10 FACTS AHEAD OF PARMA V AC MILAN

Matchday 14 of Serie A will see AC Milan take on Parma at the Stadio Ennio Tardini. It’s an important fixture for Coach Pioli’s team, who will want to return to winning ways immediately. Both teams come into this game having drawn their last game: the Rossoneri played out a 1-1 draw with Napoli at San Siro, while Coach D’Aversa’s side drew 2-2 away to Bologna. As kick-off (15:00 CET Sunday 1 December) draws closer, let’s take a look at ten facts relating to this game:

PREVIOUS MEETINGS AT THE TARDINI

1- In their last six away games against the Crociati, AC Milan have regularly got on the scoresheet, scoring an average of two goals per match and taking home all three points on three of those six occasions.

GENERAL STATISTICS

2- This match between AC Milan and Parma will be their 51st in the top flight, with the Rossoneri winning 26 of those meetings and the Crociati just eleven.

3- The Rossoneri have scored in all of their last twelve games against the Crociati, winning eight of those matches.

4- The two teams’ last meeting ended in a 1-1 draw, which is the most common scoreline between these two sides, occurring seven times.

5- Recent history tells us that the two teams come alive in the second half, with all of the last seven goals scored in this fixture coming in the second 45 minutes.

6- Milan restrict their opponents to 11.9 shots per game on average: only Juventus (11.8) have done better in the league so far this season.

PLAYER FOCUS

7- Giacomo Bonaventura has been directly involved in three goals in his last three matches against Parma in Serie A (two goals and one assist).

8- Piątek scored his first header in Serie A against Parma in October 2018.

9- Bruno Alves and Samu Castillejo both scored their most recent goals in Serie A in the two teams’ most recent encounter: the Spaniard had put Milan 1-0 up before the Portuguese defender scored a free-kick to bring Parma level.

COACH FOCUS

10- It’s all square between Stefano Pioli and Parma in their 10 Serie A encounters: three wins apiece alongside four draws.

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