10 PRE‑MATCH STATS FOR GENOA v AC MILAN

Of late, Genoa v AC Milan has been a fruitful fixture for the Rossoneri. Marco Giampaolo's side hopes it will be again this time as it needs a result. Genoa are 18th and haven't won in a month and are struggling more than expected early in the season. Before the match, let's take a look at ten bits of trivia related to the Serie A match at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. 

PREVIOUS TRIPS TO GENO A

1- Only Juventus (22) have won more than Milan (18) away at Genoa in Serie A. The Rossoblu have won 14 and drawn 19 against Milan. 

2- Genoa and Milan have only drawn once in the league at the Ferraris in the last twelve Serie A matches after a prior run of six consecutive draws. 

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3- Recent history is a good omen for the Rossoneri who have won four of the last matches against Genoa, keeping a clean sheet in four of those matches. 

4- 1-0 to Milan is the most common result between the two teams and it has happened 20 times, most recently in March 2018 thanks to an André Silva goal in the 94th minute at Marassi. 

5- Six of the last nine goals in this match have come in the second half. Milan have won four out of the last five matches played on a Saturday (losing one), conceding just one goal. 

GENERAL STATISTICS

6- Only Inter have conceded fewer than Milan in the first half (one). No side has used more players than the Rossoneri this season (22). 

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7- Krzysztof Piątek played 19 times for Genoa, scoring 13 goals. He's scored two goals this season while in 2018-19 he had eight goals for Genoa after six matches. 

8- The first goal and only hat-trick from Suso in Serie A came when he was a Genoa player at the Ferraris in 2016. The Spaniard has scored on the last two matches against the Rossoblu and that's his best run against sides currently in Serie A. 

9- Genoa are the only side who Romagnoli has scored more than one goal against in Serie A (two), including the winner for the Rossoneri in a 2-1 win back in October 2018. Alessio has the second-most clearances (35) this season, behind only Lucioni (42) at Lecce. 

PLAYER FOCUS 

10- Marco Giampaolo has won five of his 12 matches against Genoa in Serie A (3 draws, 4 defeats). The current Milan Coach never lost in the derby while in charge of Sampdoria, winning four and losing two. 

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