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ACF Fiorentina vs AC Milan, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
ACF Fiorentina
2 – 3
Full Time
AC Milan
Sun 21 Mar 2021 · 17:00 UTC Stadio Artemio Franchi HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 41' Hakan Calhanoglu
Y 48' Diogo Dalot
Christian Kouame 89' Y
Y 90' Soualiho Meite

Overview

Match Preview

ACF Fiorentina vs AC Milan — Serie A at Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Antonio Di Martino
  • Referee Luigi Rossi
11 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

8
5
11
ACF Fiorentina 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-21 ACF Fiorentina 2–3 AC Milan 2020-11-29 AC Milan 2–0 ACF Fiorentina 2020-02-22 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 AC Milan 2019-09-29 AC Milan 1–3 ACF Fiorentina 2019-05-11 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 AC Milan

Recent Form

ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar AC Milan H 2–3 L
13 Mar Benevento Calcio A 4–1 W
07 Mar Parma Calcio 1913 H 3–3 D
03 Mar AS Roma H 1–2 L
28 Feb Udinese Calcio A 0–1 L
19 Feb Spezia Calcio H 3–0 W
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar ACF Fiorentina A 3–2 W
18 Mar Manchester United FC H 0–1 L
14 Mar SSC Napoli H 0–1 L
11 Mar Manchester United FC A 1–1 D
07 Mar Hellas Verona FC A 2–0 W
03 Mar Udinese Calcio H 1–1 D

Season Stats

ACF Fiorentina AC Milan
#18 Position #8
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

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

ACF Fiorentina are 18th (0 pts). AC Milan are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: ACF Fiorentina gets underway.
  • 5' ACF Fiorentina is showing some good football. However, ACF Fiorentina are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 9' GOAL! Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores on 9. Assisted by Simon Kjaer
  • 14' It looks like no one’s ball. ACF Fiorentina is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' Erick Pulgar adds to his 1 season tally! ACF Fiorentina lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 22' AC Milan are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' ACF Fiorentina are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Milan backline.
  • 32' Gaetano Castrovilli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' Hakan Calhanoglu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' Pietro Terracciano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bartlomiej Dragowski at the 44 minute mark.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Diogo Dalot argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 51' The France Franck Ribery breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 2-1!
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' What composure from Brahim Diaz! The Morocco international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 58' Fresh legs for AC Milan! Samu Castillejo comes on to replace Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both ACF Fiorentina and AC Milan are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Milan that had 515 games and scored 600 goals.
  • 71' Lorenzo Venuti is replacing Gaetano Castrovilli for the ACF Fiorentina side.
  • 72' AC Milan is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hakan Calhanoglu on 72.
  • 77' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 79' Time for substitution for ACF Fiorentina. Erick Pulgar is replaced by Jose Callejon.
  • 80' Rade Krunic is replacing Brahim Diaz for the AC Milan side.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Christian Kouame on 89 minutes.
  • 90' AC Milan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Hakan Calhanoglu as he leaves the pitch. Soualiho Meite steps in for AC Milan.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AC Milan take all three points.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafael Leao 4
Erick Pulgar 3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3
Dusan Vlahovic 3
Alfred Duncan 2
Franck Ribery 2
Theo Hernandez 2
Franck Kessie 2

Head to Head

2021-03-21 ACF Fiorentina 2–3 AC Milan 2020-11-29 AC Milan 2–0 ACF Fiorentina 2020-02-22 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 AC Milan 2019-09-29 AC Milan 1–3 ACF Fiorentina 2019-05-11 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 AC Milan

ACF Fiorentina Form

2021-03-21 ACF Fiorentina 2–3 AC Milan L 2021-03-13 Benevento Calcio 1–4 ACF Fiorentina W 2021-03-07 ACF Fiorentina 3–3 Parma Calcio 1913 D 2021-03-03 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 AS Roma L 2021-02-28 Udinese Calcio 1–0 ACF Fiorentina L 2021-02-19 ACF Fiorentina 3–0 Spezia Calcio W

AC Milan Form

2021-03-21 ACF Fiorentina 2–3 AC Milan W 2021-03-18 AC Milan 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2021-03-14 AC Milan 0–1 SSC Napoli L 2021-03-11 Manchester United FC 1–1 AC Milan D 2021-03-07 Hellas Verona FC 0–2 AC Milan W 2021-03-03 AC Milan 1–1 Udinese Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.79 ACF Fiorentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + AC Milan or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina28% Draw34% AC Milan38%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw
62%
Draw or AC Milan
72%
ACF Fiorentina or AC Milan
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina17% Draw57% AC Milan26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
18.8%
0 – 1
15.4%
1 – 1
14.1%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 3
2.8%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
1.3%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap ACF Fiorentina covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 17% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 23% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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