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Cagliari vs Inter — Serie A 2018

Cagliari
Cagliari
FT
1 – 3
HT: 0 – 1
Inter
Inter
5/15/2022Serie ASerie A · Round 37Unipol Domus

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 25+ matches

Cagliari25%
×Draw26%
Inter49%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Cagliari
1.01
Inter
1.50

Inter creates 49% more chances

Season form · 26 home / 25 away

creates per match

Cagliari
0.96
Inter
1.74

allows per match

Cagliari
1.26
Inter
1.06

finishing

Cagliari+0.12scores more
Inter+0.46scores more

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cagliari ↓

Inter →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–112%
0–29%
0–35%
0–42%
1
1–08%
1–112%
1–29%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–04%
2–16%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–01%
3–12%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Cagliari or draw
51%
Cagliari or Inter
74%
Draw or Inter
75%

Winning margin

Cagliari wins by 2+
9%
Inter wins by 2+
24%

Team goals

Cagliari 1+ goals
64%
Cagliari 2+ goals
27%
Cagliari 3+ goals
8%
Inter 1+ goals
78%
Inter 2+ goals
44%
Inter 3+ goals
19%

Draw no bet

Cagliari (draw refunded)
34%
Inter (draw refunded)
66%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Cagliari at home — creates 0.96, concedes 1.26 · 26 matches

Inter away — creates 1.74, concedes 1.06 · 25 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Cagliari attack 0.96 + Inter defence 1.06 → ÷2 → 1.01

Inter attack 1.74 + Cagliari defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.50

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 49%?"

Cagliari scores more
25%
level
26%
Inter scores more
49%

Inter at 49% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 49% does not mean "Inter will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Serie A: Cagliari 1–3 Inter

Inter beat Cagliari 3-1 in Serie A on May 15, 2022.

The match was played at Unipol Domus in Cagliari.