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Cagliari Calcio vs AC Milan, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
Cagliari Calcio
1 – 1
Full Time
AC Milan
Sun 16 Sep 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Darijo Srna 72' Y
Y 90' Franck Kessie

Overview

Match Preview

Cagliari Calcio vs AC Milan — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Costanzo
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Davide Ghersini
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Daniele Bindoni

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

7
4
11
Cagliari Calcio 22 games · Avg 3.1 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Milan 2018-02-25 AC Milan 0–3 Cagliari Calcio 2017-10-01 Cagliari Calcio 6–1 AC Milan 2017-04-01 AC Milan 1–2 Cagliari Calcio 2016-10-30 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 AC Milan

Recent Form

Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep AC Milan H 1–1 D
02 Sep Atalanta BC A 1–0 W
26 Aug US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–2 D
19 Aug Empoli FC A 0–2 L
20 May Udinese Calcio H 2–3 L
13 May Torino FC A 2–2 D
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Cagliari Calcio A 1–1 D
31 Aug AS Roma H 2–1 W
25 Aug SSC Napoli A 2–3 L
20 May SS Lazio H 0–1 L
13 May Udinese Calcio A 2–1 W
06 May Atalanta BC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
40% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cagliari Calcio
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Milan
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
8/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Cagliari Calcio welcome AC Milan for this crunch clash at .
  • 4' The deadlock is broken! Joao Pedro Galvao gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 9' AC Milan come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cagliari Calcio and AC Milan are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Suso has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' Lucas Biglia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' A quiet spell here at . AC Milan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' Diego Laxalt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cagliari Calcio tonight.
  • 44' Cagliari Calcio are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Milan's shape.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' A change in the Cagliari Calcio ranks — Diego Farias exits the field as Artur Ionita enters on 52.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Gonzalo Higuain makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Milan that had 518 games and scored 604 goals.
  • 64' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Joao Pedro Galvao is withdrawn and Marco Sau gets his opportunity.
  • 66' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Tiemoue Bakayoko on, Giacomo Bonaventura off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' The referee shows Cagliari Calcio player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' Samu Castillejo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hakan Calhanoglu on 73 minute.
  • 78' The 29-year-old Filippo Romagna has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 83' Alessio Romagnoli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 84' Lucas Castro makes way for Daniele Dessena at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cagliari Calcio.
  • 85' The AC Milan manager makes a substitution. Ricardo Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Diego Laxalt.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Franck Kessie on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AC Milan will be frustrated.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rolando Maran

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

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
Samu Castillejo 1

Head to Head

2018-09-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Milan 2018-02-25 AC Milan 0–3 Cagliari Calcio 2017-10-01 Cagliari Calcio 6–1 AC Milan 2017-04-01 AC Milan 1–2 Cagliari Calcio 2016-10-30 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 AC Milan

Cagliari Calcio Form

2018-09-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Milan D 2018-09-02 Atalanta BC 0–1 Cagliari Calcio W 2018-08-26 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2018-08-19 Empoli FC 2–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2018-05-20 Cagliari Calcio 2–3 Udinese Calcio L 2018-05-13 Torino FC 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D

AC Milan Form

2018-09-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Milan D 2018-08-31 AC Milan 2–1 AS Roma W 2018-08-25 SSC Napoli 3–2 AC Milan L 2018-05-20 AC Milan 0–1 SS Lazio L 2018-05-13 Udinese Calcio 1–2 AC Milan W 2018-05-06 AC Milan 1–0 Atalanta BC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.39 Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio47% Draw28% AC Milan25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Cagliari Calcio or Draw
76%
Draw or AC Milan
53%
Cagliari Calcio or AC Milan
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio31% Draw50% AC Milan19%
Actual: Cagliari Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap Cagliari Calcio covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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