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Serie A11/08/2026, 02:00 PM

Genoa – AC Milan1 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Genoa
0.91
Total xG
2.53
AC Milan
1.62
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorGenoaAC Milan
High-scoring league (3.1 goals/match)+0.64+0.64
Defensive strength (1 conceded vs 1.5 league avg)−0.48
Small sample (6 matches), regression to mean+0.20
Small sample (5 matches), regression to mean+0.09
Standings disadvantage (pos 12 vs 5, 7 places gap)−0.07
Standings advantage (pos 5 vs 12, 7 places gap)+0.06
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.05
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.4 goals/match)+0.02
Stephan El Shaarawy on the bench (0 goals, 2 assists)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Table: AC Milan is 5th with 21 points from 10 matches, while Genoa is 12th with 13 points
  • Attack: AC Milan scores 2.1 goals per match in the league this season, compared to 1 goal per match for Genoa
  • Head-to-head: AC Milan won 2 of the 4 meetings against Genoa with 2 draws and 0 losses

Risks

  • Form: Genoa won 4 of their last 5 matches, while AC Milan lost 3 of their last 5 matches
  • Rest days: AC Milan has had 3 days since their last match, while Genoa has had 7 days of rest

All probabilities

Result
Genoa20%
Draw28%
AC Milan53%
Double chance
Genoa or draw47%
AC Milan or draw80%
No draw72%
Goals
Over 1.573%
Under 1.527%
Over 2.546%
Under 2.554%
Over 3.525%
Under 3.575%
Both teams score
Yes49%
No51%

xG score

1:1
From xG 0.91 : 1.62, rounded up only from .913% probability

Other likely scores

0:2
10%
1:2
10%
0:3
6%
2:1
5%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. AC Milan: 38% of all goals between minutes 61-75 (8 of 21)
  2. AC Milan with Gonçalo Ramos starting: 1.8 goals/game, without him: 1.1 (12/17 games, last 30)
  3. Genoa: 67% of all goals in the first half (10 of 15, last 12 games)
  4. AC Milan: goal in the first 15 minutes in 5 of 12 games (42%)

Lineups

Genoa 3-4-2-1 · AC Milan 3-4-2-1

Genoa
  • 1 J. Bijlow
  • 27 A. Marcandalli
  • 5 L. Skiri Oestigaard
  • 22 J. Vásquez Ibarra
  • 3 K. Ehizibue
  • 71 S. Wiafe
  • 25 H. Traorè
  • 77 M. Ellertsson
  • 10 J. Messias
  • 9 V. Carvalho Oliveira
  • 18 M. Osmajić
AC Milan
  • 16 M. Maignan
  • 34 M. Fuentes
  • 5 K. De Winter
  • 13 S. Bocoum
  • 22 D. da Silva Moreira
  • 14 L. Modrić
  • 12 A. Rabiot
  • 80 Y. Musah
  • 11 C. Pulisic
  • 70 A. Cisse
  • 9 G. Ramos
Substitutes
  • 11 F. Meichtry
  • 97 D. Sow
  • 16 C. Drameh
  • 8 T. Baldanzi
  • 92 S. El Shaarawy
  • 39 D. Sommariva
  • 76 L. Venturino
  • 29 L. Colombo
  • 20 S. Sabelli
  • 32 M. Frendrup
  • 34 S. Otoa
  • 17 E. Havel
  • 4 A. Amorim de Freitas Filho
  • 99 F. Stolz
  • 2 M. Mitaj
  • 31 D. Puczka
  • 20 O. Giraud-Hutchinson
  • 30 A. Jasari
  • 2 P. Estupiñán Tenorio
  • 33 D. Bartesaghi
  • 96 L. Torriani
  • 73 F. Camarda
  • 42 F. Terracciano
  • 35 V. Vladimirov
  • 28 C. Comotto
  • 41 L. Bouyer

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