AC Milan vs Sampdoria

28 October 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Patrick Cutrone 17’
  • Gonzalo Higuaín 36’
  • Suso 62’
  • Riccardo Saponara 21’
  • Fabio Quagliarella 31’

Match summary

AC Milan came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Sampdoria. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Patrick Cutrone put AC Milan ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Suso, Riccardo Saponara equalised in the 21st minute, set up by Fabio Quagliarella, Fabio Quagliarella put Sampdoria in front in the 31st minute, set up by Riccardo Saponara, and Gonzalo Higuaín equalised in the 36th minute, set up by Patrick Cutrone. In the second half, Suso won it in the 62nd minute, set up by Ricardo Rodríguez.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 2.67 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sampdoria's 0.55 from 7.

Match stats

AC Milan Sampdoria
8 Shots 3
7 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.18 xG 0.55
2.18 Non-penalty xG 0.55
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

AC Milan Sampdoria
Kick-off
Patrick Cutrone
Assist: Suso1-0 (AC Milan)
17’
21’
Riccardo Saponara
Assist: Fabio Quagliarella1-1 (Sampdoria)
31’
Fabio Quagliarella
Assist: Riccardo Saponara1-2 (Sampdoria)
Gonzalo Higuaín
Assist: Patrick Cutrone2-2 (AC Milan)
36’
Half-time2-2
Suso
Assist: Ricardo Rodríguez3-2 (AC Milan)
62’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

AC Milan
  • Alessio Romagnoli
  • Franck Kessié
  • Ignazio Abate
Sampdoria
  • Karol Linetty
  • Jacopo Sala

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.67 0.55 17’ Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan), 1-0 17’ 21’ Riccardo Saponara (Sampdoria), 1-1 21’ 31’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), 1-2 31’ 36’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 2-2 36’ 62’ Suso (AC Milan), 3-2 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.67 0.55 17’ Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan), 1-0 Cutrone 17’ 21’ Riccardo Saponara (Sampdoria), 1-1 Saponara 21’ 31’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), 1-2 Quagliarella 31’ 36’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 2-2 Higuaín 36’ 62’ Suso (AC Milan), 3-2 Suso 62’
AC Milan 2.67 xGSampdoria 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sampdoria attacking AC Milan attacking 
86’ Diego Laxalt (AC Milan), open play, 0.93 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Diego Laxalt (AC Milan), open play, 0.53 xG, blocked 17’ Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 36’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 31’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 47’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Riccardo Saponara (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Dennis Praet (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 86’ Diego Laxalt (AC Milan), open play, 0.93 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Diego Laxalt (AC Milan), open play, 0.53 xG, blocked 17’ Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 36’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 31’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 47’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Riccardo Saponara (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 77’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Dennis Praet (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, goal
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 DEF790 0.000.021
Mateo Musacchio DEF900 0.000.000
Alessio Romagnoli DEF900 0.000.000
Ricardo Rodríguez DEF9011 0.020.021
Suso MID90115 0.131.074
Lucas Biglia MID900 0.000.093
Franck Kessié MID900 0.000.051
Diego Laxalt MID902 1.460.081
Gonzalo Higuaín FWD9015 0.600.000
Patrick Cutrone FWD77111 0.410.371
Samu Castillejo Sub131 0.060.000
Ignazio Abate Sub110 0.000.000
Hakan Calhanoglu Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 63% Bet365 odds 1.50
Draw 22% Bet365 odds 4.33
Sampdoria win 15% Bet365 odds 6.50

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

Form going into the game

AC Milan DDWWL
Sampdoria LDWWD

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Previous and next meeting

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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.