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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 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

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
#17 Position #8
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

Cagliari Calcio are 17th (0 pts). AC Milan are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 4' Joao Pedro Galvao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
  • 9' It looks surprising AC Milan does not make any changes. Lucas Biglia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 19' Cagliari Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 24' AC Milan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 29' Ragnar Klavan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at . Cagliari Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Darijo Srna suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' AC Milan have won 600 goals from 515 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' Time for substitution for Cagliari Calcio. Diego Farias is replaced by Artur Ionita.
  • 55' Assisted by Franck Kessie with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gonzalo Higuain makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 60' Cagliari Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Sau is hanging Joao Pedro Galvao on the field on 64 minute.
  • 66' Giacomo Bonaventura makes way for Tiemoue Bakayoko at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Milan.
  • 71' It’s high time Rolando Maran made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Darijo Srna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' Samu Castillejo gets the nod from AC Milan. He replaces Hakan Calhanoglu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 84' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniele Dessena is hanging Lucas Castro on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Ricardo Rodriguez by Diego Laxalt on 85 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for AC Milan. Franck Kessie will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Alessandro Deiola 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
1.07 Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio45% Draw32% AC Milan23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Cagliari Calcio or Draw
77%
Draw or AC Milan
55%
Cagliari Calcio or AC Milan
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio27% Draw58% AC Milan15%
Actual: Cagliari Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.5%
1 – 0
16.9%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.3%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap Cagliari Calcio covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 25% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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