Cagliari Calcio vs AC Milan, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Cagliari Calcio vs AC Milan — Serie A at Unipol Domus.
- Cagliari Calcio 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- AC Milan 11 games · 24 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
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 11.8 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS Lazio | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | FC Internazionale Milano | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Como 1907 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Frosinone Calcio | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Juventus FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Bologna FC 1909 | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Cagliari Calcio | 11 | 16 |
| 10 | SSC Napoli | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | Torino FC | 11 | 14 |
| 12 | Atalanta BC | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Genoa CFC | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | US Lecce | 11 | 10 |
| 15 | ACF Fiorentina | 11 | 9 |
| 16 | Parma Calcio 1913 | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | US Sassuolo Calcio | 11 | 8 |
| 18 | AC Monza | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Venezia FC | 11 | 6 |
| 20 | Udinese Calcio | 11 | 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #4 |
| 16 | Points | 24 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 5 / 1 / 5 | W / D / L | 7 / 3 / 1 |
| 10 | Scored | 23 |
| 15 | Conceded | 13 |
| -5 | GD | +10 |
| 1.45 | PPG | 2.18 |
| 45% | Win % | 64% |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
H2H (22 games)
64%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
30%
Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season
Cagliari Calcio this season
27%
Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season
AC Milan this season
Cagliari Calcio are 9th (16 pts). AC Milan are 4th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cagliari Calcio
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Milan
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
10/3
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Cagliari Calcio
| Daniel Maldini | 5 G |
| Alessandro Romano | 1 G |
AC Milan
| Adrien Rabiot | 5 G | 4 A |
| Alphadjo Cisse | 5 G | |
| Diego Moreira | 4 G | 3 A |
| Christian Pulisic | 4 G | 1 A |
| Goncalo Ramos | 2 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: AC Milan gets underway.
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cagliari Calcio and AC Milan are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 15' A quiet spell here at Unipol Domus. Cagliari Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 20' Joao Pedro Galvao, a Brazil , has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' The 30-year-old Razvan Marin has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Milan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' AC Milan are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 40' Alberto Grassi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cagliari Calcio tonight.
- 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 55' Mike Maignan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 480 appearances.
- 59' Magnificent from Ismael Bennacer! That is 9 goals in 391 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 60' Magnificent from Ismael Bennacer! That is 9 goals in 391 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 65' 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.
- 68' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Deiola is hanging Babis Lykogiannis on the field on 68 minute.
- 71' Rafael Leao makes way for Ante Rebic at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Milan.
- 72' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Brahim Diaz is replaced by Rade Krunic.
- 75' Fresh legs for Cagliari Calcio! Gabriele Zappa comes on to replace Dalbert Henrique.
- 77' Raoul Bellanova catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
- 78' It is a substitution in AC Milan team. Junior Messias is replaced by Alexis Saelemaekers on 78 minute.
- 82' It is a substitution in Cagliari Calcio team. Alberto Grassi is replaced by Keita Balde on 82 minute.
- 87' A change in the AC Milan ranks — Olivier Giroud exits the field as Zlatan Ibrahimovic enters on 87.
- It finishes all square. Cagliari Calcio and AC Milan share the spoils 0-1.
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 |
| Alessandro Deiola | 1 |
Head to Head
Cagliari Calcio Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.55
Cagliari Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74
AC Milan xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 64% + Under 2.5 goals 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AC Milan win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Cagliari Calcio or Draw
40%
Draw or AC Milan
85%
Cagliari Calcio or AC Milan
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
14.8%
0 – 0
12.1%
1 – 1
10.3%
0 – 3
8.4%
1 – 2
8.2%
1 – 3
4.9%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 4
3.7%
2 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.3%
1 – 4
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Cagliari Calcio
| Handicap | Cagliari Calcio covers | Push | AC Milan covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 2% | 98% |
| -1.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -1 | 2% | 8% | 90% |
| -0.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| +0.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| +1 | 35% | 27% | 38% |
| +1.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +2 | 62% | 20% | 18% |
| +2.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
Clean Sheet
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
58%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

