Cagliari – AC Milan Prediction & Picks (11.01.2020)

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Cagliari – AC Milan SOCCER PICKS

Cagliari and Milan face, in a match for the 19th round of Serie A. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the last 6 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, in 10-02-2019, ended Milan’s victory by (3-0). In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams have considerable differences in the results won at home and as a visitor.

Cagliari:

After 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 6th position, with 29 points won. In his last match, he lost with Juventus out by (4‑0), after in the previous match having lost by (2‑1) out, in a match against Udinese. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In its last 9 home games for the championship Cagliari won 5, drew 1 and lost 3, so he won 16 points in 27 possible. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 18 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 7 home games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he suffered 5 of his 10 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).

Cagliari enters this match after a 4-0 defeat against Juventus, thus adding the fourth consecutive game without tasting the taste of victory. Still, we notice that the local club has won 5 of the 9 games played in its stadium. Now, in this match against AC Milan, coach Rolando Maran is expected to favor a low block, defend himself organized and attack through fast transitions. João Pedro is the top scorer of Cagliari, with 11 goals scored. On the other hand, Nainggolan and Luca Cigarini, midfielders, made 4 assists for goal. Outside this game are Ceppitelli, Pavoletti and Cragno, all with physical problems.

Milan :

After 6 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is currently in 12th position, with 22 points won. In their last game, they tied with Sampdoria at home for (0-0), after in the previous match they lost out, in a match against Atalanta, for (5-0). This is a team that curiously conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it records 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 19 suffered; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium, with 13 goals scored and 14 suffered. For the championship, Milan conquered 12 points in 27 possible, after 4 wins and 5 losses in the last 9 games played as a visitor. In their games for the league as a visitor the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (4 in 9 games). In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of their last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.

AC Milan comes to this unmotivated game, having added the third consecutive day without a victory in this Italian league, drawing 0-0 at home against Sampdoria. Keep in mind that Milan have won only 3 of the last 10 games played in this competition. Despite this phase, coach Stefano Pioli is expected to favor the movement of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right flank: Suso is responsible for transporting the ball to the attack. The Polish striker Piatek is one of the best scorers of AC Milan, with 4 goals scored. However, this player must lose his place in the starting eleven for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. All players are available for this game.


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