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Cagliari Calcio vs AC Milan, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
Cagliari Calcio
0 – 2
Full Time
AC Milan
Mon 18 Jan 2021 · 19:45 UTC Sardegna Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 39' Alessio Romagnoli
Y 68' Alexis Saelemaekers
R 74' Alexis Saelemaekers
Diego Godin 83' Y
Luca Ceppitelli 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cagliari Calcio vs AC Milan — Serie A at Sardegna Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabrizio Pasqua
  • Referee Stefano Liberti
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Alessio Tolfo

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
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 2019-02-10 AC Milan 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-09-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Milan

Recent Form

Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan AC Milan H 0–2 L
10 Jan ACF Fiorentina A 0–1 L
06 Jan Benevento Calcio H 1–2 L
03 Jan SSC Napoli H 1–4 L
23 Dec AS Roma A 2–3 L
20 Dec Udinese Calcio H 1–1 D
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Cagliari Calcio A 2–0 W
09 Jan Torino FC H 2–0 W
06 Jan Juventus FC H 1–3 L
03 Jan Benevento Calcio A 2–0 W
23 Dec SS Lazio H 3–2 W
20 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–1 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cagliari Calcio and AC Milan has kicked off!
  • 5' Joao Pedro Galvao has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 7' Against the run of play, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cagliari Calcio that had 420 games and scored 285 goals.
  • 17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cagliari Calcio and AC Milan are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cagliari Calcio must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' Giovanni Simeone has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 21 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cagliari Calcio side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alessio Romagnoli on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Pierre Kalulu on, Simon Kjaer off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
  • 57' Riccardo Sottil is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gaston Pereiro at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' It looks surprising Cagliari Calcio does not make any changes. Diego Godin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' The AC Milan bench stirs into life. Jens Hauge is withdrawn and Alexis Saelemaekers gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Alexis Saelemaekers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 69' Christian Oliva gets the nod from Cagliari Calcio. He replaces Alfred Duncan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Sandro Tonali by Soualiho Meite on 72 minute.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Alexis Saelemaekers. He receives a Red card.
  • 79' Leonardo Pavoletti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gabriele Zappa at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alberto Cerri is hanging Giovanni Simeone on the field on 80 minute.
  • 83' Cagliari Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 83' Andrea Conti gets the nod from AC Milan. He replaces Brahim Diaz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Luca Ceppitelli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

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

2021-01-18 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan 2020-08-01 AC Milan 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2020-01-11 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan 2019-02-10 AC Milan 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-09-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Milan

Cagliari Calcio Form

2021-01-18 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan L 2021-01-10 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-01-06 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 Benevento Calcio L 2021-01-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli L 2020-12-23 AS Roma 3–2 Cagliari Calcio L 2020-12-20 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 Udinese Calcio D

AC Milan Form

2021-01-18 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 AC Milan W 2021-01-09 AC Milan 2–0 Torino FC W 2021-01-06 AC Milan 1–3 Juventus FC L 2021-01-03 Benevento Calcio 0–2 AC Milan W 2020-12-23 AC Milan 3–2 SS Lazio W 2020-12-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.5 Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cagliari Calcio15% Draw28% AC Milan57%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Cagliari Calcio or Draw
44%
Draw or AC Milan
85%
Cagliari Calcio or AC Milan
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cagliari Calcio9% Draw54% AC Milan37%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
20.1%
0 – 0
17.4%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 3
6.4%
1 – 0
6.3%
1 – 3
3.5%
2 – 1
2.5%
0 – 4
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
2 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio

Handicap Cagliari Calcio covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 9% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 28% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 18% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

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