Cagliari vs AC Milan: result 0-1 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 2, 2026 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Unipol Domus, Cagliari
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What was the result of Cagliari vs AC Milan?
AC Milan won 0-1 on January 2, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 50′Rafael LeãoAC Milan
Official lineup for Cagliari vs AC Milan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cagliari
3-5-2- 94S. Esposito
- 9S. Kılıçsoy
- 33A. Obert
- 4L. Mazzitelli
- 16M. Prati
- 8M. Adopo
- 2M. Palestra
- 15J. Rodríguez
- 6S. Luperto
- 28G. Zappa
- 1E. Caprile
AC Milan
3-5-2- 8R. Loftus-Cheek
- 10Rafael Leão
- 2P. Estupiñán
- 12A. Rabiot
- 14L. Modrić
- 19Y. Fofana
- 56A. Saelemaekers
- 33D. Bartesaghi
- 5K. De Winter
- 23F. Tomori
- 16M. Maignan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cagliari have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; AC Milan have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | Torino(away) | 2-1 | Serie A |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Pisa(home) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Atalanta(away) | 1-2 | Serie A |
| Dec 7, 2025 | AS Roma(home) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Napoli(away) | 1-1 | Coppa Italia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | Hellas Verona(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Napoli(away) | 0-2 | Super Cup |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Sassuolo(home) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Torino(away) | 3-2 | Serie A |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Lazio(away) | 0-1 | Coppa Italia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Cagliari wins, 2 draws, 4 AC Milan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2025 | AC Milan 1-1 Cagliari | Serie A |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Cagliari 3-3 AC Milan | Serie A |
| May 11, 2024 | AC Milan 5-1 Cagliari | Serie A |
| Jan 2, 2024 | AC Milan 4-1 Cagliari | Coppa Italia |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Cagliari 1-3 AC Milan | Serie A |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Cagliari 0-1 AC Milan | Serie A |
How many goals should we expect?
Cagliari score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; AC Milan score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cagliari | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
| AC Milan | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cagliari sit 4th in Serie A (13 points from 6 matches) and AC Milan sit 5th (12 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cagliari | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy