Genoa vs AC Milan

17 May 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Simone Sozza

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Johan Vásquez 87’
  • Christopher Nkunku 50’ (pen)
  • Zachary Athekame 81’

Match summary

AC Milan beat Genoa 2-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Christopher Nkunku put AC Milan ahead from the penalty spot in the 50th minute, Zachary Athekame made it 0-2 in the 81st minute, set up by Christian Pulisic, and Johan Vásquez pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 87th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Genoa created 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, AC Milan 1.55 from 8.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
11 Shots 8
2 Shots on target 6
4 Corners 4
79 Attacks 65
21 Dangerous attacks 29
477 Passes 288
85% Pass accuracy 79%
17 Tackles 14
8 Fouls 19
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Genoa AC Milan
Kick-off
39’
Youssouf FofanaShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Justin BijlowFoul
48’
50’
Christopher NkunkuPenalty0-1 (AC Milan)
62’
Matteo GabbiaFoul
VitinhaArgument
63’
Jeff EkhatorTommaso Baldanzi
64’
68’
Niclas FüllkrugSantiago Gimenez
68’
Samuele RicciYoussouf Fofana
72’
Fikayo TomoriFoul
76’
Christian PulisicChristopher Nkunku
76’
Koni De WinterFikayo Tomori
81’
Zachary AthekameLeft foot shot0-2 (AC Milan)
Jeff EkhatorShot on target
83’
85’
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Ardon Jashari
Caleb EkubanLorenzo Colombo
85’
Johan VásquezLeft foot shot1-2 (Genoa)
86’
86’
Samuele RicciFoul
Aarón MartínAlexsandro Amorim de Freitas Filho
90+1’
90+6’
Davide BartesaghiShot on target
90+8’
Adrien RabiotShot on target
90+10’
Christian PulisicShot on target
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.67 1.55 50’ Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan), 0-1 50’ 81’ Zachary Athekame (AC Milan), 0-2 81’ 87’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), 1-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.67 1.55 50’ Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan), 0-1 Nkunku 50’ 81’ Zachary Athekame (AC Milan), 0-2 Athekame 81’ 87’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), 1-2 Vásquez 87’
Genoa 1.67 xGAC Milan 1.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Genoa attacking 
50’ Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 87’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), set piece, 0.67 xG, goal 90+10’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 78’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 83’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 65’ Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 29’ Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Zachary Athekame (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 59’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Tommaso Baldanzi (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Vitinha (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 87’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), set piece, 0.67 xG, goal 90+10’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 78’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 83’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 65’ Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 85’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Zachary Athekame (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 59’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Tommaso Baldanzi (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Vitinha (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Genoa 4-3-2-1 Starting XI
Bijlow
Ellertsson
Marcandalli
Otoa
Vásquez
Frendrup
Filho 90’
Malinovskyi
Baldanzi 64’
Vitinha
Colombo 85’
AC Milan 3-5-2 Starting XI
Maignan
Pavlović
Gabbia
Tomori 76’
Bartesaghi
Rabiot
Jashari 85’
Fofana 68’
Athekame
Nkunku 76’
Gimenez 68’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Justin Bijlow GK900 0.000.000
Mikael Ellertsson DEF900 0.000.000
Sebastian Otoa DEF900 0.000.000
Alessandro Marcandalli DEF901 0.010.000
Johan Vásquez DEF9011 0.670.000
Morten Frendrup MID900 0.000.031
Ruslan Malinovskiy MID904 0.150.042
Alex Amorim MID900 0.000.422
Vitinha MID902 0.400.000
Tommaso Baldanzi MID641 0.040.000
Lorenzo Colombo FWD850 0.000.071
Jeff Ekhator Sub262 0.390.000
Caleb Ekuban Sub50 0.000.000
Aarón Martín Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 18% Avg odds 5.07
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59
AC Milan win 56% Avg odds 1.68

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

Form going into the game

Genoa WWLDD
AC Milan LWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.