AC Milan vs SPAL

29 December 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Rosario Abisso

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Samu Castillejo 16’
  • Gonzalo Higuaín 64’
  • Andrea Petagna 13’

Match summary

AC Milan came from behind to win 2-1 at home to SPAL. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Andrea Petagna put SPAL ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Thiago Cionek, Samu Castillejo equalised in the 16th minute, and Gonzalo Higuaín won it in the 64th minute, set up by Hakan Calhanoglu.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to SPAL's 0.57 from 11. AC Milan had a player sent off.

Match stats

AC Milan SPAL
11 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 4
11 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2.16 xG 0.57
2.16 Non-penalty xG 0.57
16 Deep Completions 1

Key events

AC Milan SPAL
Kick-off
13’
Andrea Petagna
Assist: Thiago Cionek0-1 (SPAL)
Samu Castillejo1-1 (AC Milan)
16’
Half-time1-1
Gonzalo Higuaín
Assist: Hakan Calhanoglu2-1 (AC Milan)
64’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

AC Milan
  • Suso
  • Cristian Zapata
  • Samu Castillejo
SPAL
  • Pasquale Schiattarella
  • Jasmin Kurtic

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 2.16 0.57 13’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), 0-1 13’ 16’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), 1-1 16’ 64’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 2-1 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 0.57 13’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), 0-1 Petagna 13’ 16’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), 1-1 Castillejo 16’ 64’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), 2-1 Higuaín 64’
AC Milan 2.16 xGSPAL 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 SPAL attacking AC Milan attacking 
64’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 36’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 70’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+3’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 46’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 77’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 7’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 81’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 45’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Fabio Borini (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 56’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Filippo Costa (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 36’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 70’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+3’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 46’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 77’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 7’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Gonzalo Higuaín (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+3’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Fabio Borini (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 56’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Filippo Costa (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Suso (AC Milan), 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 DEF630 0.000.000
Cristian Zapata DEF900 0.000.000
Alessio Romagnoli DEF900 0.000.000
Ricardo Rodríguez DEF901 0.020.011
Tiemoué Bakayoko MID903 0.440.041
Hakan Calhanoglu MID9016 0.600.714
Franck Kessié MID904 0.230.584
Suso FWD902 0.030.505
Gonzalo Higuaín FWD8312 0.660.000
Samu Castillejo FWD6312 0.070.011
Davide Calabria Sub271 0.080.000
Patrick Cutrone Sub270 0.000.000
Fabio Borini Sub71 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 63% Bet365 odds 1.50
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
SPAL win 13% Bet365 odds 7.00

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

Form going into the game

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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.