Juventus and AC Milan meet for the third time this season in Serie A this night, in what’s an enormous recreation within the battle for the Champions League locations.
Milan have performed Juventus 227 instances of their nearly 125-year historical past, making them the group that they’ve confronted essentially the most, with 66 wins, 73 attracts and 88 defeats being the document. Earlier this month, the Rossoneri celebrated a 2-1 win within the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final.
Thus, the Bianconeri will little doubt be out for revenge in entrance of their residence followers. Our has the newest group information and perception on the opposition, whereas under are the primary stats forward of the conflict.
Key stats and info
➤ Milan are the opponents that Juventus have each collected essentially the most attracts (58) and suffered essentially the most defeats (53) in opposition to within the Italian high division. The Rossoneri are additionally the aspect which have managed to attain essentially the most targets in opposition to the Bianconeri in Serie A (227 targets).
➤ Juventus have stored a clear sheet of their final three league video games in opposition to Milan (W1 D2), whereas they’ve by no means stored 4 clear sheets in a row in opposition to the Rossoneri in Serie A. Nevertheless, the Bianconeri have solely scored two targets of their final eight league matches in opposition to them.
➤ After a run of 9 consecutive residence wins in opposition to Milan in Serie A, Juventus have didn’t win their final 4 such encounters (D2 L2). The Bianconeri have by no means reached 5 residence video games in a row with out success in opposition to the Rossoneri in Serie A (additionally 4 between 1991 and 1994).
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➤ On this Serie A marketing campaign, Juventus have dropped factors from a profitable place in seven video games. The final season that this occurred on extra events was in 2019-20 (eight – by no means greater than eight within the three-points-per-win period). That is solely the third time that they’ve finished so in seven matches throughout a season (alongside 1984-85 and 1968-69).
➤ Juventus have dropped factors from a profitable place of their final three video games (D3); solely in 1971 have the Bianconeri collected an extended streak of video games through which they have been forward however didn’t win.
➤ Juventus earned 12 residence attracts in Serie A throughout 2024 – no group has ever collected extra in a single calendar yr within the competitors (additionally 12 for Udinese in 2023 and Cagliari in 2005). Certainly, the Bianconeri have drawn their final three residence league video games, final drawing 4 in a row between April – Could 2009.
➤ Milan received their final Serie A recreation in opposition to Como and wish to win back-to-back matches within the competitors for the primary time since September (three in opposition to Venezia, Inter and Lecce).
➤ Milan have received their final two away matches in Serie A, as many as of their earlier 10 (D4 L4). It’s the Rossoneri’s longest such streak since a run of three in March 2024.
➤ Weston McKennie has offered 10 assists throughout the final two Serie A campaigns. Amongst midfielders, solely Christian Pulisic (12) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (11) have offered extra – his assists have earned eight factors, greater than every other midfielder on this interval.
➤ Théo Hernández has scored 30 targets in Serie A, changing into the primary defender in AC Milan’s historical past to achieve this milestone within the competitors (overtaking Paolo Maldini). There are solely 4 defenders who’ve netted extra for a single aspect in Serie A historical past, whereas his subsequent strike would see him draw degree with Fiorentina’s Sergio Cervato (31).