Serie A · 2024Sun, 29 Dec 2024, 19:45 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Milan

DWLDW
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Roma

LLWLW

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This match

Match statistics

MetricMilanRoma
Shots21 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.88 xG/match1.38 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners6 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls17 fouls/match8 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Paulo Dybala · Roma · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMats Hummels · Roma · 41′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTheo Hernández · Milan · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYoussouf Fofana · Milan · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Chukwueze · Milan · 54′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTheo Hernández · Milan · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEmerson Royal · Milan · 80′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTijjani Reijnders · Milan · 6′ · 0.03 xG · on targetIsmaël Bennacer · Milan · 54′ · 0.03 xG · on targetIsmaël Bennacer · Milan · 64′ · 0.03 xG · on targetStephan El Shaarawy · Roma · 85′ · 0.03 xG · on targetTheo Hernández · Milan · 21′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSamuel Chukwueze · Milan · 42′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedArtem Dovbyk · Roma · 49′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPaulo Dybala · Roma · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMalick Thiaw · Milan · 56′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEmerson Royal · Milan · 76′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Chukwueze · Milan · 56′ · 0.06 xG · on targetPaulo Dybala · Roma · 84′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedPaulo Dybala · Roma · 3′ · 0.08 xG · on targetTheo Hernández · Milan · 64′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Morata · Milan · 33′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Chukwueze · Milan · 55′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedTijjani Reijnders · Milan · 32′ · 0.13 xG · on targetMatteo Gabbia · Milan · 14′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedYoussouf Fofana · Milan · 52′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedArtem Dovbyk · Roma · 11′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedPaulo Dybala · Roma · 23′ · 0.18 xG · goalNiccolò Pisilli · Roma · 78′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Pellegrini · Roma · 89′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedMats Hummels · Roma · 7′ · 0.22 xG · on targetTijjani Reijnders · Milan · 16′ · 0.30 xG · goalÁlvaro Morata · Milan · 18′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Milan: 21 shots, 7 on target, 1.90 xG. Roma: 12 shots, 5 on target, 1.27 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Tijjani Reijnders · Milan · 16′Paulo Dybala · Roma · 23′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Milan 1.90 xG · Roma 1.27 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Roma's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Roma's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Roma's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Roma's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.33 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.33 goals/match1.31 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Roma have a visible away split

moderate

Roma's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.7 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.7 shots/match14.2 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

2Milan
1Draws
2Roma
RomaMilan · UEFA Europa League21
MilanRoma · UEFA Europa League01
MilanRoma · Serie A31
RomaMilan · Serie A12
RomaMilan · Serie A11

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Milan favored in 11 of 13 directional metrics · Roma in 0 · 2 too close

1.53 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/181.33 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 17/181.33 goals/match
1.66 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 17/181.43 xG/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 17/181.33 xG/match
15 shots/matchShotsseason · 17/1814.2 shots/match
10.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 17/1812.6 shots/match
5.41 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 17/184.39 shots/match
3.47 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 17/184.39 shots/match
54.6%Possessionseason · 17/1857.9%
5.71 corners/matchCornersseason · 17/184 corners/match
3.65 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 17/183.94 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 17/1811.3 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
47%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/1828%
82%Scoring frequencyseason · 17/1867%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Milan72.5
Roma87.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Milan82.5
Roma64.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Milan70.8
Roma50
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Milan82.5
Roma37.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Milan22.5
Roma30
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Milan82.5
Roma32.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Milan70
Roma50.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Milan17 matchesRoma18 matches
1.53 goals/matchGoals scored17/181.33 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed17/181.33 goals/match
1.66 xG/matchExpected goals17/181.43 xG/match
15 shots/matchShots17/1814.2 shots/match
5.41 shots/matchShots on target17/184.39 shots/match
54.6%Possession17/1857.9%
5.71 corners/matchCorners17/184 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFouls17/1811.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Milan9 matchesRoma9 matches
1.56 goals/matchGoals scored9/90.67 goals/match
0.56 goals/matchGoals allowed9/91.56 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.03 xG/match
16.1 shots/matchShots9/911.7 shots/match
5.11 shots/matchShots on target9/93.22 shots/match
53.6%Possession9/956.1%
6.22 corners/matchCorners9/93.44 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls9/911.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.34 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited
Season samples17 / 18home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 29 Dec 2024, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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