9 CURIOSITIES ON ATALANTA v AC MILAN

The last game of the season, as important and delicately posed as any that have come before it. The task facing the Rossoneri on matchday 38 is an away match at Atalanta, where the teams who gain access to next season’s Champions League will be decided. The teams meet tonight, Sunday 23 May, at Gewiss Stadium at 20:45 CEST. While we await kick-off, let’s take a look at some curiosities and statistics surrounding the match.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

1- This will be the 120th match in Serie A between Atalanta and AC Milan: The balance favours the Rossoneri, with 51 wins versus 25 for the Nerazzurri. There have been 43 draws

CURRENT FORM

2- On the one hand, AC Milan have kept four clean sheets in their last four Serie A games, a record not bettered since March 2006 (five); on the other hand, Atalanta have scored 27 goals in their last nine home league games, averaging three per game.

3- AC Milan have picked up 76 points in the league this season, making it the best season in terms of points for the Rossoneri since 2011/12 (which ended on 80).

4- With a win, AC Milan could set a new all-time record for away victories in a single Serie A season: They currently have 15 away wins (on top of a draw and two defeats), the same as Inter in 2006/07.

5- AC Milan could match the record for single-season away wins among all of the top five European leagues, going level with Real Madrid in 2011/12 and Manchester City in 2017/18 (16).

GENERAL STATISTICS

6- AC Milan (50.25%) and Atalanta (50%) are two of the three teams with the highest percentage of shots on target in the current campaign. Second, in this ranking, is Genoa (50.21%).

7- AC Milan have conceded just 17 goals away from home this season in the league: In a 20-team league, the Rossoneri have only done better in 2004/05 (11) and 2010/11 (12).

PLAYER FOCUS

8- Hakan Çalhanoğlu has created the most chances for his teammates among any midfielder in the top five European leagues this season (98).

9- Three players have reached double-digit figures for goals scored for AC Milan this season (Ibrahimović, Rebić, and Kessie), which has not occurred since the 2012/13 season (Balotelli, Pazzini and El Shaarawy).

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