Serie A: Milan - Atalanta preview and statistics

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Fri 24.July
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80018 seats)

The Milan & Atalanta managers S. Pioli and G. Gasperini are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie A league table.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Milan form and stats

Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Milan are 8-5-4 (wins-draw-losses). Ever since the Genoa game Milan has been unbeatable here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza producing four straight wins.

Milan are returning here after visiting Sassuolo in a Serie A game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Zlatan Ibrahimović (2) scored the goal(s). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bologna in a game that was won 5-1.

A decent goal production from Milan in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 17 league matches. On the other hand, Milan have conceded 19 goals.

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Atalanta form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (95) in Serie A, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 6 draws and only 1 loss in the Serie A. Things are running smoothly for Atalanta who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against SPAL. Atalanta are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Impressive finishing from Luis Muriel secured the home win 1-0 against Bologna in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hellas Verona that ended 1-1.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Gasperini when Luis Muriel scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.

Atalanta has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Parma in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 44 goals in 17 league games away this season. 20 goals have been conceded by Atalanta in these games.

Head 2 Head

Atalanta - Milan 5-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Milan won two, Atalanta won three and five draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AtalantaL. Muriel Fruto
L. Muriel Fruto
18 goals
AtalantaD. Zapata Banguera
D. Zapata Banguera
17 goals
AtalantaJ. Iličić
J. Iličić
15 goals

Milan missing players

Atalanta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milan Atalanta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 4 17 35
17 8 2 Won W 1 10 22
8 5 0 Drew D 3 6 8
10 4 2 Lost L 0 1 5
55 27 7 Scored S 8 44 95
44 19 6 Conceded C 6 20 44
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
71% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 91%
54% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 74%
34% 35% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 47% 57%
20% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 35% 40%
57% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 71% 69%
31% 35% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 29%
17% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 6%
 
5.5 6.4 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 5.9 6.6
4.6 4.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 3.5 3.3
2.7 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.2
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
580 311 47 Total Shots T S 69 318 671
188 100 19 Shots on Target S O 21 128 272
29% 27% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 34% 35%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atalanta has the most scored goals (44) away
  • Atalanta has the most scored goals (95)
  • Atalanta has the most scored goals in the first half (40)
  • Atalanta has the most scored goals in the second half (55)
  • Atalanta has the the best goal difference (+24) away
  • Atalanta has the the best goal difference (+51)
  • Atalanta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Atalanta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Milan is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 35 25 5 5 73 38 17 15 2 0 43 14 18 10 3 5 30 24 35 80
2 Atalanta 35 22 8 5 95 44 18 12 2 4 51 24 17 10 6 1 44 20 51 74
3 Inter 35 21 10 4 74 36 18 10 6 2 38 17 17 11 4 2 36 19 38 73
4 Lazio 35 22 6 7 71 38 18 13 3 2 44 17 17 9 3 5 27 21 33 72
5 Roma 35 18 7 10 69 47 18 9 4 5 34 26 17 9 3 5 35 21 22 61
6 Milan 35 17 8 10 55 44 17 8 5 4 27 19 18 9 3 6 28 25 11 59
7 Napoli 35 16 8 11 56 47 17 8 3 6 26 23 18 8 5 5 30 24 9 56
8 Sassuolo 35 13 9 13 64 60 17 7 3 7 39 32 18 6 6 6 25 28 4 48
9 Hellas Verona 35 11 13 11 43 43 17 8 5 4 25 20 18 3 8 7 18 23 0 46
10 Parma 35 12 7 16 49 51 18 7 2 9 25 22 17 5 5 7 24 29 -2 43
11 Fiorentina 35 10 13 12 43 45 18 4 8 6 18 22 17 6 5 6 25 23 -2 43
12 Bologna 35 11 10 14 48 58 17 4 7 6 21 26 18 7 3 8 27 32 -10 43
13 Cagliari 35 10 12 13 50 52 17 6 4 7 30 27 18 4 8 6 20 25 -2 42
14 Sampdoria 35 12 5 18 46 58 18 6 4 8 24 26 17 6 1 10 22 32 -12 41
15 Udinese 35 10 9 16 34 49 18 6 6 6 17 21 17 4 3 10 17 28 -15 39
16 Torino 35 11 5 19 42 63 18 7 4 7 21 27 17 4 1 12 21 36 -21 38
17 Genoa 35 9 9 17 44 65 17 6 1 10 21 28 18 3 8 7 23 37 -21 36
18 Lecce 35 8 8 19 45 77 18 4 5 9 27 37 17 4 3 10 18 40 -32 32
19 Brescia 35 6 6 23 33 74 17 3 4 10 19 31 18 3 2 13 14 43 -41 24
20 SPAL 35 5 4 26 25 70 17 2 3 12 14 36 18 3 1 14 11 34 -45 19

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 35 25 5 5 73 38 17 15 2 0 43 14 18 10 3 5 30 24 35 80
2 Atalanta 35 22 8 5 95 44 18 12 2 4 51 24 17 10 6 1 44 20 51 74
3 Inter 35 21 10 4 74 36 18 10 6 2 38 17 17 11 4 2 36 19 38 73
4 Lazio 35 22 6 7 71 38 18 13 3 2 44 17 17 9 3 5 27 21 33 72
5 Roma 35 18 7 10 69 47 18 9 4 5 34 26 17 9 3 5 35 21 22 61
6 Milan 35 17 8 10 55 44 17 8 5 4 27 19 18 9 3 6 28 25 11 59
7 Napoli 35 16 8 11 56 47 17 8 3 6 26 23 18 8 5 5 30 24 9 56
8 Sassuolo 35 13 9 13 64 60 17 7 3 7 39 32 18 6 6 6 25 28 4 48
9 Hellas Verona 35 11 13 11 43 43 17 8 5 4 25 20 18 3 8 7 18 23 0 46
10 Parma 35 12 7 16 49 51 18 7 2 9 25 22 17 5 5 7 24 29 -2 43
11 Fiorentina 35 10 13 12 43 45 18 4 8 6 18 22 17 6 5 6 25 23 -2 43
12 Bologna 35 11 10 14 48 58 17 4 7 6 21 26 18 7 3 8 27 32 -10 43
13 Cagliari 35 10 12 13 50 52 17 6 4 7 30 27 18 4 8 6 20 25 -2 42
14 Sampdoria 35 12 5 18 46 58 18 6 4 8 24 26 17 6 1 10 22 32 -12 41
15 Udinese 35 10 9 16 34 49 18 6 6 6 17 21 17 4 3 10 17 28 -15 39
16 Torino 35 11 5 19 42 63 18 7 4 7 21 27 17 4 1 12 21 36 -21 38
17 Genoa 35 9 9 17 44 65 17 6 1 10 21 28 18 3 8 7 23 37 -21 36
18 Lecce 35 8 8 19 45 77 18 4 5 9 27 37 17 4 3 10 18 40 -32 32
19 Brescia 35 6 6 23 33 74 17 3 4 10 19 31 18 3 2 13 14 43 -41 24
20 SPAL 35 5 4 26 25 70 17 2 3 12 14 36 18 3 1 14 11 34 -45 19

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.