Huge misses and bottom-half struggles: All the key stats from Parma vs. AC Milan

AC Milan failed to capitalise on a good opportunity at Ennio Tardini last night, squandering a two-goal lead against Parma. As such, most of the key stats takeaways are of a negative nature. 

After beating Roma at San Siro, the Rossoneri headed into the Parma clash with good confidence. Sure enough, they displayed that in the first 25 minutes by scoring two goals, but then they switched off and allowed the home side to get back into the game.

In the end, the Rossoneri only came away with one point and as Max Allegri highlighted after the game, they have themselves to blame. Below, we have picked out some of the key stats from the disappointing draw.

Huge misses and poor defending

Starting with the general stats, it’s clear that it was a pretty tight affair in the end, with 2-2 probably being a fair result. Indeed, Milan and Parma were both very similar in terms of xG, shots on target and big chances created.

Milan’s xG of 1.99 feels a bit low, considering they had a penalty and missed two 1v1s, but Parma also had some other dangerous chances. In any case, based on the numbers below, the Rossoneri didn’t defend well enough and they certainly weren’t composed enough in attack.

Bottom-half struggles

As highlighted by virtually every outlet this morning, Milan have dropped seven points against the likes of Cremonese, Pisa and Parma this season. While we were all hoping that the defeat on opening day was an anomaly, the struggles against bottom-half teams now form a pattern.

The games mentioned above are the ones you need to win to fight for the Scudetto, which seems very far-fetched for Milan at the moment. As one editorial highlighted this morning, there’s perhaps a reason why Max Allegri has always talked about reaching the Champions League instead.

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No.10 strikes again

Rafael Leao bagged his fifth goal of the season last night, converting a penalty with great power and accuracy. On top of that, he was very lively for the Rossoneri and helped create some good chances, including Christian Pulisic’s 1v1.

Since the beginning of October, no player has been involved in more Serie A goals than the Milan star (four goals and one assist), tied with Bonny. In shor,t he’s finding his form and this is very important for the Rossoneri, especially with the derby coming up next.

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