Building on the win at the Olimpico, keeping up the chase for top spot and picking up more points in the fight for Champions League football. Serie A returns with a midweek fixture as AC Milan host Udinese on Wednesday 3 March at 20:45 CET at San Siro. Ahead of kick off, there's time for a few stats on the game:
RECORD AT SAN SIRO
1- AC Milan and Udinese have faced off 45 times at San Siro; 25 wins for the hosts (15 draws).
2- Udinese have only won once in their last 13 games at the Meazza against AC Milan in Serie A (1-0 thanks to a Stipe Perica goal in 2016): eight wins for AC Milan and four draws complete the picture.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
3- AC Milan have won their last two games against Udinese in Serie A (both by one goal); the Rossoneri haven't won three consecutive games against the Friuli-based outfit in the competition since 2008.
4- 14 meetings between AC Milan and Udinese in Serie A have ended 0-0, the most common result; the last goalless draw between the two sides was in May 2011, with Allegri and Guidolin at the helm respectively.
CURRENT FORM
5- This is just the sixth time in the three-points-per-win era that AC Milan have taken at least 50 points (52) after 24 games in a Serie A season. In the last five (the most recent in 2011/12, 50), the Rossoneri have finished in the top two.
GENERAL STATS
6- AC Milan have dropped the least points from winning positions of any team in Serie A this season (just two).
7- AC Milan have scored the most goals (20) from set-piece situations in Serie A this season: five times more than Udinese (four).
PLAYER FOCUS
8- Among teams faced more than once in Serie A, Ante Rebić has the most minutes/goal against Udinese: two goals in 99 minutes played (one every 50 minutes).
9- Hernández's first goal at San Siro came against Udinese in January 2020. Theo has been involved in eight goals in Serie A this season (four goals and four assists): just one less than last season (six goals and three assists).
COACH FOCUS
10- Stefano Pioli has a positive record against Udinese as a coach in Serie A: eight wins and five defeats (five draws).
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