2 AS Roma W 2021-04-21 Udinese Calcio 0–1 Cagliari Calcio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Milan56% Draw27% Cagliari Calcio17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
83%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
44%
AC Milan or Cagliari Calcio
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan38% Draw50% Cagliari Calcio12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.5%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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