ATALANTA V AC MILAN: 9 PRE-MATCH STATS

All the key facts and figures ahead of our fixture against Gasperini's side in Bergamo 

A win for the Rossoneri this weekend could prove crucial in terms of league progress, however, the stats say that a draw is the most frequent result for the Diavolo when playing at the Atleti Azzurri. Over the past few years, Atalanta V AC Milan has often a been decisive fixture in terms of points and prior to this upcoming matchday 24 encounter, we’ve put together a list of nine key stats:

PREVIOUS MEETINGS IN BERGAMO

1- Atalanta and Milan have drawn their last two Serie A games in Bergamo. They have not recorded three in a row since April 1967, when they then registered five.

2- The Rossoneri have scored at least one goal in 25 of their last 26 away matches against Atalanta in Serie A.

CURRENT FORM

3- Milan and Atalanta are unbeaten in their last six Serie A matches, with only Juventus enjoying a longer run without losing (27 games). Milan are also unbeaten in their last six away fixtures thanks to two wins and four draws – the Rossoneri have not gone seven away games without losing since April 2013.

4- Since the start of December up until today, Milan have only conceded four goals in Serie A, which alongside Barcelona, is the fewest in Europe’s top five leagues.

GENERAL STATISTICS

5- 25 percent of Milan’s goals this season (eight from 32) have been from outside the penalty area. Only Torino (36 percent) and Napoli (26 percent) have a higher percentage.

6- Milan have spent the fewest time in losing situations away from home in Serie A this season (61 minutes).

PLAYER FOCUS

7- Mario Pasalic made his Serie A debut in Milan in October 2016, making a total of 24 league appearances for the Rossoneri and scoring five goals. Meanwhile, five Milan players previously made their Serie A debut with Atalanta, including: Andrea Conti, Franck Kessié, Giacomo Bonaventura, Mattia Caldara and Riccardo Montolivo.

8- With Milan, Piatek’s scoring percentage is 25 percent, whilst at Genoa it was 17 percent.

9- Among the goalkeepers in Europe’s top five leagues with more than one appearance in 2019, Gianluigi Donnarumma boasts the highest save percentage (95.5 percent).