Cagliari vs AC Milan

Cagliari

0 - 1

AC Milan

🕒 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Unipol Domus 🧑‍⚖️ Rosario Abisso 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Cagliari 14 · AC Milan 5

Referee Stats

Rosario Abisso

11 matches · 3.09 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.09
Reds avg	0.55
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	27%
Draws	27%
Away wins	45%

How the match was won

AC Milan outshot their opponent (6-11).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
AC Milan had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cagliari (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 23

Avg: 1.16 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AC Milan (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

28 / 14

Avg: 1.47 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.32

PPG

2.00

1.16

1.47

1.21

0.74

37%

O2.5

37%

BTTS

42%

21%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Cagliari rank14th

AC Milan rank5th

Cagliari points43

AC Milan points70

Cagliari: #14 · 43 pts · GD -13

33 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AC Milan: #5 · 70 pts · GD +18

6 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.

27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cagliari last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-6

Record3-0-2

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.

AC Milan last 5 away

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals3-5

Record2-0-3

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.

Cagliari trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

AC Milan trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Cagliari score at home63%

Cagliari clean sheet at home32%

AC Milan score away79%

AC Milan clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Cagliari score first21%

Cagliari win after scoring first75%

AC Milan score first53%

AC Milan win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cagliari 46% · AC Milan 50%

Avg first goal minute: Cagliari 45.0' · AC Milan 33.8'

Vs league average

Cagliari score at home1.16 vs 1.28

Cagliari concede at home1.21 vs 1.15

AC Milan score away1.47 vs 1.15

AC Milan concede away0.74 vs 1.28

Cagliari score 9% below league average, while AC Milan score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Cagliari are 5% above league average at home, and AC Milan are 42% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Cagliari goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

AC Milan goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

447

538

Passes Accurate

389

470

Passes %

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

50' ⚽

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50' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Rafael Leão

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rabiot

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ A. Obert

1st substitution · For: Riyad Idrissi

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Prati

2nd substitution · For: G. Borrelli

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ S. Esposito

3rd substitution · For: G. Gaetano

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Y. Fofana

1st substitution · For: S. Ricci

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Rafael Leão

2nd substitution · For: N. Füllkrug

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ R. Loftus-Cheek

3rd substitution · For: C. Pulišić

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ P. Estupiñán

4th substitution · For: M. Gabbia

83'

83' Riyad Idrissi

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ L. Mazzitelli

4th substitution · For: N. Cavuoti

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Kılıçsoy

5th substitution · For: L. Pavoletti

90+1'

90+1' M. Palestra

90+1'

90+1' A. Saelemaekers

Cagliari vs AC Milan 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AC Milan beat Cagliari 1-0 on Friday, 02 January 2026 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Rosario Abisso. It was played at Unipol Domus.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: AC Milan took the lead at 50' when Rafael Leão scored, with the assist credited to A. Rabiot, making the score 0-1. Cagliari made their 1st substitution at 60', with A. Obert replacing Riyad Idrissi. Cagliari made their 2nd substitution at 61', with M. Prati replacing G. Borrelli. Cagliari made their 3rd substitution at 66', with S. Esposito replacing G. Gaetano. AC Milan made their 1st substitution at 69', with Y. Fofana replacing S. Ricci. AC Milan made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Rafael Leão replacing N. Füllkrug. AC Milan made their 3rd substitution at 79', with R. Loftus-Cheek replacing C. Pulišić. AC Milan made their 4th substitution at 79', with P. Estupiñán replacing M. Gabbia. Riyad Idrissi received a yellow card for Cagliari at 83'. Cagliari made their 4th substitution at 83', with L. Mazzitelli replacing N. Cavuoti. Cagliari made their 5th substitution at 83', with S. Kılıçsoy replacing L. Pavoletti. M. Palestra received a yellow card for Cagliari at 90+1'. A. Saelemaekers received a yellow card for AC Milan at 90+1'.

Cagliari used 5 substitutions while AC Milan used 4 substitutions. Cagliari got 2 yellow cards, while AC Milan got 1 yellow card.