AC Milan are back in Serie A action tonight against Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, and they will look to make it six wins in a row in all competitions.
Milan have faced against Fiorentina 180 times in their history, making the hosts the 7th most-played-against team. The first fixture between the two sides occurred in Serie A in 1931, when the sides drew 1-1.
You can read the latest team news and opposition insight in our pre-match preview, while below are the best stats…
➤ Only one of the last 12 matches between Fiorentina (4 wins) and AC Milan (7 wins) in Serie A have ended in a draw: 1-1 on 22 February 2020 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Fiorentina have won their last two league matches at the Stadio Artemio Franchi against AC Milan and could achieve three home wins in a row against I Rossoneri in Serie A for the first time since doing so between 1972 and 1974.
➤ Fiorentina have drawn three of their last four league games (W1), including both of their most recent two – La Viola could draw three consecutive matches in Serie A for the first time since doing so between February and June 2020.
➤ No team has gained more points (15) or scored more goals (15) than AC Milan away from home in Serie A in 2024 (6 games).
➤ Milan have scored more goals via substitutes than any other team in the Big-5 European leagues this season with their 14 such goals a club record in a single Serie A campaign in the three points for a win era.
➤ Overall only Napoli (16 in 2022-23), Fiorentina (17 in 2022-23) and Atalanta (20 in 2019-20 and 21 in 2020-21) have scored more goals from substitutes in a single campaign since 1994/95.
➤ Fiorentina have scored the most headed goals (12) in Serie A this season though AC Milan have conceded fewer headed goals (1) than any other team in the Big-5 European leagues in 2023-24.
➤ Fiorentina’s last 10 goals in Serie A have been scored by 10 different players: Belotti, Ikoné, Martínez Quarta, Nico González, Barák, Beltrán, Kayode, Bonaventura, Ranieri and Mandragora.
➤ Nicolás González has already equalled his best goal return in a league campaign in Europe, netting seven goals this season as he also did in the 2021-22 season with Fiorentina. The Argentinian has however scored just once in his last 10 Serie A appearances after netting six goals across the first 11 games of the campaign.
➤ Christian Pulisic has already equalled his best season in terms of league goals (9 goals – also in 2019- 20 with Chelsea) and could score 10+ goals in a single season for the first time in the Big-5 European leagues.
➤ Meanwhile after scoring against both of Empoli and Hellas Verona, Pulisic could score in three league matches in a row for the second time in his career after doing so in the Premier League between October and November 2019 for Chelsea.
➤ Milan have won 64% of their matches with Théo Hernández – who is suspended for this game – playing in the last two Serie A seasons (37/58), averaging 2.1 points and 1.9 goals per game; without the French full-back however, the Rossoneri’s win-rate drops to 22% (2/9), averaging just 1.0 points and 0.8 goals per game.
