Internazionale Milano

vs

Cagliari

Preview

Inter

• At home, Inter are unbeaten in their last two matches (W1, D1).
• Cristian Chivu has instilled a sense of tactical discipline and attacking verve in his Inter side since taking over in June 2025.
• His team are well on their way to another Scudetto with 75 points on the board from 32 matches.

Cagliari

• Cagliari, who occupy 16th in the table on 33 points from 32 games, have done enough to keep themselves afloat in 2025-2026, but their recent run of four defeats in five Serie A matches has put them back in the relegation battle.
• The Sardinian outfit have won one of their last five in Serie A and that success came against Cremonese at home.

Head-to-Head

• Cagliari have failed to win in their last two away visits to Inter in Serie A.
• Inter have won the last three head-to-head meetings in Serie A.

Key Players

• Sebastiano Esposito has been Cagliari’s danger man this season with six goals in 30 Serie A appearances.
• He has scored three of his side’s last four, but Lautaro Martinez is in another class as Inter’s danger man with 16 in 26.

Betting Insights

• The Serie A leaders, Inter, are coming off two consecutive victories ahead of the visit of struggling Cagliari on Friday and the odds for the home side look great value.
• Backing Inter to win and both teams to score looks a good way to get a little more value out of the odds.

Prediction

• Inter have won 12, drawn two and lost only two of their 16 Serie A home games, so they will be expected to control the game and win it.
• But with Cagliari having scored 16 goals in 16 away Serie A games (1.00 per game) and both teams having a threat, the away side might get on the scoreboard.