AC Milan vs Genoa

15 April 2022 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Daniele Chiffi

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rafael Leão 11’
  • Junior Messias 87’

Match summary

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

Rafael Leão put AC Milan ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa and Junior Messias made it 2-0 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Genoa's 0.25 from 7.

Match stats

AC Milan Genoa
10 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.82 xG 0.25
1.82 Non-penalty xG 0.25
7 Deep Completions 1

Key events

AC Milan Genoa
Kick-off
Rafael Leão
Assist: Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa1-0 (AC Milan)
11’
Half-time1-0
Junior Messias2-0 (AC Milan)
87’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

AC Milan
  • Sandro Tonali
Genoa
  • Albert Gudmundsson
  • Kelvin Yeboah

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.25 11’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 1-0 11’ 87’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), 2-0 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.25 11’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 1-0 Leão 11’ 87’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), 2-0 Messias 87’
AC Milan 2.01 xGGenoa 0.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking AC Milan attacking 
87’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 57’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 11’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 87’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 36’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+4’ Hernani (Genoa), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 77’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Pablo Galdames (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Nadiem Amiri (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Filippo Melegoni (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 57’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 11’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 87’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 36’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+4’ Hernani (Genoa), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 77’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Pablo Galdames (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Nadiem Amiri (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Filippo Melegoni (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mike Maignan GK900 0.000.000
Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF9010 0.000.341
Fikayo Tomori DEF900 0.000.000
Matteo Gabbia DEF770 0.000.000
Theo Hernández DEF900 0.000.021
Sandro Tonali MID900 0.000.000
Franck Kessié MID903 0.070.141
Ismael Bennacer MID890 0.000.000
Alexis Saelemaekers FWD642 0.190.361
Olivier Giroud FWD651 0.360.000
Rafael Leão FWD8912 0.450.000
Junior Messias Sub2612 0.940.000
Ante Rebic Sub250 0.000.432
Rade Krunic Sub130 0.000.000
Fode Toure Sub10 0.000.031
Brahim Diaz Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 71% Avg odds 1.36
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.97
Genoa win 10% Avg odds 9.38

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

Form going into the game

AC Milan WWWDD
Genoa DDWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Genoa 0-3 AC Milan, 01 Dec 21 Next meeting: Genoa 0-1 AC Milan, 07 Oct 23  All AC Milan vs Genoa meetings

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.