Cagliari – AC Milan : Preview & Prediction
Cagliari and Milan play in a match of the 21st round of Serie A TIM. In the last confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 27-08-2017, Milan won at home by (2-1). The record of recent direct matches favors the visiting team, who in the last 6 matches won 4, drew 1 and lost 1.
Analysis of Cagliari
After 6 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses, the home team is in 16th place, having won 20 points. In the last match, he lost to Juventus at home (0-1), after having won the previous game in a match against Atalanta (1-2). In the last 10 home games for the league, Cagliari have won 3, 1 draw and 6 defeats, having won 10 points out of 30. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of their 10 matches. The team has conceded goals to their opponents in 9 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 20 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Cagliari come to this game with a defeat against Juventus by 0-1, however, the team made a great match and if they had won a point would not be any surprise. Despite staying at the bottom of the table, the home team has five points to the relegation zone. The strategy to be used by coach Diego López for this game is more than designed, that is, to defend with the nearby sectors and to look for spaces in the middle of the opponent to counterattack. In the front line will be Leonardo Pavoletti, one of the best finalizers of Cagliari with 5 goals scored. It seems that only João Pedro is absent from this game due to suspension.
Analysis of Milan
After 8 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is in 11th place, having won 28 points. In the last match, they beat Crotone at home (1-0), after their previous match drew away in a 1-1 draw against Fiorentina. In the last 10 away games for the championship Milan have won 3, 2 draws and 5 defeats, having won 11 points out of 30. The team allowed their opponents’ goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In their away games for this competition there is a tendency to have goals, since 7 in 10 finished with More than 2.5 goals in the scoreboard. In 20 games in this competition, he never managed to get back on the scoreboard in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Milan come to this motivated round after having returned to winning the championship by beating Crotone 1-0 at home. Despite this triumph, the visiting team did not make a great match. For this game at home coach Gennaro Gattuso should keep the team in 4-3-3 benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks: Calhanoglu is the great organizer of the offensive process. Suso is one of the most dangerous men in front of attack of Milan, being this very fast and competent in the conduction of the ball for the attack. For this game the coach can not rely on the injured Andrea Conti.
Cagliari – AC Milan : Betting Tips
AC Milan – Win Odds: 1.98
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
