Cagliari vs AC Milan

11 January 2020 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Rosario Abisso

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Rafael Leão 46’
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 64’

Match summary

AC Milan took a 2-0 win at Cagliari. It was goalless at half-time.

Rafael Leão put AC Milan ahead in the 46th minute, set up by Samu Castillejo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic made it 0-2 in the 64th minute, set up by Theo Hernández.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Cagliari's 0.76 from 9.

Match stats

Cagliari AC Milan
6 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 1.22
0.76 Non-penalty xG 1.22
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Cagliari AC Milan
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
46’
Rafael Leão
Assist: Samu Castillejo0-1 (AC Milan)
64’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Assist: Theo Hernández0-2 (AC Milan)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cagliari
  • Luca Pellegrini
  • Luca Cigarini
  • Nahitan Nández
AC Milan
  • Ismael Bennacer

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 1.24 46’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 0-1 46’ 64’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-2 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 1.24 46’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 0-1 Leão 46’ 64’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-2 Ibrahimovic 64’
Cagliari 0.76 xGAC Milan 1.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Cagliari attacking 
31’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.64 xG, off target 77’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), set piece, 0.53 xG, off target 46’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 64’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 44’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.64 xG, off target 77’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), set piece, 0.53 xG, off target 46’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 64’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 44’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Paolo Faragò (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Marko Rog (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Olsen GK900 0.000.000
Paolo Faragò DEF902 0.550.000
Ragnar Klavan DEF900 0.000.000
Fabio Pisacane DEF900 0.000.000
Luca Pellegrini DEF900 0.000.021
Luca Cigarini MID900 0.000.562
Marko Rog MID761 0.010.000
Nahitan Nández MID761 0.010.000
Radja Nainggolan MID901 0.010.082
João Pedro MID902 0.080.011
Giovanni Simeone FWD692 0.100.000
Alberto Cerri Sub210 0.000.000
Lucas Castro Sub140 0.000.000
Artur Ionita Sub140 0.000.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 30% Avg odds 3.15
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.45
AC Milan win 42% Avg odds 2.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cagliari WDLLL
AC Milan WWDLD

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.