Spezia vs AC Milan

25 September 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Gianluca Manganiello

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Daniele Verde 80’
  • Daniel Maldini 48’
  • Brahim Diaz 86’

Match summary

AC Milan beat Spezia 2-1 on the road, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Daniel Maldini put AC Milan ahead with a header in the 48th minute, set up by Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa, Daniele Verde equalised in the 80th minute, set up by Simone Bastoni, and Brahim Diaz won it in the 86th minute, set up by Alexis Saelemaekers.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Spezia's 0.95 from 8.

Match stats

Spezia AC Milan
8 Shots 18
2 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.95 xG 1.74
0.95 Non-penalty xG 1.74
12 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Spezia AC Milan
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
48’
Daniel Maldini
Assist: Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa0-1 (AC Milan)
Daniele Verde
Assist: Simone Bastoni1-1 (Spezia)
80’
86’
Brahim Diaz
Assist: Alexis Saelemaekers1-2 (AC Milan)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Dimitris Nikolaou
  • Jacopo Sala
AC Milan
  • Theo Hernández
  • Daniel Maldini

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 0.95 1.74 48’ Daniel Maldini (AC Milan), 0-1 48’ 80’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), 1-1 80’ 86’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), 1-2 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.95 1.74 48’ Daniel Maldini (AC Milan), 0-1 Maldini 48’ 80’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), 1-1 Verde 80’ 86’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), 1-2 Diaz 86’
Spezia 0.95 xGAC Milan 1.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Spezia attacking 
59’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 86’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 48’ Daniel Maldini (AC Milan), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 74’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 13’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 44’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Pietro Pellegri (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 10’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+2’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Pietro Pellegri (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 86’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 48’ Daniel Maldini (AC Milan), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 74’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 13’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 44’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Pietro Pellegri (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 10’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+2’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Pietro Pellegri (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jeroen Zoet GK900 0.000.000
Kelvin Adou DEF900 0.000.000
Petko Hristov DEF900 0.000.000
Dimitris Nikolaou DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Bastoni DEF9010 0.000.612
Mehdi Bourabia MID900 0.000.011
Janis Antiste MID650 0.000.202
Jacopo Sala MID650 0.000.000
Giulio Maggiore MID645 0.750.000
Emmanuel Gyasi MID791 0.060.000
M'Bala Nzola FWD901 0.120.061
Salvador Ferrer Sub260 0.000.000
Rey Manaj Sub250 0.000.000
Daniele Verde Sub2511 0.030.000
David Strelec Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 16% Avg odds 5.82
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.22
AC Milan win 61% Avg odds 1.57

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: Spezia 2-0 AC Milan, 13 Feb 21 Next meeting: AC Milan 1-2 Spezia, 17 Jan 22  All Spezia 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.