AC Milan are aiming to end the season in the best possible way with a win against relegation-threatened Hellas Verona at San Siro.
The win against Juventus in the last round means that Milan have already secured a top four spot, while Verona need to better Spezia’s result (they are away at Roma) in order to avoid relegation to Serie B.
You can read our pre-match preview here, while below are the best stats ahead of the game…
➤ Milan have won the last four league matches against Verona, though they have never achieved five consecutive wins against them in Serie A.
➤ Verona have drawn 13 away matches against Milan in the top-flight, with only Torino having more away draws (15). Furthermore, Verona are winless away to Milan in 30 league visits, only facing Inter and Juventus on more such occasions without winning (both 32).
➤ With 67 points, Milan have secured qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League. The last time Milan reached this milestone with such a low points total at the end of the season was in 2002-03 (61 points).
➤ Milan have earned 40 points at home this season. If they win this match, they will have the highest difference (16) between points earned at home (43) and away (27). Currently, Juventus and Inter have a larger difference (15), and Empoli also has a difference of 13.
➤ Verona have gained 31 points so far in the season, only three times in the era of three points for a win have they earned so few points – 27 in 1996-97, 28 in 2015-16, and 25 in 2017-18. In all these seasons, Verona were relegated.
➤ Verona have won only one away match this season (1-0 against Lecce in May). Each of the last 11 teams with only one away victory at the end of the Serie A season have been relegated (Cagliari were the last team to avoid relegation in 2013-14).
➤ Milan have conceded 10 headed goals this season. Since the availability of this data (since 2004-05), Milan have only conceded more headed goals in a single Serie A season in 2012-13 (15).
➤ Milan are the team that have scored the most goals in the first 30 minutes of play in this season (21). Conversely, Verona have conceded more goals in the 90th minute or later than any other side in Serie A this season (10).
➤ Olivier Giroud has scored 12 goals in a single season in a big five European league for the first time since 2016-17 (also 12 goals, with Arsenal). The Frenchman has not achieved a better tally since 2015-16 (16 goals).
➤ In 2023, Verona have won 33% of the matches in which Simone Verdi has played (5 out of 15), resulting in an average of 1.3 points per game. On the other hand, they have secured only one victory in seven matches without him (14% win rate, 0.9 average points).
