AC Milan vs Spezia

17 January 2022 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Marco Serra

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rafael Leão 45+1’
  • Kevin Agudelo 64’
  • Emmanuel Gyasi 90+6’

Match summary

Spezia came from behind to win 2-1 away at AC Milan, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. AC Milan led 1-0 at half-time.

Rafael Leão put AC Milan ahead in first-half stoppage time, Kevin Agudelo equalised in the 64th minute, set up by Daniele Verde, and Emmanuel Gyasi won it in stoppage time, set up by Viktor Kovalenko.

AC Milan can feel hard done by, creating 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Spezia's 1.57 from 10. Theo Hernández hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for AC Milan.

Match stats

AC Milan Spezia
25 Shots 10
8 Shots on Target 6
10 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2.85 xG 1.57
2.09 Non-penalty xG 1.57
14 Deep Completions 5

Key events

AC Milan Spezia
Kick-off
Rafael Leão1-0 (AC Milan)
45+1’
Half-time1-0
64’
Kevin Agudelo
Assist: Daniele Verde1-1 (Spezia)
90+6’
Emmanuel Gyasi
Assist: Viktor Kovalenko1-2 (Spezia)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

AC Milan
  • Matteo Gabbia
  • Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa
Spezia
  • Ivan Provedel
  • Giulio Maggiore
  • Simone Bastoni
  • Jakub Kiwior
  • Emmanuel Gyasi

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 2.86 1.57 45+1’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 1-0 45+1’ 64’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), 1-1 64’ 90+6’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), 1-2 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.86 1.57 45+1’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 1-0 Leão 45+1’ 64’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), 1-1 Agudelo 64’ 90+6’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), 1-2 Gyasi 90+6’
AC Milan 2.86 xGSpezia 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking AC Milan attacking 
45’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 90+6’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 46’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 29’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 20’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 16’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 90+2’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 57’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 71’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 56’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 20’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 27’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 40’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 10’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 90+6’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 46’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 29’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 20’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 16’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 90+2’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 57’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 71’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 56’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 20’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 27’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 40’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 10’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Davide Calabria (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
Mike Maignan GK900 0.000.000
Alessandro Florenzi DEF721 0.020.011
Matteo Gabbia DEF901 0.010.000
Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF900 0.000.000
Theo Hernández DEF901 0.760.041
Rade Krunic MID900 0.000.102
Tiemoué Bakayoko MID900 0.000.021
Alexis Saelemaekers MID594 0.500.273
Brahim Diaz MID720 0.000.241
Rafael Leão MID8614 0.670.294
Zlatan Ibrahimovic FWD908 0.520.334
Junior Messias Sub313 0.160.061
Olivier Giroud Sub181 0.130.121
Davide Calabria Sub182 0.070.000
Ante Rebic Sub40 0.000.232

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 74% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.79
Spezia win 9% Avg odds 10.05

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

Form going into the game

AC Milan DLWWW
Spezia LDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Spezia 1-2 AC Milan, 25 Sep 21 Next meeting: AC Milan 2-1 Spezia, 05 Nov 22  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.