Milan vs Cagliari
29th August 1945hrs
Football – Italy – Serie A
Pick Draw
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 6/4 odds taken 20:34 GMT on August 26th, 2021
AC Milan got off the mark at the first time of asking this season with a victory in their opening game.
Will they be able to follow that up with another victory as they host Cagliari on Sunday?
Cagliari played out an exciting draw in their season opener to put a point on the board.
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Milan Preview – Milan to triumph at the San Siro?
In their opening game of the new campaign, AC Milan dug out a 1-0 win at Sampdoria.
That was a good enough positive start for them.
They move back to home soil this weekend for the first time this season as strong odds-on favourites.
There is a current quote of 2/5 on the win for Milan in this fixture* (odds recorded 20:34 GMT on August 26th 2021).
Extending from back to last season, Milan are now undefeated in six league games (W5 D1).
Impressively in that sequence, there has not been a single goal conceded by them.
Their form did slip away a bit at home last season in all competitions.
AC Milan won only two of their last ten fixtures at the San Siro in all competitions.
In last season’s top flight, Milan earned a W8 D6 L5 home record.
It was a strong second-place finish that they took in last season’s Serie A, but they were a long way back of title winners and great rivals Inter.
Now to look at a little bit of head to head form.
There was a 0-0 draw in last season’s corresponding league fixture.
But that leaves Milan on a W3 D1 record from their last four home league games against Cagliari.
They have not conceded in any of their last three at the San Siro against this opponent.
With that in mind for football betting, the AC Milan to win to nil option is at 6/4* (odds recorded 20:34 GMT on August 26th 2021)
Cagliari Preview – Tough trip for Cagliari
There was an unbeaten start to the new Serie A season from Cagliari who played out a 2-2 draw with Spezia last weekend.
In last season’s top flight, Cagliari finished in 16th in the table.
Their away record was poor at W4 D6 L9.
They are naturally big underdogs in the match outright for football betting in this fixture.
Cagliari are a quote of 13/2 to get the three points* (odds recorded 20:34 GMT on August 26th 2021).
That doesn’t immediately look too likely.
All four of their away successes in Serie A last season were against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Three of those were against teams who finished in the bottom four.
Cagliari just managed to get above an average of a goal per away game last season.
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Cagliari did end last season with a run of four matches unbeaten on the road (W2 D2).
They don’t immediately appear to be a big threat in this one.
That game against Spezia at home last weekend was against the team who finished directly one place above them last season.
In their eight matches home and away last season against the top-four finishers, Cagliari took only one point.
They failed to score in four of those eight.
Milan vs Calgiari Betting Advice
The home win for Milan looks like a reasonable proposition for football betting on the weekend.
The main selection is going to be the Milan to win to nil option at 6/4* (odds recorded 20:34 GMT on August 26th 2021).
Milan are on a long streak of clean sheets-earned in the top flight and this is a manageable game.
Key Facts – Milan vs Cagliari Betting Tip
- Milan are unbeaten in eight against Cagliari
- Milan have won 15 of their last 16 home league games against Cagliari
- Cagliari have failed to score on their last three visits to the San Siro to face AC Milan
Cagliari struggled last season against teams in the top half of the table, and there’s no evidence to suggest that’s going to be different.
Shipping two goals at home against Spezia last weekend doesn’t bode well for them.
As another football betting option, under 2.5 goals is at 5/4* (odds recorded 20:34 GMT on August 26th 2021).
That is to support a comfortable clean sheet home win for the Rossoneri.
The best betting odds for Milan vs Calgiari
Milan to win: 2/5 at Bet365
Draw: 15/4 at Bet365
Cagliari to win: 13/2 at Bet365
