Italy - Serie ASardegna ArenaData current as of August 30, 2026

Cagliari vs Inter Milan: match statistics

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Cagliari vs Inter Milan: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cagliari plays Inter Milan in Serie A (Italy). The game is scheduled for August 30, 2026. Venue: Sardegna Arena.

Recent form

Cagliari has 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. Inter Milan has 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Cagliari scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 0.00. Inter Milan scores 4.00 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.60 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 0% of Cagliari's games and 100% of Inter Milan's. The Over 2.5 rates are 0% and 100%, compared with league averages of 40% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cagliari has the higher season xG average, 1.56 to 1.45 per game. Cagliari takes 14.0 shots per game, while Inter Milan takes 13.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Cagliari leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Inter Milan leads at halftime in 0% and scores 3.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cagliari's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (1 goals). For Inter Milan, it is minutes 46-60 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.60 goals. Both teams score in 40% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(7.50)
(4.30)
(1.43)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1Goals scored / game4
CagliariInter Milan
0Goals allowed / game1
CagliariInter Milan
53%Average possession70%
CagliariInter Milan
5Shots on target / game5
CagliariInter Milan

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14Shots per game13
CagliariInter Milan
5Shots on target5
CagliariInter Milan
7.1%Shot conversion30.8%
CagliariInter Milan
53%Possession70%
CagliariInter Milan
1.56xG for1.45
CagliariInter Milan
1.2xG against0.85
CagliariInter Milan

Shooting quality

Cagliari: AttackingInter Milan: Efficient finishing
CagliariInter Milan
Accuracy (shots on target)36%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.200.80

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Cagliari
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Inter Milan
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 4.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 0.85BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Inter Milan is 300% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Cagliari · 4 goals / game - Inter Milan

Cagliari scoring profile: very strong

Cagliari scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while Inter Milan keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 meczów).

Inter Milan scoring profile: mixed

Inter Milan scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while Cagliari keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 meczów).

1Goals scored (season)4
CagliariInter Milan
0Goals conceded (season)1
CagliariInter Milan
1Average goals per game5
CagliariInter Milan
1Goals scored (last 5)4
CagliariInter Milan
0Goals conceded (last 5)1
CagliariInter Milan

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%2 goals100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%3 goals100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%4 goals100%
CagliariInter Milan

How often they concede at least...

0%1 goal100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%2 goals0%
CagliariInter Milan
0%3 goals0%
CagliariInter Milan
0%4 goals0%
CagliariInter Milan

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

40%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CagliariInter Milan
0%Scored in both halves100%
CagliariInter Milan

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CagliariInter Milan
0%BTTS - last 5100%
CagliariInter Milan

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CagliariInter Milan

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time100%
CagliariInter Milan

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cagliari - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Inter Milan - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1
CagliariInter Milan
0Goals scored (1st half)1
CagliariInter Milan
0Goals conceded (1st half)1
CagliariInter Milan
0Average goals (1st half)2
CagliariInter Milan
100%Clean sheet before half-time0%
CagliariInter Milan
100%No goal before half-time0%
CagliariInter Milan

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per game (2nd half)3
CagliariInter Milan
1Goals scored (2nd half)3
CagliariInter Milan
0Goals conceded (2nd half)0
CagliariInter Milan
1Average goals (2nd half)3
CagliariInter Milan
100%Clean sheet after half-time100%
CagliariInter Milan
0%No goal after half-time0%
CagliariInter Milan

Cagliari - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Inter Milan - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-1.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cagliari - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.003.00
Goals scored / game0.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.0
Average goals per game0.01.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Inter Milan - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.003.00
Goals scored / game1.03.0
Goals allowed / game1.00.0
Average goals per game2.03.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Cagliari
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (1 goal). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Inter Milan
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
115%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cagliari

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.64
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+1.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Inter Milan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+2.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+2.55
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
315%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+2.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

CagliariLigaInter Milan
Average goals per game 1.002.60 5.00
Both teams scored 0%40% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%47% 100%
Clean sheets 100%30% 0%
Goal before half-time 0%53% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%93% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.60
Average goals per game
40%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.27
Away goals / game
+5%
Home attack advantage
+5%
Home defensive advantage
+-13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
53%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
93%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Cagliari's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Inter Milan. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FC Internazionale Milano
3 : 0
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio
0 : 2
FC Internazionale Milano

FAQ

When do Cagliari and Inter Milan play?

Cagliari face Inter Milan on August 30, 2026 in Serie A at Sardegna Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cagliari and Inter Milan?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cagliari won 0, Inter Milan won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cagliari vs Inter Milan?

Cagliari score 1.00 goals per game on average and Inter Milan 4.00. The Serie A average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Cagliari's matches and 100% of Inter Milan's.

What form are Cagliari and Inter Milan in?

Over the last 5 games Cagliari have a 1-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Inter Milan 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cagliari vs Inter Milan?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.