Stefano Pioli and Siniša Mihajlović: Two former Rossoneri men in the dugout, and plenty of matters still to be settled on the pitch. AC Milan v Bologna , matchday 34 of this unprecedented season, is fast approaching. Let's get into the mood for the match with some key facts and figures ahead of our clash Bologna at San Siro at 21:45 CEST.
PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
1- AC Milan have won seven of eight matches in Serie A against Bologna, with one draw, keeping four clean sheets.
2- No side have scored more goals (224) against Bologna than AC Milan.
3- AC Milan have won their last six matches in the second half of the season against Bologna.
STATO DI FORMA
4- AC Milan has scored at least two goals in each of their seven Serie A matches played from the start of June, in what has been their best run since 2009, when they had eight.
5- The Rossoneri are unbeaten in seven Serie A games. They haven't done better since March 2019, during Gennaro Gattuso's tenure.
GENERAL STATISTICS
6- Since the restart, AC Milan have got 17 points in the league in seven games. Only Atalanta (22, but in eight games) have done better than the Rossoneri.
PLAYER FOCUS
7- Franck Kessie has scored in each of his last three Serie A appearances. The last Rossoneri midfielder to score in four consecutive Serie A matches was Ginaluigi Lentini in 1995.
8- Zlatan Ibrahimović has played a part in five goals in his last five matches against Bologna in Serie A (four goals and an assist)
9- Giacomo Bonaventura has scored four goals in four league matches against Bologna in Rossoneri colours (all in his last three appearances.) He has scored more against the Rossoblù than he has against any other side during his time at AC Milan.
10- In the ten matches that Kjær has been on the pitch for the Rossoneri, AC Milan have won eight, drawn one, and lost one, amounting to an average of 2.5 points a game. In our 23 matches without him, the average has been just 1.2 points a game.
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