Cagliari vs AC Milan Prediction, 3/19/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/17/2022

Game: Cagliari vs AC Milan

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Sardegna Arena in Cagliari‎, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Cagliari (+495) AC Milan (-164)

Razvan Marin and Cagliari (5-10-14, 17th in Serie A) play AC Milan (19-6-4, 1st in Serie A) at Sardegna Arena on Saturday. The goalies expected to start will be Alessio Cragno for Cagliari and Mike Maignan for AC Milan. Cagliari are at +495 while AC Milan are priced at -164. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Cagliari took the field against Spezia in their most recent game and took a loss by a score of 2-0. Cagliari attempted 13 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 7 of those tries for a percentage of 53.8%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 80.2% received passes percentage by completing 333 out of their 415 pass targets in their last outing.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Cagliari ended this match at a 9.1% rate by landing 1 shot on target out of 11 shots. Cagliari sports an average of 0.97 goals per 90 (28 total goals) and have racked up 18 assists in all competitions this season.

Razvan Marin is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Cagliari. He has accounted for 37 assists while accumulating 41 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Marin has had a starting assignment in 184 outings thus far in his career and he has earned 0.14 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder representing Romania has recorded 27 goals scored in 17,196 minutes.

One more player who should impact this match is Joao Pedro, the forward who is from Brazil. Pedro has totaled 20,417 minutes during 232 starts and has been given a total of 55 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 28 times so far in his career while he has scored 90 total goals. He averages 0.40 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Cagliari will be Alessio Cragno. Cragno (64-68-107 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 49 clean sheets, which gives him a 20.4% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Italy has seen 1,098 shots tried at him in 240 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.46 (348 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 70.6. Cragno has seen the pitch for 21,481 mins and has accumulated 767 saves during his pro soccer career.

In their last game, AC Milan got the victory with a final of 1-0 against Empoli. They finished this game by completing 451 out of their 502 attempted passes earning a percentage of 89.8%. AC Milan finished with a 54.5% successful dribble percentage by converting 6 out of the 11 dribbles they tried. AC Milan had 5 shots on target out of their 15 shots tried earning them a 33.3% clip in their last outing. Having accumulated 52 goals and 29 assists for all their games, AC Milan has an average of 1.79 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Rafael Leao will need to be on top of his game for AC Milan. He sports an average of 0.40 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 72 matches during his career. The midfielder from Croatia has been on the pitch for 6,551 mins and has earned 29 goals. He has earned 11 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped on a goal 15 times. You should also keep an eye on Olivier Giroud, the forward who is from France. He has totaled 152 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 49 times. Giroud has been given 38 yellow card warnings in 25,179 professional minutes played (271 starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.54.

Mike Maignan will be looking after the net for AC Milan. In his pro soccer career, Maignan has conceded 165 goals and has accounted for 440 saves in 170 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.97 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 90-36-43. He has a save % of 74.4 and his clean sheet rate is 39.4%. Maignan has tallied 67 shutouts while seeing 583 shots tried against him in 15,317 career mins.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cagliari (+495)

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