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

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Referee Marco Serra
  • Referee Alessandro Lo Cicero
  • Referee Rodolfo Di Vuolo
  • Referee Luca Massimi
  • Referee Andrea Zingarelli
9 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

11
4
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#4 Position #9
24 Points 16
11 Played 11
7 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 5
23 Scored 10
13 Conceded 15
+10 GD -5
2.18 PPG 1.45
64% Win % 45%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season
30% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

AC Milan are 4th (24 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
10/3
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cagliari Calcio
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan
Adrien Rabiot 5 G 4 A
Alphadjo Cisse 5 G
Diego Moreira 4 G 3 A
Christian Pulisic 4 G 1 A
Goncalo Ramos 2 G 2 A
Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 5 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AC Milan have kicked off against Cagliari Calcio. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dalbert Henrique on 5 minutes.
  • 6' Dalbert Henrique catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' A quiet spell here at San Siro. AC Milan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 12' Sandro Tonali does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
  • 15' The Italy Alessandro Deiola breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 1-1!
  • 17' GOAL! Brahim Diaz fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 22' It looks surprising Cagliari Calcio does not make any changes. Mike Maignan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 24' What a moment for Olivier Giroud! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alessandro Deiola.
  • 41' Kevin Strootman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 41.
  • 43' Olivier Giroud does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
  • 48' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' Cagliari Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Diego Godin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Cagliari Calcio team. Luca Ceppitelli is replaced by Gabriele Zappa on 64 minute.
  • 68' The whistle greets Rafael Leao as he departs to be replaced by Ante Rebic.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Brahim Diaz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Dalbert Henrique departs to be replaced by Babis Lykogiannis.
  • 80' Cagliari Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 84' Cagliari Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 85' AC Milan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Maldini is hanging Brahim Diaz on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' Samu Castillejo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Olivier Giroud on 90 minute.
  • AC Milan celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Nadir Zortea 2
Christian Pulisic 2
Olivier Giroud 2
Gabriele Zappa 2
Brahim Diaz 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
2.23 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: AC Milan to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan70% Draw19% Cagliari Calcio11%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
90%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
30%
AC Milan or Cagliari Calcio
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan51% Draw40% Cagliari Calcio9%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
12.2%
3 – 0
9.9%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
1 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 22% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 23% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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