10 FACTS ON SALERNITANA V AC MILAN

Salernitana v AC Milan is set to take place for the first time in almost 24 years in Serie A. Indeed, the last time these two sides met in Salerno was in September 1998, at the beginning of a season that ended with AC Milan winning the Scudetto. On matchday 26, Davide Nicola’s Granata (Nicola is taking charge of his first Salernintana match) will face Stefano Pioli’s Rossoneri. With the game fast approaching, here are the facts and figures that you need to know.

DIRECT ENCOUNTERS

1- AC Milan have scored at least two goals in each of the five matches they've played against Salernitana in Serie A. In total, they've found the net twelve times, an average of 2.4 goals per game. The Rossoneri haven’t got a better goal average against any other side currently in the Italian top flight.

2- AC Milan have won ten of their last eleven matches against newly promoted sides in Serie A (L1), keeping eight clean sheets in the process. Their only defeat came away to Spezia in February 2021.

STATE OF PLAY

3- AC Milan have won 33 of the 46 away matches they’ve played in Serie A under Stefano Pioli. This is more than any other team in the Top 5 European leagues since 9 October 2019 (the day the Rossoneri Coach was appointed).

4- AC Milan have picked up 55 points this season, two more than they’d recorded after 25 matches in 2020/21 (53). The Rossoneri have also conceded four fewer goals (26 v 30) and scored two more (50 v 48) compared to the same stage last season.

GENERAL STATS

5- Only Lazio (eleven) have scored more goals than AC Milan (ten) during the first 15 minutes of play in Serie A this season. In the final 30 minutes, meanwhile, AC Milan have found the net 20 times, the joint best tally along with Lazio.

6- Only Bayern Munich have had more shots than AC Milan (50) following high turnovers in the Top 5 European leagues this campaign.

PLAYER FOCUS 

7- Rafael Leão has been involved in eight goals in eight matches in 2022 (five goals and three assists). The Portuguese could score in three consecutive games for AC Milan in all competitions for the first time.

8- Olivier Giroud has bagged seven goals in nine starts this Serie A campaign. The Frenchman has the opportunity to score a league goal at a stadium other than San Siro for the first time since 15 February 2021, when he did so for Chelsea against Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.

9- Theo Hernández has provided five assists this league season. He’s never registered more in a single campaign, whether in Serie A or LaLiga. Five of his last six goals in the Italian top flight have come on the road.

COACHES

10- Stefano Pioli's first job as a first-team coach was when he took charge of Salernitana in Serie B in 2003/04. That season, the Granata achieved survival (W14, D13, L19).

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