One defeat in the last 13 meetings: All the key stats ahead of Milan vs. Genoa | OneFootball

AC Milan are back in Serie A action tonight at San Siro against Genoa, hoping to bounce back after the defeat to Atalanta last time out in the league.

Milan are hoping to mark their 125-year anniversary celebrations with a win. However, given the inconsistency this season, nothing can be taken for granted.

During his pre-match presser, Paulo Fonseca stated that his harsh words after the Red Star were needed, so now the pressure is on the team to provide a response.

Key facts and stats

➤ Milan have lost just one of their last 13 league matches against Genoa (W9 D3); the Rossoblu’s only success in this period was in March 2020 (2-1), with goals scored by Goran Pandev and Francesco Cassata (Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the Rossoneri).

➤ Genoa drew their last away match at San Siro against Milan in Serie A (3-3), after having lost five of their previous seven (W1 D1); the last time the Rossoblu drew two or more consecutive away games against the Rossoneri in the Italian top-flight dates back to 1981 (three draws in a row on that occasion).

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➤ Milan have scored at least two goals in eight of their last 10 league games against Genoa, as many times as in the previous 36.

➤ Genoa are unbeaten in their last five league matches (W2 D3), keeping three clean sheets in the period; the last time they played more games in a row without losing in the Italian top-flight was between December 2023 and February 2024 (eight).

➤ Milan have kept a clean sheet in five of their seven home Serie A matches this season; the last time the Rossoneri recorded more clean sheets after the first eight home games played in the Italian top flight was in 2002/03 (seven on that occasion).

➤ Genoa won each of their last two Serie A away games without conceding any goal; the last time they found three successes in a row away from home in the competition was in November 2014, while the last time they recorded three consecutive away clean sheets was in February 2021.

➤ All of Milan’s last 12 Serie A goals have been scored from open play, the last time the Rossoneri recorded a longer run of goals in the competition without scoring one from a set piece was between October 2022 and January 2023 (14).

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➤ Since Patrick Vieira started managing Genoa, they record an average of 447 passes, 13 shots taken and 10.3 shots conceded per game – all better averages than in the first 12 games of the current tournament under the management of Alberto Gilardino (326, 10.9 and 14.3 respectively).

➤ Genoa are, alongside Udinese, one of the two teams that Milan’s Rafael Leão has faced at least five times in Serie A without being involved in more than one goal (only one goal for him against this opponent); the Portuguese player has been involved in three goals in his last four league appearances (all played as starter), just one less than he did in his first nine games played in the current tournament.

➤ Mario Balotelli could return to play at San Siro in Serie A more than eight years after the last time (14 May 2016, Milan-Roma); the Genoa player did not score in the three matches against Milan in the Italian top-flight (all as a substitute) and in this tournament he is one of the six forwards with at least five appearances without having a shot on target (along with Gabrielloni, Vignato, Maric, Arnautovic and Felici).