No league defeats in nine meetings: All the key stats ahead of Milan vs. Roma | OneFootball

AC Milan play their final game of 2024 tonight and it is a must-win if they are to begin closing the gap to the Champions League places, with Roma the opponents.

The Rossoneri did win their last game before the Christmas break against Hellas Verona thanks to Tijjani Reijnders’ goal, but it was a far from convincing performance and Paulo Fonseca remains under pressure.

Our pre-match preview has the latest team news and some insight on the opposition, while below are the best stats ahead of the game.

Key facts and stats

➤ Milan are unbeaten in each of their last nine Serie A matches against Roma (W6 D3), scoring an average of 2.2 goals per game; the Giallorossi’s last win against the Rossoneri in the competition was back in October 2019 (2-1).

➤ Roma have conceded at least two goals in each of their last six away league games against Milan; in Serie A they have recorded a longer streak with at least two away goals conceded against this opponent only between 1942 and 1953 (8 games) – the Giallorossi had conceded a maximum of one goal in their previous three away games against the Rossoneri (W3).

➤ Milan have scored in 13 consecutive Serie A games against Roma for the first time in their history; on the other hand, the Giallorossi have scored in each of their last eight league matches against the Rossoneri, their longest such run since 2009 (run of nine).

➤ Roma have lost each of their last four away league games, the Giallorossi have recorded five consecutive defeats on just one occasion in the three points for a win era in Serie A (since 1994-95), doing so between September and November 2008 under Luciano Spalletti.

➤ Milan have kept at least six clean sheets in their first eight home games in a Serie A season for the second time in the three points for a win era, after 2002-03 (7); however, the Rossoneri haven’t scored in three of their last four home league games, as many as in their previous 45.

➤ Roma have won two of their last three league games (L1), as many wins as in their previous nine Serie A matches (D1 L6); however, the Giallorossi have won only once in their last 10 matches against opponents that started the matchday in the top eight of the Serie A standings (D3 L6): 3-0 against Udinese in September.

➤ Considering the last match of the calendar year in Serie A, AC Milan have won each of their last four games between 2020 and 2023, after having only won two of the previous eight (D3 L3); on the other hand, Roma haven’t won their last league match of the calendar year between 2021 and 2023 (D2 L1), after having won 17 of the previous 20 (D2 L1).

➤ Only Atalanta (500) and Inter (452) have made more touches in the opposition’s penalty area than Roma (445) and AC Milan (436) in Serie A so far this season.

➤ Tijjani Reijnders is the Serie A central midfielder who has been involved in the most goals this season across all competitions (10 – 8 goals, 2 assists). The AC Milan player is also one of two midfielders who has had at least 20 shots (25) and completed at least 20 dribbles (20) in the current Italian top-flight campaign, along with Como’s Nico Paz.

➤ Paulo Dybala is the player currently in the competition who has been involved in the most goals against AC Milan in Serie A (12 – 7 goals, 5 assists); however, the Roma forward has only scored one goal at the San Siro against the Rossoneri in Serie A, in November 2014 for Palermo.