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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
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
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
#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' And we are off! AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Dalbert Henrique has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 5.
  • 6' Dalbert Henrique catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' The deadlock is broken! Sandro Tonali gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
  • 15' What a moment for Alessandro Deiola! That strike on 15 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 17' Brahim Diaz does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Milan must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 24' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Olivier Giroud makes it 3-1.
  • 29' Gaston Pereiro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Alessandro Deiola is booked for Cagliari Calcio — Yellow card on 38.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kevin Strootman.
  • 43' GOAL! Olivier Giroud scores on 43.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 58' AC Milan are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cagliari Calcio backline.
  • 62' Diego Godin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 64' Cagliari Calcio make a change. Luca Ceppitelli trudges off to be replaced by Gabriele Zappa on 64 minutes.
  • 68' Ante Rebic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafael Leao at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' It’s a booking for AC Milan player. Brahim Diaz gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' Another substitution for Cagliari Calcio to replace Dalbert Henrique by Babis Lykogiannis on 75 minute.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 84' Nahitan Nandez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Daniel Maldini is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brahim Diaz at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Samu Castillejo is replacing Olivier Giroud for the AC Milan side.
  • 4-1 the final result. Cagliari Calcio will be bitterly disappointed.

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

2021-08-29 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
1 / 4
1.17 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.32 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan60% Draw30% Cagliari Calcio10%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
90%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
40%
AC Milan or Cagliari Calcio
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Milan34% Draw60% Cagliari Calcio6%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
25.3%
0 – 0
24.9%
2 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
5.6%
2 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
2.2%
4 – 0
1.7%
1 – 2
1.3%
0 – 2
0.9%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 17% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 31% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 7% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
73% ✗
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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