AC Milan, a tough game against Frosinone
Having been beaten by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, AC Milan are set to return to league action with the aim of staying in touch with the top two. After two draws and two defeats, the Rossoneri returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina last time out in Serie A TIM. When the Rossoneri last won without conceding in the Italian top flight, they did so for two consecutive games (against Lazio and Genoa between September and October). Despite the fact that they’ve lost their last four away league fixtures, Frosinone have impressed this season and, after their victory over Genoa, are dreaming of causing an upset at San Siro to move further up the table. The Ciociari have 18 points from their first 13 games so far. Previously, the earliest they’d reached this tally was after 23 Serie A games (19 points in 2015/16).
DID YOU KNOW?
AC Milan are both the team with the highest percentage of goals scored in the first half in Serie A this season (67%: 14/21) and the team that with the second-fewest percentage of goals conceded in the first half of the game (29%: 4/14), surpassed only by Torino (25%). 63% of the goals scored by Frosinone in Serie A this season (12/19) have been scored by players born in 2000 or later, a record percentage in Serie A this season. Among the top five European leagues, only Chelsea (64%), Real Madrid (68%), Manchester City (70%) and Rennes (74%) have a higher percentage.
HEAD TO HEAD
AC Milan are unbeaten in their first four matches against Frosinone in Serie A (2 wins, 2 draws). Out of the teams Frosinone have faced at least five times in the competition, they have only failed to secure a win against Napoli, Roma, and Inter. AC Milan have lost just one of their last 33 Serie A matches against newly promoted teams (23 wins, 9 draws), with their only defeat in that period coming against Spezia on 13 February 2021 (0-2).
PLAYERS
After eight matches played in Serie A this season, Luka Jovic is still without a goal. In the top five European leagues, he had never gone without scoring in the first eight matches of the season. Among players who have scored more than five goals in the top five European leagues this season, only Evan Ferguson (October 19, 2004) and Jude Bellingham (June 29, 2003) are younger than Matías Soulé (April 15, 2003). Without his six goals, Frosinone would have five fewer points. In this Serie A, only Lautaro Martínez and Domenico Berardi (both with eight goals) have contributed more points to their team.
DISCIPLINE
Suspended: Giroud (Milan) Cautioned: Musah (Milan), Okoli e Barrenechea (Frosinone)
REFEREE
Marchetti (Vivenzi-Fontemurato), IV: Fourneau, VAR: Paterna, AVAR: Pairetto
UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM
Atalanta-Milan (Saturday 9 December, 18:00 CET) Frosinone-Torino (Sunday 10 December, 12:30 CET) (Photo Getty Images)