Cagliari vs Inter Prediction & Preview - Serie A

·3 min read·By Denver

Preview for Cagliari vs Inter in Serie A on Sunday 30 August 2026, with team news, head-to-head record and a prediction for the scoreline.

Cagliari host Inter at the Unipol Domus on Sunday 30 August 2026, with the Serie A match kicking off at 19:45 BST. Inter go into the game on the back of a heavy opening-weekend win, while Cagliari are still finding their feet after a mixed pre-season.

  • Fixture: Cagliari vs Inter
  • Competition: Serie A
  • Date: Sunday 30 August 2026
  • Kick-off: 19:45 BST
  • Venue: Unipol Domus, Cagliari

What time is kick-off for Cagliari vs Inter?

Cagliari vs Inter kicks off at 19:45 BST on Sunday 30 August 2026 at the Unipol Domus, in round two of the Serie A season. Full details, including how to make a prediction for the match, are on the Cagliari vs Inter match page.

What is the Cagliari vs Inter head-to-head record?

The two sides met once last season, and it went heavily in Inter's favour. Inter won 3-0 away at Cagliari on 17 April 2026, and that remains the only meeting between the clubs in our records. There is not enough history here to lean on beyond that single result, but it does show how one-sided this fixture can get when Inter are at their best.

Cagliari vs Inter: recent form

Cagliari opened their Serie A season with a 1-0 away win at Parma on 22 August, and backed that up with a 1-0 win over Arezzo in the Coppa Italia on 14 August. Their pre-season was more uneven: a 0-0 draw with Nice, a 2-2 draw away to 1. FC Union Berlin, a 1-0 win over Modena and a 0-0 draw with Sampdoria.

Inter's start has been far more emphatic. They beat Monza 4-1 in their Serie A opener on 22 August, and went through pre-season unbeaten in regulation, winning 2-1 away at Karlsruher SC, 2-1 at Juventus, 4-2 away at Manchester City and 1-0 against Real Betis, with the only blemish a 1-1 draw at AC Milan.

Team news for Cagliari vs Inter

Cagliari will again be without Mattia Felici and Riyad Idrissi, both sidelined by long-term cruciate ligament injuries. Leonardo Pavoletti remains a doubt with ongoing knee trouble and is expected to be available only from the bench if selected at all. New signing Alieu Fadera has had his first training session with the squad under coach Fabio Pisacane, though a debut this weekend looks unlikely so soon after joining.

One name to watch is Sebastiano Esposito, who came through Inter's academy before completing a permanent move to Cagliari this year in a deal worth around 4 million euros, with Inter holding a 40 per cent sell-on clause. Sunday's match is his first competitive game against his former club since that transfer.

Cagliari vs Inter prediction

Inter should win this one, extending their dominance over Cagliari in Serie A. Their pre-season form was near-spotless and the 4-1 opening-day win over Monza suggests the attack is firing early, while Cagliari are still without two regular contributors in Felici and Idrissi and are easing a new signing into the squad. Cagliari's away win at Parma shows they won't simply sit back, but last season's 3-0 defeat to this same opponent is the more recent precedent.

Our prediction: Cagliari 1-2 Inter

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