AC Milan know they simply have to win if they are to start putting a bad start to the season behind them, and the opponents tonight are newly-promoted Venezia.
Milan have played Venezia 31 times in their history across all competitions, winning 21 of them with seven draws and four defeats, producing a win rate of 64.5%. The most recent meetings were in 2021-22, when the Rossoneri won 2-0 at home and 3-0 away.
Our pre-match preview has the latest team news and some opposition insight, while below are the key stats ahead of tonight’s game.
➤ Milan have won 10 of their last 13 Serie A games against Venezia, including a 2-0 awarded win in 1963 (D2 L1) – the only win for the Venetians in the period was on 19 March 2000 (1-0 with a goal netted by Filippo Maniero).
➤ Milan haven’t lost in 12 of their 13 home games against Venezia in Serie A (W8 D4); the only away win for the Venetians against the Rossoneri in the top flight was in November 1942 (2-1 at the Arena Civica in that case, with goals by Puppo and Pernigo).
➤ Milan haven’t won any of their last five league games (D3 L2). The Rossoneri could register a longer streak without a win in Serie A for the first time since March and April 2018 (six in that case under Gennaro Gattuso).
➤ After draws against Torino and Lazio and a defeat against Parma, AC Milan could fail to win any of their first four Serie A games of the season for the second time in the last 65 years, after 1997/98 (D2 L2 in that case).
➤ Milan have conceded at least two goals in each of their last five league games (12 goals conceded, 2.4 on average). Only once in their Serie A history have the Rossoneri recorded a longer streak of consecutive matches with at least two goals conceded: eight between 1943 and 1946.
➤ After losing 10 games in a row in Serie A, Venezia haven’t lost in four of their last six matches in the top- flight (W1 D3).
