AC Milan vs Chievo

7 October 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Gianpaolo Calvarese

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Gonzalo Higuaín 27’, 34’
  • Giacomo Bonaventura 56’
  • Sergio Pellissier 63’

Match summary

AC Milan beat Chievo 3-1. AC Milan led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gonzalo Higuaín put AC Milan ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Suso and Higuaín made it 2-0 in the 34th minute, set up by Suso. In the second half, Giacomo Bonaventura made it 3-0 in the 56th minute, set up by Suso and Sergio Pellissier pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 63rd minute, set up by Mehdi Leris.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Chievo's 0.41 from 13.

Match stats

AC Milan Chievo
14 Shots 4
7 Shots on Target 2
12 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.55 xG 0.41
2.55 Non-penalty xG 0.41
13 Deep Completions 3

Key events

AC Milan Chievo
Kick-off
Gonzalo Higuaín
Assist: Suso1-0 (AC Milan)
27’
Gonzalo Higuaín
Assist: Suso2-0 (AC Milan)
34’
Half-time2-0
Giacomo Bonaventura
Assist: Suso3-0 (AC Milan)
56’
63’
Sergio Pellissier
Assist: Mehdi Leris3-1 (Chievo)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

AC Milan
  • Gonzalo Higuaín
Chievo
  • Federico Barba

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 2.56 0.41 27’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 1-0 27’ 34’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 2-0 34’ 56’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), 3-0 56’ 63’ Sergio Pellissier (Chievo), 3-1 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.41 27’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 1-0 Higuaín 27’ 34’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 2-0 Higuaín 34’ 56’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), 3-0 Bonaventura 56’ 63’ Sergio Pellissier (Chievo), 3-1 Pellissier 63’
AC Milan 2.56 xGChievo 0.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chievo attacking AC Milan attacking 
27’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 26’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 34’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 19’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 50’ Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 67’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Mattia Bani (Chievo), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Mateo Musacchio (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Luca Rossettini (Chievo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 5’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Valter Birsa (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Valter Birsa (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Sergio Pellissier (Chievo), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 4’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Mehdi Leris (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Sofian Kiyine (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 26’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 34’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 19’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 50’ Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 67’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Mattia Bani (Chievo), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Mateo Musacchio (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Luca Rossettini (Chievo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 5’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Valter Birsa (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Valter Birsa (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Sergio Pellissier (Chievo), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 4’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Mehdi Leris (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Sofian Kiyine (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Ignazio Abate DEF901 0.140.061
Mateo Musacchio DEF901 0.090.000
Cristian Zapata DEF900 0.000.000
Ricardo Rodríguez DEF880 0.000.000
Lucas Biglia MID901 0.010.031
Franck Kessié MID901 0.030.123
Giacomo Bonaventura MID7716 0.680.000
Suso FWD9033 0.151.788
Gonzalo Higuaín FWD9024 1.070.042
Hakan Calhanoglu FWD903 0.380.111
Patrick Cutrone Sub130 0.000.000
Diego Laxalt Sub20 0.000.000
Samu Castillejo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 76% Bet365 odds 1.25
Draw 16% Bet365 odds 5.75
Chievo win 8% Bet365 odds 12.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

AC Milan WDDDW
Chievo DDLLL

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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.