Cagliari vs AC Milan

16 September 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Rosario Abisso

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • João Pedro 4’
  • Gonzalo Higuaín 55’

Match summary

Cagliari and AC Milan drew 1-1. Cagliari led 1-0 at half-time.

João Pedro put Cagliari ahead in the 4th minute and Gonzalo Higuaín equalised in the 55th minute, set up by Franck Kessié.

AC Milan had the better of the chances, with 2.49 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Cagliari's 0.45 from 6.

Match stats

Cagliari AC Milan
7 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.43 xG 2.49
0.43 Non-penalty xG 2.49
7 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Cagliari AC Milan
Kick-off
João Pedro1-0 (Cagliari)
4’
Half-time1-0
55’
Gonzalo Higuaín
Assist: Franck Kessié1-1 (AC Milan)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Cagliari
  • Darijo Srna
AC Milan
  • Franck Kessié

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 2.49 4’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-0 4’ 55’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 1-1 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 2.49 4’ João Pedro (Cagliari), 1-0 Pedro 4’ 55’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 1-1 Higuaín 55’
Cagliari 0.45 xGAC Milan 2.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Cagliari attacking 
55’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 27’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 90+3’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 18’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 4’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 65’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 65’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 65’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Filip Bradaric (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 55’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 27’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 90+3’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 18’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 4’ João Pedro (Cagliari), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 65’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 65’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 65’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Filip Bradaric (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Diego Farias (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alessio Cragno GK900 0.000.000
Darijo Srna DEF900 0.000.041
Ragnar Klavan DEF900 0.000.000
Filippo Romagna DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Padoin DEF900 0.000.000
Filip Bradaric MID901 0.020.000
Nicolò Barella MID901 0.010.000
Lucas Castro MID840 0.000.000
João Pedro MID6411 0.300.000
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD901 0.040.021
Diego Farias FWD522 0.060.021
Artur Ionita Sub380 0.000.000
Marco Sau Sub260 0.000.000
Daniele Dessena Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 19% Bet365 odds 5.00
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
AC Milan win 54% Bet365 odds 1.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cagliari LDW
AC Milan LW

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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.