Inter vs Cagliari

3 - 0

🕒 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 🧑‍⚖️ Matteo Marchetti 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Inter 1 · Cagliari 14

Referee Stats

Matteo Marchetti

13 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.23
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.54
Over 4.5 cards	23%
Home wins	23%
Draws	23%
Away wins	54%

How the match was won

Inter outshot their opponent (18-10).
Inter controlled possession (55%).
Inter had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Inter (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

50 / 16

Avg: 2.63 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cagliari (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

18 / 30

Avg: 0.95 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 0.95

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

2.37

PPG

0.95

2.63

0.95

0.84

1.58

63%

O2.5

63%

53%

BTTS

63%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Inter rank1st

Cagliari rank14th

Inter points87

Cagliari points43

Inter: #1 · 87 pts · GD +54

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 33 pts above the play-off edge. 49 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Inter last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals12-4

Record3-2-0

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

W D L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index42

Goals4-9

Record1-1-3

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.

Inter trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 21%

Cagliari trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Inter score at home95%

Inter clean sheet at home42%

Cagliari score away63%

Cagliari clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Inter score first63%

Inter win after scoring first83%

Cagliari score first37%

Cagliari win after scoring first29%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Inter 75% · Cagliari 30%

Avg first goal minute: Inter 23.8' · Cagliari 29.1'

Vs league average

Inter score at home2.63 vs 1.28

Inter concede at home0.84 vs 1.15

Cagliari score away0.95 vs 1.15

Cagliari concede away1.58 vs 1.28

Inter score 106% above league average, while Cagliari score 18% below league average.

Defensive side: Inter are 27% below league average at home, and Cagliari are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Inter goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

76-90+ 11

61-75 8

0-15 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Cagliari goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 4

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

524

421

Passes Accurate

470

352

Passes %

90%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' S. Esposito

25'

25' G. Borrelli

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Thuram

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Dimarco

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Barella

Normal Goal

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ G. Gaetano

1st substitution · For: A. Deiola

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ H. Mkhitaryan

1st substitution · For: P. Zieliński

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Thuram

2nd substitution · For: A. Bonny

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ F. Dimarco

3rd substitution · For: Luis Henrique

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ I. Sulemana

2nd substitution · For: M. Folorunsho

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Obert

3rd substitution · For: G. Zappa

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ F. Dimarco

4th substitution · For: Luis Henrique

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Thuram

5th substitution · For: A. Bonny

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ H. Çalhanoğlu

6th substitution · For: D. Frattesi

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Zé Pedro

4th substitution · For: A. Belotti

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ N. Barella

7th substitution · For: A. Diouf

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

P. Zieliński

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Dumfries

Inter vs Cagliari 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Inter beat Cagliari 3-0 on Friday, 17 April 2026 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Matteo Marchetti. It was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Esposito received a yellow card for Cagliari at 23'. G. Borrelli received a yellow card for Cagliari at 25'.

Second half: Inter took the lead at 52' when M. Thuram scored, with the assist credited to F. Dimarco, making the score 1-0. Inter extended the lead at 56' when N. Barella scored, making the score 2-0. Cagliari made their 1st substitution at 57', with G. Gaetano replacing A. Deiola. Inter made their 1st substitution at 76', with H. Mkhitaryan replacing P. Zieliński. Inter made their 2nd substitution at 76', with M. Thuram replacing A. Bonny. Inter made their 3rd substitution at 76', with F. Dimarco replacing Luis Henrique. Cagliari made their 2nd substitution at 76', with I. Sulemana replacing M. Folorunsho. Cagliari made their 3rd substitution at 76', with A. Obert replacing G. Zappa. Inter made their 4th substitution at 76', with F. Dimarco replacing Luis Henrique. Inter made their 5th substitution at 76', with M. Thuram replacing A. Bonny. Inter made their 6th substitution at 85', with H. Çalhanoğlu replacing D. Frattesi. Cagliari made their 4th substitution at 87', with Zé Pedro replacing A. Belotti. Inter made their 7th substitution at 89', with N. Barella replacing A. Diouf. Inter added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when P. Zieliński scored, with the assist credited to D. Dumfries, making the score 3-0.

Inter used 7 substitutions while Cagliari used 4 substitutions. Cagliari got 2 yellow cards.