AC Milan play their last recreation of 2024 tonight and it’s a must-win if they’re to start closing the hole to the Champions League locations, with Roma the opponents.
The Rossoneri did win their final recreation earlier than the Christmas break in opposition to Hellas Verona due to Tijjani Reijnders’ purpose, but it surely was a removed from convincing efficiency and .
has the newest workforce information and a few perception on the opposition, whereas beneath are one of the best stats forward of the sport.
Key details and stats
➤ Milan are unbeaten in every of their final 9 Serie A matches in opposition to Roma (W6 D3), scoring a mean of two.2 objectives per recreation; the Giallorossi’s final win in opposition to the Rossoneri within the competitors was again in October 2019 (2-1).
➤ Roma have conceded at the very least two objectives in every of their final six away league video games in opposition to Milan; in Serie A they’ve recorded an extended streak with at the very least two away objectives conceded in opposition to this opponent solely between 1942 and 1953 (8 video games) – the Giallorossi had conceded a most of 1 purpose of their earlier three away video games in opposition to the Rossoneri (W3).
➤ Milan have scored in 13 consecutive Serie A video games in opposition to Roma for the primary time of their historical past; then again, the Giallorossi have scored in every of their final eight league matches in opposition to the Rossoneri, their longest such run since 2009 (run of 9).
➤ Roma have misplaced every of their final 4 away league video games, the Giallorossi have recorded 5 consecutive defeats on only one event within the three factors for a win period in Serie A (since 1994-95), doing so between September and November 2008 below Luciano Spalletti.
➤ Milan have stored at the very least six clear sheets of their first eight dwelling video games in a Serie A season for the second time within the three factors for a win period, after 2002-03 (7); nonetheless, the Rossoneri haven’t scored in three of their final 4 dwelling league video games, as many as of their earlier 45.
➤ Roma have received two of their final three league video games (L1), as many wins as of their earlier 9 Serie A matches (D1 L6); nonetheless, the Giallorossi have received solely as soon as of their final 10 matches in opposition to opponents that began the matchday within the prime eight of the Serie A standings (D3 L6): 3-0 in opposition to Udinese in September.
➤ Contemplating the final match of the calendar yr in Serie A, AC Milan have received every of their final 4 video games between 2020 and 2023, after having solely received two of the earlier eight (D3 L3); then again, Roma haven’t received their final league match of the calendar yr between 2021 and 2023 (D2 L1), after having received 17 of the earlier 20 (D2 L1).
➤ Solely Atalanta (500) and Inter (452) have made extra touches within the opposition’s penalty space than Roma (445) and AC Milan (436) in Serie A to date this season.
➤ Tijjani Reijnders is the Serie A central midfielder who has been concerned in probably the most objectives this season throughout all competitions (10 – 8 objectives, 2 assists). The AC Milan participant can also be one in all two midfielders who has had at the very least 20 pictures (25) and accomplished at the very least 20 dribbles (20) within the present Italian top-flight marketing campaign, together with Como’s Nico Paz.
➤ Paulo Dybala is the participant at present within the competitors who has been concerned in probably the most objectives in opposition to AC Milan in Serie A (12 – 7 objectives, 5 assists); nonetheless, the Roma ahead has solely scored one purpose on the San Siro in opposition to the Rossoneri in Serie A, in November 2014 for Palermo.
