Cagliari Calcio vs AC Milan, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Cagliari Calcio vs AC Milan — Serie A at Unipol Domus.
- Cagliari Calcio 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- AC Milan 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Di Bello
- Referee Giorgio Peretti
- Referee Michael Fabbri
- Referee Filippo Meli
- Referee Stefano Del Giovane
- Referee Livio Marinelli
3 games this season
🟨 3.7/game
⚽ 12.0 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar | AC Milan | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Mar | Spezia Calcio | A | 0–2 | L |
| 05 Mar | SS Lazio | H | 0–3 | L |
| 27 Feb | Torino FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Feb | SSC Napoli | H | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Feb | Empoli FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar | Cagliari Calcio | A | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Mar | Empoli FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Mar | SSC Napoli | A | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Feb | Udinese Calcio | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Feb | US Salernitana 1919 | A | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Feb | UC Sampdoria | 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)
H2H (22 games)
64%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
Cagliari Calcio this season
40%
Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season
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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cagliari Calcio to score. At the same time, AC Milan does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Franck Kessie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alessio Cragno made 420 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Cagliari Calcio in their trying to find a way past AC Milan's compact .
- 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 30' Italy international Davide Calabria has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 35' Cagliari Calcio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cagliari Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 50' AC Milan have won 603 goals from 517 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 55' 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.
- 59' The deadlock is broken! Ismael Bennacer gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
- 60' Magnificent from Ismael Bennacer! That is 9 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 65' Alexis Saelemaekers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 68' Alessandro Deiola gets the nod from Cagliari Calcio. He replaces Babis Lykogiannis and will look to change the dynamic.
- 71' A change in the AC Milan ranks — Rafael Leao exits the field as Ante Rebic enters on 71.
- 72' Rade Krunic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brahim Diaz at the 72 minute mark.
- 75' Fresh legs for Cagliari Calcio! Gabriele Zappa comes on to replace Dalbert Henrique.
- 77' The referee has no hesitation. Raoul Bellanova is booked for Cagliari Calcio — Yellow card on 77.
- 78' Alexis Saelemaekers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Messias on 78 minute.
- 82' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Alberto Grassi departs to be replaced by Keita Balde.
- 87' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Olivier Giroud is replaced by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- With this win, AC Milan is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Cagliari Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 22
- 10
- 30
- 12
- 29
-
27
Alberto Grassi ↓ Keita Balde 82'
- 3
- 8
- 66
- 15
Bench
- 31
-
20
Gaston Pereiro ↑ 82'
- 23
- 1
-
9
Keita Balde ↑ 82'
-
14
Alessandro Deiola ↑ 68'
-
25
Gabriele Zappa ↑ 75'
- 32
- 44
- 33
- 39
Coach
Walter Mazzarri
AC Milan Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
-
10
Brahim Diaz ↓ Rade Krunic 71'
- 23
- 16
-
17
Rafael Leao ↓ Ante Rebic 71'
- 19
- 2
- 79
- 4
- 20
- 30
Bench
- 5
- 1
-
12
Ante Rebic ↑ 71'
- 25
- 83
- 13
- 41
- 8
-
33
Rade Krunic ↑ 71'
-
11
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ↑ 87'
-
56
Alexis Saelemaekers ↑ 78'
- 46
Coach
Stefano Pioli
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 |
| Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 1 |
Head to Head
Cagliari Calcio Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.47
Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
AC Milan xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AC Milan win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.6
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 1.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 2.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 3.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
| ± 4.5 | 3% |
|
97% |
Double Chance
Cagliari Calcio or Draw
51%
Draw or AC Milan
82%
Cagliari Calcio or AC Milan
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
12.1%
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
2.4%
2 – 0
2%
2 – 2
1.6%
0 – 4
1.3%
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% | 11% | 86% |
| -0.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| +0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +1 | 50% | 28% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 15% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
63%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

