Cagliari perform at a high level so far being 6th in the table. Milan can look both up and down from their 12th position.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
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.
Cagliari form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Cagliari at their home stadium (Sardegna Arena) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Cagliari has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager R. Maran and the players.
In their previous game, the manager R. Maran led his Cagliari to a defeat in the Serie A match away at Juventus. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sardegna Arena. Heartbreak before that as Cagliari lost 1-2 at Udinese's place.
Cagliari were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Cagliari's goalkeeper Robin Olsen was extremely busy against Juventus, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.
Cagliari are traveling soon after this match as the Coppa Italia match at Inter awaits in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 9 games), Cagliari's attacking play is working. Cagliari have conceded 14 from these games.
Milan form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Milan are looking to quickly end their 314 minutes long goal drought in the Serie A.
There were no winners in Milan's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 0-0 vs Sampdoria (placed 16th). Prior to that match, the Milan manager S. Pioli faced defeat when travelling to Atalanta and losing 0-5.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting SPAL in just four days.
Milan are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Milan have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cagliari 1 win, 2 draws and Milan 7 victories. As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  João Pedro 11 goals |  G. Simeone 5 goals |  R. Nainggolan 4 goals |
Cagliari missing players
Milan missing players
| Cagliari | Milan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 33 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 56% |
| 61% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 44% |
| 44% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 11% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 44% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 6.8 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 215 | 132 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 124 | 273 |
| 72 | 47 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 40 | 89 |
| 46% | 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 22% | 18% |
- Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cagliari have scored more than double the goals of Milan.
- Cagliari have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Milan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Milan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Juventus | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Lazio | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 39 |
| 4 | Roma | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Parma | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Napoli | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Torino | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Bologna | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Hellas Verona | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Milan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 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 |