Matchday

Serie A 25/26 · 8 Jan 2026

AC Milan 1–1 Genoa

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.4 – 1.3
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made AC Milan favourites at 63%.

AC Milan deserved more from the draw, creating 2.4 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Davide Bartesaghi, 74.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Davide Bartesaghi +20.2, Nicola Leali +18.9, Ruben Loftus-Cheek +13.9.

Well below it: Christian Pulišić −12.4, Morten Thorsby −11.5, Aarón Martín −10.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AC Milan

2 Jan 2026W 1–0at Cagliari Serie A
28 Dec 2025W 3–0v Hellas Verona Serie A
14 Dec 2025D 2–2v Sassuolo Serie A
8 Dec 2025W 3–2at Torino Serie A
29 Nov 2025W 1–0v Lazio Serie A

Genoa

3 Jan 2026D 1–1v Pisa Serie A
29 Dec 2025L 1–3at AS Roma Serie A
21 Dec 2025L 0–1v Atalanta Serie A
14 Dec 2025L 1–2v Inter Serie A
8 Dec 2025W 2–1at Udinese Serie A

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

AC Milan

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Davide Bartesaghi Midfielder90000.0674.4+20.2
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder45000.0462.6+13.9
Strahinja Pavlović Defender90000.2861.3+8.4
Rafael Leão Forward90100.8360.3+3.9
Fikayo Tomori Defender9000–54.1+7.5
Luka Modrić Midfielder90000.0553.8+0.0
Adrien Rabiot Midfielder90000.0852.2+1.7
Matteo Gabbia Defender75000.2551.3−1.3
Christian Pulišić Forward90000.4451.0−12.4
Niclas Füllkrug Forward25000.3147.3–
Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder65000.0644.0−8.5
Mike Maignan Goalkeeper9000–42.6−10.1
Youssouf Fofana Midfielder45000.0241.5−4.7
Zachary Athekame Defender15000.0221.8–

Genoa

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Nicola Leali Goalkeeper9000–67.1+18.9
Nicolae Stanciu Midfielder17000.7960.6–
Lorenzo Colombo Forward83100.4059.9+10.6
Ruslan Malinovskyi Midfielder6401–56.2+7.9
Leo Østigård Defender9000–55.2−3.4
Alessandro Marcandalli Defender9000–53.5+9.9
Aarón Martín Midfielder83000.0253.1−10.7
Vitinha Forward75000.1252.2+2.1
Sebastian Otoa Defender1700–50.8–
Morten Frendrup Midfielder9000–50.3+3.4
Brooke Norton-Cuffy Midfielder9000–50.2+3.2
Patrizio Masini Midfielder2700–50.2–
Mikael Ellertsson Midfielder2600–43.8–
Johan Vásquez Defender9000–39.1−8.1
Morten Thorsby Midfielder6300–38.8−11.5
Jeff Ekhator Forward1500–35.9–