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Cagliari vs AC Milan: result 1-2 and analysis

Serie ARegular Season - 21Kick-off on January 21, 2018 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Unipol Domus, Cagliari

Cagliari
1-2
AC Milan

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What was the result of Cagliari vs AC Milan?

AC Milan won 1-2 on January 21, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 8′N. BarellaCagliari
  • 36′F. KessiéAC Milan (pen.)
  • 42′F. KessiéAC Milan

Official lineup for Cagliari vs AC Milan

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cagliari

3-5-1-1
  1. 30L. Pavoletti
  1. 25M. Sau
  1. 18N. Barella
  2. 16P. Faragò
  3. 21A. Ioniţă
  4. 20S. Padoin
  5. 8L. Cigarini
  1. 13F. Romagna
  2. 19F. Pisacane
  3. 23L. Ceppitelli
  1. 28A. Cragno

AC Milan

4-3-3
  1. 8Suso
  2. 7N. Kalinić
  3. 79F. Kessié
  1. 10H. Çalhanoğlu
  2. 5G. Bonaventura
  3. 21L. Biglia
  1. 2D. Calabria
  2. 13A. Romagnoli
  3. 68R. Rodríguez
  4. 19L. Bonucci
  1. 99G. Donnarumma
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cagliari have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; AC Milan have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cagliari
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 6, 2018Juventus(home)0-1Serie A
Dec 30, 2017Atalanta(away)2-1Serie A
Dec 22, 2017Fiorentina(home)0-1Serie A
Dec 16, 2017AS Roma(away)0-1Serie A
Dec 9, 2017Sampdoria(home)2-2Serie A
AC Milan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 6, 2018Crotone(home)1-0Serie A
Dec 30, 2017Fiorentina(away)1-1Serie A
Dec 27, 2017Inter(home)1-0Coppa Italia
Dec 23, 2017Atalanta(home)0-2Serie A
Dec 17, 2017Hellas Verona(away)0-3Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Cagliari win, 1 draw, 4 AC Milan wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2017AC Milan 2-1 CagliariSerie A
May 28, 2017Cagliari 2-1 AC MilanSerie A
Jan 8, 2017AC Milan 1-0 CagliariSerie A
Mar 21, 2015AC Milan 3-1 CagliariSerie A
Oct 29, 2014Cagliari 1-1 AC MilanSerie A
Jan 26, 2014Cagliari 1-2 AC MilanSerie A

Last archived meeting: AC Milan vs Cagliari on Aug 27, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Cagliari score 1.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; AC Milan score 1.2 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cagliari1.01.719/1510/15
AC Milan1.21.165/156/15

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).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Cagliari64116313
5AC Milan633011512

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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

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