The match of round 18 of the Serie A between Cagliari Calcio and Milan will take place on 2 january at the Unipol Domus stadium. Cagliari Calcio vs Milan: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Cagliari Calcio
In the previous round Cagliari Calcio beat Torino away (2:1). As a result the home side recorded only their second win in their last 13 league matches (5 draws, 6 defeats). However, the team failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 of their previous 14 Serie A matches. The squad have 18 points and sit 14th in the table.
- The club has failed to win in 6 of their last 8 home Serie A matches (3 draws, 3 defeats).
- The team conceded at least two goals in 5 of their previous 6 home league matches.
- Cagliari Calcio scored in 11 of their last 13 home matches in Serie A.
Potential Cagliari Calcio Lineup (3-5-2)*
Elia Caprile – Gabriele Zappa, Sebastiano Luperto, Marco Palestra – Alessandro Deiola, Gianluca Gaetano, Luca Mazzitelli, Michel Adopo, Matteo Prati – Semih Kilicsoy, Riyad Idrissi.
Defender Yerry Mina, midfielders Michael Folorunsho and Mattia Felici, as well as forward Andrea Belotti are unavailable due to injuries. In addition, forwards Joseph Litetta and Zitu Luvumbu are taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Milan
In the previous round Milan had no problems in the home meeting with Verona (3:0). As a result the visiting team extended their unbeaten run in the league to 15 matches (10 wins, 5 draws). At the same time the squad kept a clean sheet for the seventh time in the current Serie A campaign, and in their last three league matches they scored at least two goals. The club have 35 points and occupy second place in the table. Note that Milan have scored 27 goals in the current championship – the second-best total after Inter (35).
- The team is unbeaten in their last seven away Serie A matches (4 wins, 3 draws).
- The club failed to score more than twice in 8 of their last 10 away league matches.
- Milan did not concede in the second half in 6 of their last 7 away Serie A matches.
Potential Milan Lineup (3-5-2)*
Mike Maignan – Koni De Winter, Fikayo Tomori, Strahinja Pavlovic – Davide Bartesagi, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Luka Modric, Adrien Rabiot, Alexis Saelemaekers – Christopher Nkunku, Christian Pulisic.
Defender Matteo Gabbia, as well as forwards Rafael Leão and Santiago Jiménez will miss the match due to injuries.
Referee
Rosario Abisso (Italy)
Matches – 5 (the Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow Cards (counting Second Yellows) – 17;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 3.4;
Red Cards Shown – 2;
Fouls Per Match (average) – 30;
Penalties – 0%.
Cagliari Calcio vs Milan: Match Prediction
Milan are having a generally high-quality season in Serie A and are in good form, so we expect an attractive and productive performance from Milan. Moreover, the team has previously been effective going forward even away from home: in their last 11 away league matches Milan managed to score at least twice on seven occasions. And on four of those occasions when the club scored fewer than two goals, the opponents were Italian top sides: Roma, Juventus, Atalanta and Inter.
Cagliari Calcio rarely manage to fully secure their goal and play reliably in defence. In their previous six home Serie A matches the home side kept a clean sheet only once, and in all other matches over that period the team allowed opponents to score at least twice. In addition, only two clubs have conceded more goals at home than Cagliari Calcio in the current championship (12 goals).
Prediction: Milan Over 1.5 goals
* The starting lineup for each team is shown as it was in their previous match in this tournament.
