Inter Stats: Inter vs. Cagliari coming up on Sunday

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— Apr 9th 2021

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All the facts and figures you need to know ahead of Sunday's 12:30 CEST kick-off at San Siro

MILAN – At 12:30 CEST on Sunday, Inter will face Cagliari for the 82nd time in Serie A. Inter will head into the clash following victory in their rearranged showdown against Sassuolo, a result which saw Antonio Conte’s men move up to 71 points in the league and extend their advantage over second-place AC Milan to eleven points. Cagliari, who currently sit on 22 points in the league, lost to Hellas Verona last time out, their third consecutive defeat after Leonardi Semplici’s reign had initially started with two wins against Crotone and Bologna and a draw against Sampdoria.

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Ahead of the upcoming match, here are all the facts and figures that you need to know.

INTER VS. CAGLIARI, STATS AND PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS

Inter’s record against Cagliari in the Italian top flight reads as follows: 39 wins, 28 draws, 14 defeats.

The Nerazzurri have failed to score against the Sardinians on just one occasion in the last 37 meetings between the sides in Serie A: this happened in April 2013, when they fell to a 2-0 away defeat. 1-1 has been the most frequent scoreline between Inter and Cagliari in Serie A, with this having been the final result on 14 occasions. The last time this occurred was last season, with Lautaro Martinez and Nainggolan getting on the scoresheet at San Siro on 26 January 2020.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS IN MILAN

Inter have found the net in each of their past 22 home matches against the Rossoblù in Serie A. The last time the Sardinians kept a clean sheet against the Nerazzurri at San Siro was in March 1992 (0-0). Since then, Inter have scored 47 in 22 encounters (an average of 2.1 goals per game). Furthermore, Cagliari have won just two of their last 19 fixtures away to Inter. Twelve Nerazzurri wins and five draws complete the picture.

EARLY SUNDAY KICK-OFF

A draw and a win: these are the results that Inter picked up in their last two Serie A matches against Cagliari that kicked off at 12:30. Indeed, the Nerazzurri and the Rossoblù played out a 1-1 stalemate last season, while Rafael Benítez’s Inter ran out 1-0 winners at the Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia in October 2010 thanks to a goal from Samuel Eto'o.

STATE OF PLAY

Inter have become the first side in the three-points-per-win era to pick up ten wins at the start of the second half of a Serie A season. From Inter 4-0 Benevento on 30 January to Inter 2-1 Sassuolo, Antonio Conte’s men have been able to create an eleven-point gap at the top, scoring 23 goals and conceding just four in the process.

Inter have won eleven of their last twelve fixtures in Serie A, keeping a clean sheet in 67% of these encounters (8/12) and shipping just four goals. Furthermore, Conte’s men have won all of their past eleven home games in the Italian top flight. Only three times in their history have the Nerazzurri registered a longer winning streak on home soil (1950, 1971 and 2011).

Lautaro Martínez has scored four and provided an assist in five Serie A matches against Cagliari. The Argentine has found the net in each of the four games he’s played as a starter against the Sardinians in the Italian top flight.

So far this season, Cagliari have won five times, drawn on seven occasions and suffered 17 defeats. Since Leonardo Semplici’s arrival, the Rossoblù have won twice, drawn once and lost three times, with all of their defeats coming in their last three matches. The Sardinians have scored 31 and conceded 50 and are the team with the fewest goals since the start of 2021 (ten in 15 Serie A matches).