AC Milan are expected to field a heavily rotated side for this afternoon’s game against Bologna, hoping to continue a positive trend against the Rossoblu.
Milan will be buoyed by the 1-0 win against Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash on Wednesday night, but the hectic nature of the schedule means they have had very little time to enjoy it and that is why 10 changes are expected.
You can read our pre-match preview here, while below are the best stats ahead of the game…
➤ Bologna have not won any of their last 14 Serie A matches (D2 L12) against Milan; only against Juventus (D4 L17) do the Rossoblù currently have a longer winless streak in the competition.
➤ Milan are unbeaten in their last 16 away matches (W12 D4) against Bologna in Serie A; only against SPAL (19) do the Rossoneri have a longer current streak of away games without defeat.
➤ Bologna have won their last two Serie A games without conceding; they last won three in a row without conceding in February 1973 in the topflight.
➤ Bologna have not conceded a goal in their last three Serie A home games – last going longer in January 2000, when they reached eight consecutive home clean sheets.
➤ In their 23 games under Thiago Motta, Bologna have maintained an average of 1.6 points per game, while in the previous six beforehand this season the average was just one point per match.
➤ Since the beginning of February, Bologna have gained 17 points in Serie A, thanks to five wins and two draws (L2): in the period, only Napoli, Juventus (both 21) and Lazio (20) have gained more.
➤ In their last league match, Milan failed to score against Empoli; the Rossoneri have not gone two games in a row without scoring in Serie A since April 2022 (with one of the two against Bologna).
➤ Milan won 4-0 against Napoli in their last away league match, after two consecutive away defeats; the Rossoneri haven’t achieved at least two wins in a row away from home since October 2022 (three in that case).
➤ Musa Barrow has been involved in the most goals in April 2023 in Serie A (four: one goal and three assists); the Gambian striker could take part in a goal in at least three matches in a row in the competition for the first time since October 2021 (four in that case).
➤ In Europe’s top five leagues, Rafael Leão is one of only five players born after 1999 with more than 20 goals and more than 10 assists in the last two seasons; the others are Saka, Haaland,
Vinícius Júnior and Diaby.
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