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Match preview · Serie A

Inter – Cagliari

Inter 2nd in Serie A Home 2.36 projected goals by the model
Cagliari 4th in Serie A Away 0.88 projected goals by the model

Model updated 3 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.36 0.88
Inter Cagliari
Inter
71%
Draw
20%
Cagliari
10%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Inter Draw Cagliari
Fair odds 1.41 5.12 10.35
Total goals
3.24
Over 2.5 goals
65%
Both teams to score
58%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Inter

71% Inter to win

Attack
1st vs 17th
Inter attack v Cagliari defence
Defence
6th vs 17th
Inter defence v Cagliari attack
Recent xG form
+1.36 vs -0.38
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.36 – 0.88
Inter v Cagliari
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Inter and Cagliari compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Inter Cagliari
xG / match (better) 2.90 · 1st 1.09 · 15th
xGA / match (better) 1.34 · 10th 1.76 · 15th
xGD / match (better) +1.55 · 1st -0.66 · 16th
xPts / match (better) 2.21 · 3rd 1.11 · 13th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.36 -0.38

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Inter clean sheet
39%
Inter 2+ goals
71%
Under 2.5 goals
35%
Both teams to score: no
42%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
11.1%
2:0
10.8%
1:1
9.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Inter sample
20 matches
Cagliari sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Inter
3 matches
Away xG sample · Cagliari
3 matches
Computed
Saturday, 03/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.