Italy - Serie AStadio Giuseppe MeazzaData current as of 17 July 2026

AC Milan vs Cagliari: match statistics

AC Milan crest
AC Milan
1 : 2half-time 1:1
Cagliari crest
Cagliari

AC Milan vs Cagliari: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AC Milan play Cagliari in Serie A (Italy). The match date is 24 May 2026 at 20:45. Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

AC Milan: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Cagliari: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

AC Milan scores 1.39 and concedes 0.92 goals per match. Cagliari scores 1.05 and concedes 1.39. League average: 2.43 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AC Milan 47%, Cagliari 50%. Over 2.5: AC Milan 45%, Cagliari 50%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

AC Milan has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.16. AC Milan: 13.2 shots per match, Cagliari: 10.9.

Match halves

AC Milan: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.87. Cagliari: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

AC Milan: 76-90+ (14 goals). Cagliari: 31-45+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.43 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

AC Milan are favorites based on season metrics: they sit 4th with 52 scored and 33 conceded, and at home average 1.33 goals and generate xG 1.75 with 5 shots on target per match. Cagliari are 16th with 38 goals and 52 conceded; away they average just 0.89 goals, xG 1.09 and 3.17 shots on target, which materially limits their attacking potential. In the last 5 matches both teams scored 5 goals each, but Milan conceded 6 versus Cagliari’s 8; additionally the hosts concede 1.06 goals at home versus 1.61 away for the visitors. Defensive differences and quality of chances are significant: Milan have 39% clean sheets at home versus only 11% for Cagliari on the road, and the share of matches without scoring is 17% for Milan vs 39% for the visitors. Given the higher shot volume (16.11 vs 10.33), superior xG (1.75 vs 1.09) and a home win rate of 50% vs 17%, I expect an AC Milan victory.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
AC MilanCagliari
16Shots25
AC MilanCagliari
3Shots on target10
AC MilanCagliari
1.64xG2.56
AC MilanCagliari
5Corners5
AC MilanCagliari
57Dangerous attacks41
AC MilanCagliari
8Fouls9
AC MilanCagliari
2Cards2
AC MilanCagliari

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.39Goals scored / match1.05
AC MilanCagliari
0.92Goals conceded / match1.39
AC MilanCagliari
52%Average possession46%
AC MilanCagliari
4.37Shots on target / match3.47
AC MilanCagliari

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.24Shots per match10.92
AC MilanCagliari
4.37Shots on target3.47
AC MilanCagliari
10.5%Shot conversion9.6%
AC MilanCagliari
52%Possession46%
AC MilanCagliari
1.49xG for1.16
AC MilanCagliari
1.3xG against1.49
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Shooting quality

AC Milan: BalancedCagliari: Balanced
AC MilanCagliari
Accuracy (shots on target)33%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cagliari is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - AC Milan · 2 pts / match - Cagliari

AC Milan
DLLWL
Season result split
53% W26% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-10-8
1.84 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Cagliari
WDLWW
Season result split
29% W26% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-10-17
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-6-9
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

AC Milan is 32% better for: goals scored per match.

1.39 goals / match - AC Milan · 1.05 goals / match - Cagliari

AC Milan is 51% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.92 goals / match - AC Milan · 1.39 goals / match - Cagliari

AC Milan scoring profile: very strong

AC Milan scores in 82% of matches (31 of 38 matches), while Cagliari keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 38 matches).

Cagliari scoring profile: mixed

Cagliari scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while AC Milan keeps a clean sheet in 39% (15 of 38 matches).

53Goals scored (season)40
AC MilanCagliari
35Goals conceded (season)53
AC MilanCagliari
2.32Average goals in match2.45
AC MilanCagliari
5Goals scored (last 5)7
AC MilanCagliari
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
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How often they score at least...

82%1 goal63%
AC MilanCagliari
42%2 goals32%
AC MilanCagliari
16%3 goals8%
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0%4 goals3%
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How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal79%
AC MilanCagliari
26%2 goals50%
AC MilanCagliari
5%3 goals11%
AC MilanCagliari
0%4 goals0%
AC MilanCagliari

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time18%
AC MilanCagliari
5%BTTS in both halves3%
AC MilanCagliari
24%Scored in both halves21%
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BTTS and goal count

34%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
AC MilanCagliari
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
AC MilanCagliari
60%BTTS - last 560%
AC MilanCagliari

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
AC MilanCagliari
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
AC MilanCagliari
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
AC MilanCagliari

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
AC MilanCagliari
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
AC MilanCagliari
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
AC MilanCagliari

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

AC Milan is 34% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.34 pts / match - AC Milan · 1 pts / match - Cagliari

AC Milan - half-time state
26% leading55% draw18% trailing
Cagliari - half-time state
16% leading53% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.34Points per match (1st half)1
AC MilanCagliari
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.42
AC MilanCagliari
0.45Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
AC MilanCagliari
0.97Average goals (1st half)1
AC MilanCagliari
63%Clean sheet before half-time53%
AC MilanCagliari
55%No goal before half-time68%
AC MilanCagliari

After half-time (2nd half)

1.71Points per match (2nd half)1.26
AC MilanCagliari
0.87Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
AC MilanCagliari
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
AC MilanCagliari
1.34Average goals (2nd half)1.45
AC MilanCagliari
55%Clean sheet after half-time42%
AC MilanCagliari
39%No goal after half-time47%
AC MilanCagliari

AC Milan - second-half results

47% W29% R24% P
51
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
65
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.34
PPG before half-time
Lead holding204%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cagliari - second-half results

32% W32% R37% P
38
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding181%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

AC Milan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Cagliari - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.80.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

AC Milan
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
3
7
16-30
12
5
31-45
13
6
46-60
6
6
61-75
14
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Cagliari
ScoredConceded
2
9
0-15
4
6
16-30
10
7
31-45
7
10
46-60
9
7
61-75
8
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.38
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-58%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AC Milan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Cagliari

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.87
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

AC MilanLigaCagliari
Average goals in match 2.322.43 2.45
Both teams scored 47%45% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%46% 50%
Clean sheets 39%32% 21%
Goal before half-time 61%66% 61%
Goal after half-time 82%77% 84%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.43
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.28
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: AC Milan 1 - 0 - 0 Cagliari. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of AC Milan vs Cagliari?

The Serie A match finished AC Milan 1:2 Cagliari. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before AC Milan vs Cagliari?

AC Milan score 1.39 goals per game on average and Cagliari 1.05. The Serie A average is 2.43 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 47% of AC Milan's matches and 50% of Cagliari's.

What form are AC Milan and Cagliari in?

Over the last 5 games AC Milan have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Cagliari 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AC Milan vs Cagliari?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.