The Serie A league leaders kick-off on Saturday and with the league leaders in fine form, Cagliari vs. Milan predictions favour the visitors. The hosts are having a less successful season and could well drop into the bottom three should they lose this weekend.
Cagliari vs. Milan odds
1 – Milan to win to nil – 4/9
2 – Under 2.5 goals scored – 4/5
3 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score anytime – 2/5
4 – No on both teams to score – 10/11
5 – Milan to score first – 1/2
Milan look to enter the international break in pole position for the Scudetto as they travel to Sardinia to face relegation threatened Cagliari. The Isolani’s solid start to 2022 saw them climb out of the bottom three but they could be on track to suffer three defeats out of all three games in March.
Failure to win on Saturday afternoon would mark the ten games against Milan without a win for Cagliari, with the Rossoneri winning all but one of the last six meetings by margin of at least two goals. The Isolani were beaten 4-1 in the reverse fixture but will be confident of an improvement this weekend.
Since the match at the San Siro back in August both teams have experienced a change in their gameplay. For Cagliari this has undoubtedly been positive, as improved defensive performances have secured draws against Napoli and Fiorentina whilst defeats to the likes of Roma and Atalanta have been by just a one goal margin.
The Rossoneri, on the other hand, have seen their offensive performances stutter since the turn of the year. Ever since a shock 2-1 defeat to Spezia in mid-January Milan have failed to win a single league match by a margin of more than one goal, a situation further compounded by injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Fortunately for the Serie A leaders, their defensive solidity has ensured that they have remained unbeaten throughout this period, during which they have ground out key wins against Scudetto rivals Napoli and Inter.
Other than Ibra, Milan’s injury issues have abated in the past few weeks, whilst an improved disciplinary record has ensured that Stefano Pioli could rotate his team to keep key players fresh. Furthermore, with their Swedish talisman soon back to full fitness the Rossoneri will be confident of taking three points back from Sardinia this weekend.
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Cagliari vs. Milan last five matches
Cagliari last five matches
Milan last five matches
Cagliari top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 10 | |
| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 |
Milan top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 12 | |
| 9 | |
| 8 | |
| 6 | |
| 5 |
Cagliari vs. Milan line-ups
Cagliari (3-5-2): Cragno; Goldaniga, Lovato, Altare; Bellanova, Deiola, Grassi, Baselli, Henrique; Pedro, Pavoletti
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Hernandez; Bennacer, Tonali; Messias, Diaz, Leao; Ibrahimovic
Cagliari team news
Cagliari’s injury crisis continues with Nahitan Nandez, Kevin Strootman, and Marko Rog all absent from the midfield. Defenders Damir Ceter and Sebastian Walukiewicz are also out injured meaning Walter Mazzarri is unable to make any key changes for Saturday’s game.
Milan team news
Tiemoue Bakayoko is the only injury for Stefano Pioli’s side meaning rotation from the win over Empoli is possible. After two successive substitute appearances Zlatan Ibrahimovic could make his return from injury whilst Theo Hernandez is expected to step-in at left-back.