AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2021-22

AC Milan

4 – 1

Full Time

Cagliari Calcio

Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 18:45 UTC San Siro HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Dalbert Henrique

Y 6' Dalbert Henrique

Y 38' Alessandro Deiola

Y 41' Kevin Strootman

Y 62' Diego Godin

Brahim Diaz 73' Y

Y 84' Nahitan Nandez

Overview

Match Preview

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

AC Milan 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Cagliari Calcio 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marco Guida
Referee Marco Serra
Referee Alessandro Lo Cicero
Referee Rodolfo Di Vuolo
Referee Luca Massimi
Referee Andrea Zingarelli

5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 11.2 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

AC Milan 22 games · Avg 3.1 goals Cagliari Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-29 AC Milan 4–1 Cagliari Calcio 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

Recent Form

AC Milan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Cagliari Calcio	H	4–1	W
23 Aug	UC Sampdoria	A	1–0	W
23 May	Atalanta BC	A	2–0	W
16 May	Cagliari Calcio	H	0–0	D
12 May	Torino FC	A	7–0	W
09 May	Juventus FC	A	3–0	W

Cagliari Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	AC Milan	A	1–4	L
23 Aug	Spezia Calcio	H	2–2	D
22 May	Genoa CFC	H	0–1	L
16 May	AC Milan	A	0–0	D
12 May	ACF Fiorentina	H	0–0	D
09 May	Benevento Calcio	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

AC Milan		Cagliari Calcio
#5	Position	#4
11	Points	12
5	Played	5
3 / 2 / 0	W / D / L	4 / 0 / 1
10	Scored	5
4	Conceded	2
+6	GD	+3
2.20	PPG	2.40
60%	Win %	80%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

50% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

AC Milan are 5th (11 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 4th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

8/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cagliari Calcio

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan

Diego Moreira	3 G
Adrien Rabiot	2 G	2 A
Alphadjo Cisse	2 G
Goncalo Ramos	1 G	1 A

Cagliari Calcio

Daniel Maldini	3 G
Alessandro Romano	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. AC Milan get us underway at San Siro.
5' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dalbert Henrique.
6' Controversy at the stadium! Dalbert Henrique argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
11' Fikayo Tomori has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
12' The Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 1-0!
15' Alessandro Deiola is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
17' The Morocco Brahim Diaz breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 2-1!
22' Razvan Marin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
24' GOAL! Olivier Giroud scores on 24. Assisted by Brahim Diaz
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' Greece international Babis Lykogiannis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' Cagliari Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
41' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Kevin Strootman gets a Yellow card.
43' What a strike from Olivier Giroud! The score is 4-1.
48' Cagliari Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Pedro Galvao made 420 appearances and scored 68 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
58' Kevin Strootman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
62' The referee calls foul for Diego Godin. He receives a Yellow card.
64' Another change for Cagliari Calcio made on 64 minute. Luca Ceppitelli leaves to be changed by Gabriele Zappa.
68' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Ante Rebic on, Rafael Leao off on 68 minutes.
73' That is a Yellow card for AC Milan. Brahim Diaz will be fuming at that decision.
75' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Dalbert Henrique trudges off to be replaced by Babis Lykogiannis on 75 minutes.
80' AC Milan are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cagliari Calcio's shape.
84' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Nahitan Nandez gets a Yellow card.
85' The AC Milan bench stirs into life. Brahim Diaz is withdrawn and Daniel Maldini gets his opportunity.
90' AC Milan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samu Castillejo is hanging Olivier Giroud on the field on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cagliari Calcio.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

9
Olivier Giroud ↓ Samu Castillejo 90'
10
Brahim Diaz ↓ Daniel Maldini 85'
23
Fikayo Tomori
16
Mike Maignan
17
Rafael Leao ↓ Ante Rebic 68'
19
Theo Hernandez
24
Simon Kjaer
2
Davide Calabria
8
Sandro Tonali ↓ Ismael Bennacer 68'
33
Rade Krunic
56
Alexis Saelemaekers ↓ Alessandro Florenzi 68'

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

31
Boris Radunovic
16
Kevin Strootman ↓ Diego Farias 75'
2
Diego Godin
23
Luca Ceppitelli ↓ Gabriele Zappa 64'
10
Joao Pedro Galvao
30
Leonardo Pavoletti ↓ Damir Ceter 85'
29
Dalbert Henrique ↓ Babis Lykogiannis 75'
14
Alessandro Deiola ↓ Gaston Pereiro 85'
18
Nahitan Nandez
8
Razvan Marin
44
Andrea Carboni

Bench

Coach Leonardo Semplici

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafael Leao	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Ismael Bennacer	3
Christian Pulisic	2
Olivier Giroud	2
Gabriele Zappa	2
Nadir Zortea	2
Alessandro Deiola	1

Head to Head

AC Milan Form

2021-08-29 AC Milan 4–1 Cagliari Calcio W 2021-08-23 UC Sampdoria 0–1 AC Milan W 2021-05-23 Atalanta BC 0–2 AC Milan W 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

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-08-29 AC Milan 4–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-08-23 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 Spezia Calcio D 2021-05-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 Genoa CFC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.49 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.59 Cagliari Calcio xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan60% Draw26% Cagliari Calcio14%

Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

86%

Draw or Cagliari Calcio

40%

AC Milan or Cagliari Calcio

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan38% Draw52% Cagliari Calcio10%

Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

17.7%

0 – 0

14.8%

2 – 0

13.4%

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 1

6.2%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

2.5%

2 – 2

2.4%

0 – 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%	27%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	10%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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