AC Milan vs Spezia

5 November 2022 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Michael Fabbri

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Theo Hernández 21’
  • Olivier Giroud 89’
  • Daniel Maldini 59’

Match summary

AC Milan won 2-1 at home to Spezia, with a late winner. AC Milan led 1-0 at half-time.

Theo Hernández put AC Milan ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Ismael Bennacer, Daniel Maldini equalised in the 59th minute, set up by Arkadiusz Reca, and Olivier Giroud won it in the 89th minute, set up by Sandro Tonali.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 3.44 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Spezia's 1.45 from 13. AC Milan had a player sent off.

Match stats

AC Milan Spezia
23 Shots 13
11 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 6
6 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
3.41 xG 1.45
3.41 Non-penalty xG 1.45
9 Deep Completions 3

Key events

AC Milan Spezia
Kick-off
Theo Hernández
Assist: Ismael Bennacer1-0 (AC Milan)
21’
Half-time1-0
59’
Daniel Maldini
Assist: Arkadiusz Reca1-1 (Spezia)
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Sandro Tonali2-1 (AC Milan)
89’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

AC Milan
  • Olivier Giroud
  • Theo Hernández
  • Ismael Bennacer
  • Junior Messias
  • Sandro Tonali
Spezia
  • Mattia Caldara
  • Ethan Ampadu
  • M'Bala Nzola
  • Mikael Ellertsson

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.44 1.45 21’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), 1-0 21’ 59’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), 1-1 59’ 89’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 2-1 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.44 1.45 21’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), 1-0 Hernández 21’ 59’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), 1-1 Maldini 59’ 89’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 2-1 Giroud 89’
AC Milan 3.44 xGSpezia 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking AC Milan attacking 
50’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 21’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 87’ Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), open play, 0.55 xG, blocked 16’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 89’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 48’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 57’ Albin Ekdal (Spezia), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 14’ Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 43’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+6’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+4’ Mattia Caldara (Spezia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Divock Origi (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 13’ Mattia Caldara (Spezia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Mattia Caldara (Spezia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 79’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 9’ Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Divock Origi (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Divock Origi (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Ethan Ampadu (Spezia), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 21’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 87’ Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), open play, 0.55 xG, blocked 16’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 89’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 48’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 57’ Albin Ekdal (Spezia), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 14’ Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 43’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+6’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+4’ Mattia Caldara (Spezia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Divock Origi (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 13’ Mattia Caldara (Spezia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 79’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Mattia Caldara (Spezia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 9’ Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Divock Origi (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Divock Origi (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Ethan Ampadu (Spezia), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Theo Hernández (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
Ciprian Tatarusanu GK900 0.000.111
Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF900 0.000.000
Matteo Gabbia DEF900 0.000.000
Fikayo Tomori DEF902 0.170.000
Theo Hernández DEF9015 0.750.000
Rade Krunic MID902 0.400.102
Ismael Bennacer MID5010 0.000.703
Junior Messias MID763 0.110.000
Brahim Diaz MID762 0.550.072
Rafael Leão MID903 0.200.672
Divock Origi FWD763 0.140.031
Sandro Tonali Sub4011 0.110.533
Charles De Ketelaere Sub141 0.550.000
Ante Rebic Sub140 0.000.000
Olivier Giroud Sub1411 0.470.011
Malick Thiaw Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 79% Avg odds 1.22
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.68
Spezia win 7% Avg odds 13.30

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

Form going into the game

AC Milan WWWWL
Spezia LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: AC Milan 1-2 Spezia, 17 Jan 22 Next meeting: Spezia 2-0 AC Milan, 13 May 23  All AC Milan vs Spezia 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.