The Matchday 32 clash in Serie A between Inter and Cagliari will take place on April 12 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. Inter vs. Cagliari: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Inter
Simone Inzaghi's side dropped points in their last away game against Parma (2-2). Nevertheless, Inter extended their unbeaten run in the league to six matches (4 wins, 2 draws). However, in 8 of their last 10 Serie A matches, they failed to keep a clean sheet. Despite this, the Milanese remain at the top of the standings, maintaining a three-point lead over Napoli. Notably, Inter is the highest-scoring team in the current championship with 69 goals.
- The club has not lost in their last 12 home matches in Serie A (9 wins, 3 draws).
- The team has scored at least two goals in 7 of their last 8 home league games.
- Both teams have scored in 7 of Inter's last 9 home Serie A matches.
Projected lineup for Inter (3-5-2)
Yann Sommer – Francesco Acerbi, Yann-Aurel Bisseck, Alessandro Bastoni – Federico Dimarco, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Kristjan Asllani, Matteo Darmian – Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram.
Defender Denzel Dumfries and midfielder Piotr Zielinski will miss out due to injuries.
Cagliari
Davide Nicola's side drew 0-0 with Empoli in their last away game. As a result, Cagliari failed to win for the sixth time in their last seven league matches (3 draws, 3 losses). However, the team managed to keep a clean sheet in two consecutive Serie A games for the first time in two seasons. In the standings, the club is in 15th place with 30 points.
- The club has not won in 12 of their last 13 away Serie A matches (5 draws, 7 losses).
- The team failed to score in 4 of their last 5 away league games.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 5 of Cagliari's last 6 away Serie A matches.
Projected lineup for Cagliari (3-4-3)
Elia Caprile – Jose Luis Palomino, Yerry Mina, Sebastiano Luperto – Michel Adopo, Nadir Zortea, Matteo Prati, Tommaso Augello – Nicolas Viola, Roberto Piccoli, Zito Luvumbo.
Referee
Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Matches – 12 (Serie A, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 34;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.8;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 17%.
Inter vs. Cagliari: Match Prediction
The Milanese have long been unbeaten at home in the league, but recently Simone Inzaghi's side has rarely achieved convincing victories. In their last 13 home Serie A matches, Inter only managed to win by at least two goals on three occasions. Recently, they narrowly defeated Genoa (1-0), Monza (3-2), and Udinese (2-1) at home.
For Cagliari, away games are often challenging, but the team regularly causes problems for opponents. In 15 away Serie A matches this season, they have only lost by more than one goal twice, securing draws against Juventus, Milan, and Atalanta. Notably, in 3 of their last 4 meetings at Inter's ground, the club did not lose by more than one goal.
I think the Milanese, who are soon to play a return match against Bayern in the Champions League, will play in an economical mode, and the visitors will try to take advantage of this and offer worthy resistance. My prediction: Cagliari with a handicap (+1.5)