AC Milan vs Cagliari

4 - 1
🕒 Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 🧑‍⚖️ Serra Marco 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
AC Milan 1 · Cagliari 18
Referee Stats
5 matches · 5.60 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.60
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 1.60
Over 4.5 cards 80%
Home wins 40%
Draws 20%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • AC Milan outshot their opponent (18-7).
  • AC Milan controlled possession (57%).
  • AC Milan had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

AC Milan (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-4-3

Goals For / Against

28 / 12
Avg: 1.47 / 0.63

Points

40
Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

3
Cagliari (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-6-10

Goals For / Against

14 / 35
Avg: 0.74 / 1.84

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.11
PPG
0.79
1.47
GF
0.74
0.63
GA
1.84
26%
O2.5
47%
37%
BTTS
47%
74%
Score 1st
16%

League-position context

AC Milan rank1st
Cagliari rank18th
AC Milan points86
Cagliari points30
AC Milan: #1 · 86 pts · GD +38
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 33 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cagliari: #18 · 30 pts · GD -34
54 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.
56-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AC Milan last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals6-0
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cagliari last 5 away

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals2-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AC Milan trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Cagliari trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

AC Milan score at home84%
AC Milan clean sheet at home58%
Cagliari score away47%
Cagliari clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

AC Milan score first74%
AC Milan win after scoring first79%
Cagliari score first16%
Cagliari win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: AC Milan 67% · Cagliari 36%
Avg first goal minute: AC Milan 30.0' · Cagliari 34.3'

Vs league average

AC Milan score at home1.47 vs 1.50
AC Milan concede at home0.63 vs 1.36
Cagliari score away0.74 vs 1.36
Cagliari concede away1.84 vs 1.50
AC Milan score 2% below league average, while Cagliari score 46% below league average.
Defensive side: AC Milan are 54% below league average at home, and Cagliari are 23% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

AC Milan goal timing (home)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
16-30 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
46-60 4
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1

Cagliari goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
46-60 9
16-30 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
18
7
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
8
2
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
8
1
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
13
11
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
517
392
Passes Accurate
464
337
Passes %
90%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
5'
5' Dalbert Henrique
12' ⚽
⚽
12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
S. Tonali
Normal Goal
15' ⚽
⚽
15' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
A. Deiola
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Galvão
17' ⚽
⚽
17' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
Rafael Leão
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Hernández
24' ⚽
⚽
24' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
O. Giroud
Normal Goal · Assist: Brahim Díaz
38'
38' A. Deiola
40'
40' K. Strootman
42' ⚽
⚽
42' ⚽ VAR
Brahim Díaz
Penalty cancelled
42' ⚽
⚽
42' ⚽ VAR
Brahim Díaz
Penalty cancelled
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ Goal · 4-1
O. Giroud
Penalty
62'
62' D. Godín
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ L. Ceppitelli
1st substitution · For: G. Zappa
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ Rafael Leão
1st substitution · For: A. Rebić
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ S. Tonali
2nd substitution · For: I. Bennacer
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ A. Saelemaekers
3rd substitution · For: A. Florenzi
73'
73' Brahim Díaz
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ Dalbert Henrique
2nd substitution · For: C. Lykogiannis
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ K. Strootman
3rd substitution · For: Diego Farias
84'
84' N. Nández
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ Brahim Díaz
4th substitution · For: D. Maldini
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ L. Pavoletti
4th substitution · For: D. Ceter
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ A. Deiola
5th substitution · For: G. Pereiro
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ O. Giroud
5th substitution · For: Samu Castillejo

AC Milan vs Cagliari 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AC Milan beat Cagliari 4-1 on Sunday, 29 August 2021 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Serra Marco. It was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

First half: Dalbert Henrique received a yellow card for Cagliari at 5'. AC Milan took the lead at 12' when S. Tonali scored, making the score 1-0. Cagliari leveled the score at 15' when A. Deiola scored, with the assist credited to J. Galvão, making the score 1-1. AC Milan took the lead at 17' when Rafael Leão scored, with the assist credited to T. Hernández, making the score 2-1. AC Milan extended the lead at 24' when O. Giroud scored, with the assist credited to Brahim Díaz, making the score 3-1. A. Deiola received a yellow card for Cagliari at 38'. K. Strootman received a yellow card for Cagliari at 40'. VAR intervened at 42' for AC Milan (Penalty cancelled). VAR intervened at 42' for Cagliari (Penalty cancelled). AC Milan extended the lead at 43' when O. Giroud scored (Penalty), making the score 4-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. D. Godín received a yellow card for Cagliari at 62'. Cagliari made their 1st substitution at 64', with L. Ceppitelli replacing G. Zappa. AC Milan made their 1st substitution at 68', with Rafael Leão replacing A. Rebić. AC Milan made their 2nd substitution at 68', with S. Tonali replacing I. Bennacer. AC Milan made their 3rd substitution at 68', with A. Saelemaekers replacing A. Florenzi. Brahim Díaz received a yellow card for AC Milan at 73'. Cagliari made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Dalbert Henrique replacing C. Lykogiannis. Cagliari made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. Strootman replacing Diego Farias. N. Nández received a yellow card for Cagliari at 84'. AC Milan made their 4th substitution at 85', with Brahim Díaz replacing D. Maldini. Cagliari made their 4th substitution at 85', with L. Pavoletti replacing D. Ceter. Cagliari made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Deiola replacing G. Pereiro. AC Milan made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with O. Giroud replacing Samu Castillejo.

AC Milan used 5 substitutions while Cagliari used 5 substitutions. AC Milan got 1 yellow card, while Cagliari got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • AC Milan outshot their opponent (18-7).
  • AC Milan controlled possession (57%).
  • AC Milan had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins11
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals10 (58.8%)
BTTS10 (58.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

AC Milan vs Cagliari Head-to-Head History by Season