11 PRE‑MATCH STATS FOR AC MILAN V BRESCIA

AC Milan v Brescia, the Rossoneri's first match at San Siro this season. It's an important fixture for AC Milan, who will be looking to bounce back from their opening day defeat against Udinese. Coach Giampaolo's team want and need to pick up the three points in front of over 50,000 spectators. In anticipation of kick-off, we take a look at eleven relevant pieces of trivia for this matchday two clash. 

PREVIOUS MEETINGS AT SAN SIRO

1- AC Milan have remained unbeaten in their last twelve home matches against Brescia in Serie A (six wins, six draws), keeping clean sheets in six of those fixtures.

2- AC Milan have won eight of their last nine home matches against newly promoted sides in Italy's top tier (including the past four); the only defeat came against Benevento in April 2018.

GENERAL STATISTICS

3- The match on Saturday will be the 43rd meeting between the sides in Serie A. The Rossoneri's record against Brescia so far reads as follows: 21 wins, 13 draws, eight defeats.

4- The Diavolo won both of their most recent meetings against Brescia in the league (in 2010/11, the season when AC Milan won their last Scudetto) but have been waiting for three successive wins against the Rondinelle since 1997.

5- AC Milan are the team that have conceded the fewest goals (17) in Serie A in 2019 when newly promoted sides are excluded. Over the course of the calendar year, the Rossoneri haven't gone two successive matches without scoring in the league.

6- AC Milan have found the back of the net in each of their last eight home league fixtures (15 goals scored). The Diavolo will be looking to score for the ninth successive game at home for the first time since September 2017 (when they netted in ten consecutive fixtures at San Siro).

PLAYER FOCUS

7- During the past four Serie A seasons, only Alejandro Gómez (302) has created more goalscoring opportunities than Suso (244). The Spaniard scored in his final two appearances at San Siro last season. Until now, he has never managed to find the back of the net for three consecutive home matches for AC Milan. 

8- Rafael Leão could become the second youngest non-Italian goalscorer in AC Milan's history in Serie A at the age of 20 years and 82 days, with Alexandre Pato currently topping this list.

9- Only Marcelo Brozovic (96) has completed more passes than Alessio Romagnoli (92) and Mateo Musacchio (91) this season.

10- Hakan Çalhanoğlu is the only AC Milan player to have played in all 25 of the Rossoneri's matches over the course of 2019 in all competitions.

COACH FOCUS

11- Marco Giampaolo, who coached Brescia for five matches in Serie B in 2013/14, won his only previous meeting against Brescia as a coach in Serie A (when he was in charge of Catania in 2010).

Remember that season tickets are still on sale for the 2019-20 season. Tickets are also available for AC Milan v Brescia, AC Milan v Fiorentina and AC Milan v Inter.