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Serie A · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-30 18:45 UTC · Unipol Domus, Cagliari
Cagliari
InterThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Inter have the highest number? Inter currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Cagliari playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.78for Cagliari and 2.00 for Inter. That makes Inter the highest of the three result estimates at 64.9%. For the full league season, Cagliari is projected to earn about 42points and Inter about 80. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Cagliari a 12.3% chance of beating Inter at home in the Serie A on 2026-08-30, with 22.8% for the draw and 64.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 0–2 (12.5%), with average simulated goals of 0.78–2.00; the chance of both teams scoring is 48.0% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.
Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 3.6 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.
| Both teams to score | 48.0% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 77.8% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Cagliari avoids defeat | 35.1% | |
| Inter avoids defeat | 87.7% | |
| Cagliari allows no goals | 13.5% | |
| Inter allows no goals | 46.0% |
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