Can little-fancied Cagliari trouble Milan?

Milan host Cagliari this Saturday at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for matchday 36 of the Serie A. Currently, Stefano Pioli's team are 2nd in the table with 71 points, while Claudio Ranieri's team are 15th with 33 points. The match will be broadcast live at 14:45 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After drawing 3-3 in the last match against Genoa (Serie A 2023/24), Milan receive Cagliari, who drew 1-1 against Lecce (Serie A 2023/24). Going into the encounter, Stefano Pioli's team is on a sequence of 4 games without a win in the Serie A 2023/24. On the other hand, Claudio Ranieri's team is on a sequence of 4 games without a win in the Serie A 2023/24. A look back at the history books shows that Milan and Cagliari have faced each other eighty-seven times, with Stefano Pioli's team holding the advantage: 51 victories, against 8 victories of Claudio Ranieri's team. Specifically in the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan have the advantage in the duels against Cagliari: 30 wins in 43 games. Claudio Ranieri's team has 3 wins.

Considering only the Serie A, there have been eighty-one games played between the two teams, with 46 wins for Milan, 27 draws and 8 wins for Cagliari.

Considering the Serie A 2023/24, from Milan's most influential players, Christian Pulisic has entered the pitch 33 times, and Theo Hernández has played the most minutes (2683). Olivier Giroud is the current best scorer with 14 goals. As for Cagliari, Gabriele Zappa participated in 35 games, and Alberto Dossena has played the most minutes (2813). Nicolas Viola is their current best scorer with 5 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Milan winning 4-1. Stefano Pioli's team is given the favouritism to win this match.