AC Milan vs Atalanta

23 January 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Cristian Romero 26’
  • Josip Ilicic 53’ (pen)
  • Duván Zapata 77’

Match summary

Atalanta won comfortably, 3-0 away at AC Milan. Atalanta led 1-0 at half-time.

Cristian Romero put Atalanta ahead with a header in the 26th minute, set up by Robin Gosens, Josip Ilicic made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, and Duván Zapata made it 0-3 in the 77th minute, set up by Cristian Romero.

The chances backed that up: Atalanta created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to AC Milan's 1.75 from 14.

Match stats

AC Milan Atalanta
10 Shots 19
3 Shots on Target 10
5 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.74 xG 2.40
1.74 Non-penalty xG 1.63
5 Deep Completions 12

Key events

AC Milan Atalanta
Kick-off
26’
Cristian Romero
Assist: Robin Gosens0-1 (Atalanta)
Half-time0-1
53’
Josip Ilicic
Penalty0-2 (Atalanta)
77’
Duván Zapata
Assist: Cristian Romero0-3 (Atalanta)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

AC Milan
  • Theo Hernández
  • Franck Kessié
Atalanta
  • Robin Gosens

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 2.40 26’ Cristian Romero (Atalanta), 0-1 26’ 53’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), 0-2 53’ 77’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), 0-3 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 2.40 26’ Cristian Romero (Atalanta), 0-1 Romero 26’ 53’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), 0-2 Ilicic 53’ 77’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), 0-3 Zapata 77’
AC Milan 1.75 xGAtalanta 2.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atalanta attacking AC Milan attacking 
53’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 41’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), set piece, 0.58 xG, off target 70’ Mario Mandzukic (AC Milan), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 77’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 74’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Cristian Romero (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 2’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 39’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 90+5’ Mario Mandzukic (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 3’ Soualiho Meité (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 60’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 14’ Hans Hateboer (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 41’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), set piece, 0.58 xG, off target 70’ Mario Mandzukic (AC Milan), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 77’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 74’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Cristian Romero (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 2’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 39’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 90+5’ Mario Mandzukic (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 3’ Soualiho Meité (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 60’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 14’ Hans Hateboer (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Davide Calabria DEF902 0.090.000
Simon Kjaer DEF900 0.000.000
Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF570 0.000.000
Theo Hernández DEF902 0.090.363
Sandro Tonali MID900 0.000.733
Franck Kessié MID901 0.050.082
Samu Castillejo MID700 0.000.000
Soualiho Meité MID461 0.120.000
Rafael Leão MID700 0.000.000
Zlatan Ibrahimovic FWD904 0.860.000
Brahim Diaz Sub442 0.050.051
Mateo Musacchio Sub330 0.000.000
Ante Rebic Sub200 0.000.071
Mario Mandzukic Sub202 0.490.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 29% Avg odds 3.30
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.54
Atalanta win 44% Avg odds 2.17

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

AC Milan WWLWW
Atalanta WWWDD

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.