Fired up by a fresh face in the dugout, Milan are well set to continue their dominance of this week's visitors - albeit they remain far from flawless.
Nearly half the 32 league goals Cagliari have conceded this term followed set pieces - a league high of 14 - so the hosts will surely pay particular attention to that glaring weakness.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AC Milan win with a probability of 67.05%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Cagliari had a probability of 13.52%.
The most likely scoreline for an AC Milan win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.18%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.24%), while for a Cagliari win it was 0-1 (4.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.