UEFA Champions League · 2024

Milan 3–1 Club Brugge KV · UEFA Champions League

3–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Milan won 3–1.

Shots
159
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
1.220.57
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Milan beat Club Brugge KV 3–1. Recorded in this match (Milan – Club Brugge KV): shots 15–9, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.22–0.57, possession 62%–38%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Milan have recorded the higher season possession share.

53.7% ●PossessionMilan · Club Brugge KV45.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricMilanClub Brugge KVBaseline
Possession53.7%45.7%48.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots9 shotsMilan 15 shots, Club Brugge KV 9 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsMilan 5 shots, Club Brugge KV 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.22 xG0.57 xGMilan 1.22 xG, Club Brugge KV 0.57 xG
  • Possession62%38%Milan 62%, Club Brugge KV 38%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersMilan 5 corners, Club Brugge KV 3 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls9 foulsMilan 7 fouls, Club Brugge KV 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Joel Ordóñez · Club Brugge KV · 8′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedChristian Pulišić · Milan · 34′ · 0.01 xG · goalSamuel Chukwueze · Milan · 77′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedChemsdine Talbi · Club Brugge KV · 45′ · 0.02 xG · on targetYoussouf Fofana · Milan · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYoussouf Fofana · Milan · 15′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTheo Hernández · Milan · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Chukwueze · Milan · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedChristos Tzolis · Club Brugge KV · 7′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTheo Hernández · Milan · 33′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEmerson Royal · Milan · 86′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChristian Pulišić · Milan · 49′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHugo Vetlesen · Club Brugge KV · 68′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedChristos Tzolis · Club Brugge KV · 2′ · 0.07 xG · on targetMaxim De Cuyper · Club Brugge KV · 8′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedFerran Jutglà · Club Brugge KV · 31′ · 0.07 xG · on targetChristian Pulišić · Milan · 28′ · 0.08 xG · on targetKyriani Sabbe · Club Brugge KV · 51′ · 0.10 xG · goalFikayo Tomori · Milan · 65′ · 0.10 xG · on targetMatteo Gabbia · Milan · 26′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedTheo Hernández · Milan · 47′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedFerran Jutglà · Club Brugge KV · 3′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedTijjani Reijnders · Milan · 71′ · 0.15 xG · goalTijjani Reijnders · Milan · 61′ · 0.39 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Milan: 15 shots, 5 on target, 1.21 xG. Club Brugge KV: 9 shots, 5 on target, 0.58 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Christian Pulišić · Milan · 34′Tijjani Reijnders · Milan · 61′Tijjani Reijnders · Milan · 71′Kyriani Sabbe · Club Brugge KV · 51′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Milan 1.21 xG · Club Brugge KV 0.58 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Milan favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Club Brugge KV in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Milan3 matchesClub Brugge KV3 matches
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/30.67 goals/match
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/32 goals/match
0.94 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.85 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots3/313.3 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 4.67 shots/match
53.7% ●Possession3/345.7%
3.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 4.33 corners/match
6.67 fouls/matchFouls3/311 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Tue, 22 Oct 2024, 20:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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