Genoa vs AC Milan

1 December 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Juan Luca Sacchi

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 10’
  • Junior Messias 45+1’, 61’

Match summary

AC Milan won comfortably, 3-0 away at Genoa. AC Milan led 2-0 at half-time.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic put AC Milan ahead with a direct free kick in the 10th minute, Junior Messias made it 0-2 with a header in first-half stoppage time, and Messias made it 0-3 in the 61st minute, set up by Brahim Diaz.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 1.10 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Genoa's 0.36 from 10.

Match stats

Genoa AC Milan
10 Shots 18
3 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.36 xG 1.10
0.36 Non-penalty xG 1.10
2 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Genoa AC Milan
Kick-off
10’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic0-1 (AC Milan)
45+1’
Junior Messias0-2 (AC Milan)
Half-time0-2
61’
Junior Messias
Assist: Brahim Diaz0-3 (AC Milan)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Genoa
  • Andrea Masiello
  • Nicolo Rovella
AC Milan
  • Matteo Gabbia

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 1.10 10’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-1 10’ 45+1’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), 0-2 45+1’ 61’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), 0-3 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 1.10 10’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-1 Ibrahimovic 10’ 45+1’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), 0-2 Messias 45+1’ 61’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), 0-3 Messias 61’
Genoa 0.36 xGAC Milan 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Genoa attacking 
17’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 47’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 61’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 46’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 2’ Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 1’ Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Hernani (Genoa), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Pablo Galdames (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Pablo Galdames (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 79’ Manolo Portanova (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 47’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 2’ Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 1’ Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Hernani (Genoa), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Pablo Galdames (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 80’ Pablo Galdames (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Manolo Portanova (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Salvatore Sirigu GK900 0.000.000
Zinho Vanheusden DEF900 0.000.000
Johan Vásquez DEF900 0.000.000
Andrea Masiello DEF810 0.000.000
Paolo Ghiglione MID901 0.020.122
Andrea Cambiaso MID902 0.140.021
Nicolo Rovella MID811 0.010.041
Milan Badelj MID660 0.000.051
Stefano Sturaro MID500 0.000.000
Caleb Ekuban FWD901 0.060.011
Flavio Junior Bianchi FWD661 0.060.000
Hernani Sub401 0.040.000
Pablo Galdames Sub242 0.030.000
Goran Pandev Sub240 0.000.000
Manolo Portanova Sub91 0.010.000
Mattia Bani Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 16% Avg odds 6.04
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.20
AC Milan win 61% Avg odds 1.56

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

Form going into the game

Genoa DDDLD
AC Milan WWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: AC Milan 2-1 Genoa, 18 Apr 21 Next meeting: AC Milan 2-0 Genoa, 15 Apr 22  All Genoa 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.