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 38 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
Cagliari Calcio 38 games · 43 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

13 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game

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

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	#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' 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' A moment of madness from Dalbert Henrique on 6 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cagliari Calcio will be frustrated.
11' AC Milan currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
12' Sandro Tonali does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
15' What composure from Alessandro Deiola! The Italy international strokes it home. 1-1.
17' Against the run of play, Brahim Diaz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
22' Nahitan Nandez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
24' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Olivier Giroud makes it 3-1.
29' It looks like no one’s ball. Cagliari Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Milan in their trying to find a way past Cagliari Calcio's compact .
38' That is a Yellow card for Cagliari Calcio. Alessandro Deiola will be fuming at that decision.
41' The referee calls foul for Kevin Strootman. He receives a Yellow card.
43' Olivier Giroud is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
53' It looks surprising AC Milan does not make any changes. Babis Lykogiannis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' Diego Godin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 523 appearances.
62' Diego Godin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
64' The crowd applauds Luca Ceppitelli as he leaves the pitch. Gabriele Zappa steps in for Cagliari Calcio.
68' The AC Milan bench stirs into life. Rafael Leao is withdrawn and Ante Rebic gets his opportunity.
73' Poor challenge from Brahim Diaz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
75' Another change for Cagliari Calcio made on 75 minute. Dalbert Henrique leaves to be changed by Babis Lykogiannis.
80' The 36-year-old Kevin Strootman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
84' Cagliari Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
85' Daniel Maldini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brahim Diaz on 85 minute.
90' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Samu Castillejo on, Olivier Giroud off on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. AC Milan take all three points.

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

3 / 4

2.09 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

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

0.7 Cagliari Calcio xG

I would bet for: AC Milan to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan68% Draw21% Cagliari Calcio11%

Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

88%

Draw or Cagliari Calcio

32%

AC Milan or Cagliari Calcio

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan48% Draw42% Cagliari Calcio10%

Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.1%

1 – 0

12.3%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

6.4%

4 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	21%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	24%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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