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AC Milan vs Venezia FC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
AC Milan
2 – 0
Full Time
Venezia FC
Wed 22 Sep 2021 · 18:45 UTC San Siro HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Francesco Forte
Y 77' Mattia Caldara

Overview

Match Preview

AC Milan vs Venezia FC — Serie A at San Siro.

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Banti
  • Referee Stefano Alassio
  • Referee Salvatore Longo
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto
  • Referee Filippo Bercigli
  • Referee Matteo Gariglio (Italy)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
AC Milan 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Venezia FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-22 AC Milan 2–0 Venezia FC

Recent Form

AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Venezia FC H 2–0 W
19 Sep Juventus FC A 1–1 D
15 Sep Liverpool FC A 2–3 L
12 Sep SS Lazio H 2–0 W
29 Aug Cagliari Calcio H 4–1 W
23 Aug UC Sampdoria A 1–0 W
Venezia FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep AC Milan A 0–2 L
19 Sep Spezia Calcio H 1–2 L
11 Sep Empoli FC A 2–1 W
27 Aug Udinese Calcio A 0–3 L
22 Aug SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
15 Jun US Salernitana 1919 A 1–0 W

Season Stats

AC Milan Venezia FC
#8 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AC Milan are 8th (0 pts). Venezia FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at San Siro. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Cristian Molinaro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Venezia FC is showing some good football. However, Venezia FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Francesco Forte picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Milan and Venezia FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Milan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Venezia FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stefano Pioli might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' The supporters are chanting for Thomas Henry. He replaces Francesco Forte on 53 minute.
  • 58' AC Milan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 59' Fikayo Tomori has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matteo Gabbia on 59 minute.
  • 60' Alexis Saelemaekers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alessandro Florenzi at the 60 minute mark.
  • 65' Italy international Pasquale Mazzocchi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' What a moment for Brahim Diaz! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' Venezia FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 74' A change in the AC Milan ranks — Ante Rebic exits the field as Pietro Pellegri enters on 74.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mattia Caldara on 77.
  • 80' The whistle greets Brahim Diaz as he departs to be replaced by Franck Kessie.
  • 81' A change in the AC Milan ranks — Brahim Diaz exits the field as Franck Kessie enters on 81.
  • 82' Theo Hernandez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and AC Milan are in front.
  • 82' Another change for Venezia FC made on 82 minute. Antonio Vacca leaves to be changed by Tanner Tessmann.
  • 87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Franck Kessie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Milan.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Venezia FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.07 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Venezia FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan56% Draw33% Venezia FC11%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
88%
Draw or Venezia FC
44%
AC Milan or Venezia FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan32% Draw63% Venezia FC5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.9%
1 – 0
26%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
2 – 1
4.7%
3 – 1
1.8%
4 – 0
1.3%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
0.9%
2 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push Venezia FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 16% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 31% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 7% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Venezia FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.