Fiorentina vs AC Milan

21 March 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Marco Guida

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Erick Pulgar 17’
  • Franck Ribéry 51’
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 9’
  • Brahim Diaz 57’
  • Hakan Calhanoglu 73’

Match summary

AC Milan came from behind to win 3-2 away at Fiorentina. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Zlatan Ibrahimovic put AC Milan ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Simon Kjaer and Erick Pulgar equalised with a direct free kick in the 17th minute. In the second half, Franck Ribéry put Fiorentina in front in the 51st minute, set up by Dusan Vlahovic, Brahim Diaz equalised from a corner in the 57th minute, set up by Simon Kjaer, and Hakan Calhanoglu won it in the 73rd minute, set up by Franck Kessié.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 1.83 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Fiorentina's 0.45 from 7.

Match stats

Fiorentina AC Milan
9 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.45 xG 1.83
0.45 Non-penalty xG 1.83
2 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Fiorentina AC Milan
Kick-off
9’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Assist: Simon Kjaer0-1 (AC Milan)
Erick Pulgar1-1 (Fiorentina)
17’
Half-time1-1
Franck Ribéry
Assist: Dusan Vlahovic2-1 (Fiorentina)
51’
57’
Brahim Diaz
Assist: Simon Kjaer2-2 (AC Milan)
73’
Hakan Calhanoglu
Assist: Franck Kessié2-3 (AC Milan)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Fiorentina
  • Christian Kouamé
AC Milan
  • Diogo Dalot
  • Hakan Calhanoglu
  • Soualiho Meité

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 0.45 1.83 9’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-1 9’ 17’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), 1-1 17’ 51’ Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina), 2-1 51’ 57’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), 2-2 57’ 73’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), 2-3 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 1.83 9’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-1 Ibrahimovic 9’ 17’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), 1-1 Pulgar 17’ 51’ Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina), 2-1 Ribéry 51’ 57’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), 2-2 Diaz 57’ 73’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), 2-3 Calhanoglu 73’
Fiorentina 0.45 xGAC Milan 1.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Fiorentina attacking 
57’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 35’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 67’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 29’ Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 73’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 79’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 87’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 35’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 67’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 29’ Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 73’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 65’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 39’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bartlomiej Dragowski GK430 0.000.000
Lucas Martínez Quarta DEF810 0.000.000
Germán Pezzella DEF901 0.140.000
Nikola Milenkovic DEF900 0.000.000
Martín Cáceres DEF901 0.050.000
Valentin Eysseric MID900 0.000.192
Giacomo Bonaventura MID902 0.050.000
Erick Pulgar MID8111 0.040.000
Gaetano Castrovilli MID731 0.040.000
Franck Ribéry FWD9011 0.110.000
Dusan Vlahovic FWD9010 0.000.111
Pietro Terracciano Sub470 0.000.000
Lorenzo Venuti Sub170 0.000.031
José Callejón Sub90 0.000.000
Christian Kouamé Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fiorentina win 25% Avg odds 3.81
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
AC Milan win 48% Avg odds 1.99

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: AC Milan 2-0 Fiorentina, 29 Nov 20 Next meeting: Fiorentina 4-3 AC Milan, 20 Nov 21  All Fiorentina vs AC Milan 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.