AC Milan make the trip to Emilia to face Parma at the Stadio Ennio Tardini on Saturday night, hoping to win and go top for the time being.
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Milan come into the game on a nine-game unbeaten run in the league, and they beat Roma 1-0 on Sunday to really compact things at the top. Parma meanwhile have won just once in Serie A so far and have scored only five goals, though the Rossoneri cannot underestimate anyone.
Our pre-match preview has all the latest team news and some insight on the opposition, while below are the best stats ahead of the Saturday night game.
Parma vs. AC Milan: The key stats
➤ The two sides have met 34 times in official matches at the Tardini: Parma have 9 wins (most recent: 2–1 in last season’s Serie A), there have been 10 draws (most recent: 1–1 in Serie A 2018-19), and Milan have 15 wins (most recent: 3–1 in Serie A 2020-21).
➤ Milan have scored in nine consecutive games at the Tardini (17 goals in total); their last blank there was a 1–0 Serie A defeat on 24 March 2010.
➤ Parma vs Milan has been a trophy decider on three occasions: in the 1992 Italian Super Cup, Milan prevailed 2–1 at San Siro; in the 1993 UEFA Super Cup, Parma won 2–0 at San Siro after Milan’s 1–0 first-leg victory at the Tardini; Parma repeated the feat in the 1999 Italian Super Cup, winning 2–1 at San Siro.
➤ Parma have scored the fewest goals in Serie A 2025-26: 5 goals in 10 games. They also have the fewest different scorers: 4, level with Pisa and Verona.
➤ The Crociati have received the most red cards (2, level with Lazio and Como).
➤ Parma are among the sides conceding the most goals to opposition substitutes (3, level
with Inter, Verona, Lecce, Cagliari and Atalanta).
➤ The Gialloblu have taken 2 points from their last 5 league games (3 defeats and 2 draws). They have not won since 29 September, when they beat Torino 2–1 at the Tardini.
➤ Milan are unbeaten in nine matchdays, with 6 wins and 3 draws. The Rossoneri’s only defeat came on Matchday 1, when Cremonese won 2–1 at San Siro on 24 August.
➤ This will be the first official meeting between Carlos Cuesta and Massimiliano Allegri.
➤ Allegri has won 99 games across all competitions as the head coach of Milan (including his previous spell from 2010 to 2014) and is seeking a 100th victory.
➤ Strahinja Pavlović has scored his second goal of the 2025/26 Serie A season, matching last year’s tally in a Milan shirt. His 2 goals in 2024-25 both came away from home; this season both have been at San Siro. The Serbian defender’s personal best is 3 goals, set in 2023-24 with Salzburg (Austrian Bundesliga).
➤ Milan Đurić has made the most substitute appearances in Serie A 2025-26: 9 outings (42 minutes in total), all coming off the bench.