National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Inter or Cagliari that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Inter form and stats
Inter was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Coppa Italia.Inter have performed here at Giuseppe Meazza this season with 6 wins from 10 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. Inter has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Juventus defeat 100 days ago.
The spoils were shared in Inter's previous game, also at home. Visiting Atalanta travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory in the Serie A match versus Napoli with a 3-1 scoreline.
A decent goal production from Inter in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. Inter are not conceding a lot of goals here at Giuseppe Meazza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Cagliari form and stats
Cagliari was sent out of Coppa Italia in the 8th finals last season.As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Cagliari have produced an overall stat of 3-4-2 so far. With the Cagliari losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Cagliari has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Cagliari failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Milan that ended with defeat 0-2. A 0-4 defeat away at Juventus before that.
Cagliari find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Cagliari have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 Inter victories, 0 draws and 3 Cagliari wins. 9 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lukaku 14 goals |   J. dos 11 goals |  L. Martínez 10 goals |
Inter missing players
Cagliari missing players
| Inter | Cagliari | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 50 | 22 | Scored | S | 17 | 42 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 384 | 234 | Total Shots | T S | 89 | 274 | ||
| 145 | 77 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 92 | ||
| 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 46 |
| 2 | Juventus | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Lazio | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 42 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| 5 | Roma | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 35 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Parma | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Milan | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Napoli | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Torino | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Bologna | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Hellas Verona | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Udinese | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 21 |
| 14 | Sassuolo | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 15 | Fiorentina | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | Lecce | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| 18 | Brescia | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -15 | 14 |
| 19 | Genoa | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | SPAL | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -16 | 12 |