Monza vs Cagliari — Serie A 26/27
Monza: 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
CARDSCagliari: 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Oct 16, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the Serie A page · Read the match report.
Standings & Form · Serie A 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 16, 2026
Cagliari sit 5th with 13 points, 9 clear of 16th-placed Monza on 4, and the gap is widest on the road where Cagliari have won all three away matches while Monza have lost three of four at home. Monza's home record is 1 win and 1 loss from 2 matches, while Cagliari's away record is 3 wins from 3, so the visitors bring the stronger venue form into this fixture.
Monza
CagliariScoring Profile
Pre-match · Oct 16, 2026
Attack
Monza's home attack is clearly stronger than Cagliari's on the road, scoring 2.0 goals per home match across 2 home matches against Cagliari's 1.3 away across 3 away matches, and Monza sit above the league's home-side average while Cagliari are level with the away norm. Cagliari's away scoring is modest but they have failed to score in none of their away matches, while Monza have scored in every home match.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Cagliari's away defence is the standout here, conceding just 0.3 goals per away match across 3 away matches, far better than the league's away-side average, while Monza concede 2.0 per home match across 2 home matches and sit well below the home norm. Cagliari have kept clean sheets in two of their three away matches, while Monza have none at home.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Oct 16, 2026
Cagliari are most dangerous in the 16-30 minute window, scoring 50% of their goals there, while Monza's scoring is spread across the 16-30, 31-45, 46-60 and 61-75 minute bands at 22% each.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 16, 2026
Monza's matches have been far more open, with 83% of their matches this season going over 2.5 goals against just 17% for Cagliari, and the split holds across halves with Monza's first-half over 1.5 rate at 67% to Cagliari's 17%. Cagliari's away matches are the higher-scoring ones for them, with 33% going over 2.5 goals on the road against 0% at home.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Cagliari have conceded a total of only 3 goals, which is the least in the Serie A this season.
In their last 3 Serie A matches, Monza have been awarded an average of 6.3 corners per match, while Cagliari have averaged 1.3 corners.
Cagliari blocks 90% of all shots on target which is highest in Serie A this season.
In the last 6 matches of the Serie A, Monza conceded on average 2.5 goals per match while Cagliari conceded on average 0.5 goals per match.
Cagliari shine in defence lately. They conceded less than one goal per match on average in the last 5 matches of the Serie A.
In their last 5 Serie A matches, Monza have received an average of 0.8 cards in the first half per match, while Cagliari have averaged 0.2 cards.
In their last 5 Serie A matches, Monza have received an average of 1.4 cards per match, while Cagliari have averaged 1 card.
Monza have been struggling lately. They lost 2 of their last 3 matches of the Serie A.
In the last 5 matches of the Serie A, Monza scored 8 goals (average 1.6) while Cagliari scored 5 (average 1).
Monza scored at least one goal per match in the Serie A this season.
Chances are good to see a goal from Monza within the first half. They have averaged 0.6 goals before halftime in the Serie A this season.
Standings & Form · Serie A 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 16, 2026
Cagliari sit 5th with 13 points, 9 clear of 16th-placed Monza on 4, and the gap is widest on the road where Cagliari have won all three away matches while Monza have lost three of four at home. Monza's home record is 1 win and 1 loss from 2 matches, while Cagliari's away record is 3 wins from 3, so the visitors bring the stronger venue form into this fixture.
MonzaCagliariHead-to-Head · LAST 8 MEETINGS
Cagliari have had the better of recent meetings, winning 3 of the last 8 to Monza's 2 with 3 draws, and they won the most recent meeting 3-0 in March 2025. The history spans from 1997 to 2025, with 4 of the 8 meetings in this competition.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Oct 16, 2026
Attack
Monza's home attack is clearly stronger than Cagliari's on the road, scoring 2.0 goals per home match across 2 home matches against Cagliari's 1.3 away across 3 away matches, and Monza sit above the league's home-side average while Cagliari are level with the away norm. Cagliari's away scoring is modest but they have failed to score in none of their away matches, while Monza have scored in every home match.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Cagliari's away defence is the standout here, conceding just 0.3 goals per away match across 3 away matches, far better than the league's away-side average, while Monza concede 2.0 per home match across 2 home matches and sit well below the home norm. Cagliari have kept clean sheets in two of their three away matches, while Monza have none at home.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Oct 16, 2026
Cagliari are most dangerous in the 16-30 minute window, scoring 50% of their goals there, while Monza's scoring is spread across the 16-30, 31-45, 46-60 and 61-75 minute bands at 22% each.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 16, 2026
Monza's matches have been far more open, with 83% of their matches this season going over 2.5 goals against just 17% for Cagliari, and the split holds across halves with Monza's first-half over 1.5 rate at 67% to Cagliari's 17%. Cagliari's away matches are the higher-scoring ones for them, with 33% going over 2.5 goals on the road against 0% at home.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Cagliari have conceded a total of only 3 goals, which is the least in the Serie A this season.
In their last 3 Serie A matches, Monza have been awarded an average of 6.3 corners per match, while Cagliari have averaged 1.3 corners.
Cagliari blocks 90% of all shots on target which is highest in Serie A this season.
In the last 6 matches of the Serie A, Monza conceded on average 2.5 goals per match while Cagliari conceded on average 0.5 goals per match.
Cagliari shine in defence lately. They conceded less than one goal per match on average in the last 5 matches of the Serie A.
In their last 5 Serie A matches, Monza have received an average of 0.8 cards in the first half per match, while Cagliari have averaged 0.2 cards.
In their last 5 Serie A matches, Monza have received an average of 1.4 cards per match, while Cagliari have averaged 1 card.
Monza have been struggling lately. They lost 2 of their last 3 matches of the Serie A.
In the last 5 matches of the Serie A, Monza scored 8 goals (average 1.6) while Cagliari scored 5 (average 1).
Monza scored at least one goal per match in the Serie A this season.
Chances are good to see a goal from Monza within the first half. They have averaged 0.6 goals before halftime in the Serie A this season.
About The Match
Cagliari arrive as the sharper side on almost every measure, but Monza's home matches have been far more open than the visitors' away matches, which sets up a real contrast between form and goal environment. Cagliari have taken 13 points from their last six league matches to Monza's 4, and they have conceded just once across three away matches while Monza have conceded twice per home match. The key uncertainty is whether Cagliari's defensive solidity travels against a Monza attack that has scored in every home match this season, with the market pricing the home side as a narrow favourite at 40%.