9 Important stats from Milan 3-1 Olympiacos
AC Milan won 3-1 against Olympiacos. It’s time to have a look at the most important stats of yesterday’s encounter.
A tough but positive match for the Rossoneri who managed to overcome the initial disadvantage against Olympiacos. The squad needs to improve on certain areas, especially in defense, but Gennaro Gattuso’s team deserves credit for the reaction. After two rounds of Europa League the Rossoneri lead group F with six points.
From the pitch to the stats. In the post-match of AC Milan vs Olympiacos, we analyzed the numbers produced by the match at San Siro. 9 data stats emerged. Let’s take a look at them:
1 – AC Milan have found the net in each of their last 10 games played (all competitions), their longest run since September 2017.
2 – Rossoneri have won two games in a row (all competitions) for the first time since May (against Bologna and Verona).
3 – AC Milan are unbeaten against Greek sides at the San Siro stadium in European competitions: five wins and a single draw.
4 – Gonzalo Higuain has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last 13 Europa League appearances (eight goals, two assists).
5 – Patrick Cutrone has scored 21 goals in 52 appearances with the Rossoneri.
6 – Cutrone has found his first brace as a substitute with AC Milan – his fourth in total.
7 – Cutrone has found two goals with only two shots attempted in this match.
8 – Hakan Calhanoglu has delivered at least two assists in a single match for the first time since he enjoyed AC Milan – two of them in Europa League.
9- Cristian Zapata played tonight his first game as a starter with AC Milan for the first time since last April (vs Bologna in Serie A).