10 FACTS ON AC MILAN V UDINESE

AC Milan v Udinese at San Siro, matchday 27 of Serie A. Crunch time is fast approaching in Serie A this season and slip-ups are becoming ever more costly: the Friulani, who are physical and skilful on the break, will be a tricky side to beat. In the last two meetings, they have always forced the Rossoneri to chase the game and, in both cases, the draw came in the last minute of the game. Tomorrow's match kicks off at 18:45 (CET) at San Siro: here are some facts and figures ahead of the clash.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

1- This will be the 94th meeting in Serie A between AC Milan and Udinese: the Rossoneri lead the fixture's overall record in the league with 41 wins against the Friulani's 17, along with 35 draws.

2- AC Milan have not lost any of their four Serie A matches against Udinese since the arrival of Stefano Pioli: the last coach to go undefeated in his first five starts against Udinese was Alberto Zaccheroni between 1998 and 2000.

PREVIOUS MEETING AT SAN SIRO

3- Among the teams who have faced the Rossoneri at least 40 times away from home in Serie A, Udinese have won less than against any other opponent (five wins in 46 away matches against the Rossoneri).

STATE OF PLAY

4- After 26 games, AC Milan find themselves on the same number of points as last season (56) - however, compared to last season, the Rossoneri have improved both their attack (52 v 50 goals scored) and defence (28 v 30 goals conceded).

5- AC Milan have not conceded a goal in their last two home league games (0-0 v Juventus and 1-0 v Sampdoria) - they have not gone three games with a clean sheet in the league since October 2020, which was the only occasion under Stefano Pioli. AC Milan have played 20 Serie A matches on Friday, keeping a clean sheet in 10 of them.

GENERAL STATS

6- AC Milan are the team that have recorded the most successful dribbles in the current season: 304 - Rafael Leão leads this same ranking for the individual category (61).

7- AC Milan have the best attack in this year's Serie A in the first (19 goals) and last (21) half-hour of play - in the first 30 minutes of the game the Rossoneri have more than twice as many goals as Udinese (19 v 9).

PLAYER FOCUS 

8- Theo Hernández (3144) and Rafael Leão (2625) are the two players in this year's Serie A who have covered the most metres going forward - the Portuguese international also leads the league in terms of the number of dribbles ended with a shot (24), three of which have resulted in goals.

9- With that assist for Messias' goal in the last round of this Serie A, Theo Hernández set his own record for the most assists in a single season in Europe's top five leagues (six) - the Frenchman is, along with Ibrahimović and Leão, one of three Rossoneri to have been involved in the most goals in the current tournament (10).

10- This next fixture will be Sandro Tonali's 50th appearance as a starter in all competitions in an AC Milan shirt - no Rossoneri player has played more games as a starter this season than the 21-year-old (26).

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