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AC Milan and Roma are currrently preparing for a big clash underneath the Stadio Olimpico lights, with the Rossoneri hoping to get back to winning ways at the stadium.
It will be the 204th encounter between the two sides. In the 203 games played so far, the Rossoneri are ahead with 86 wins compared to the Giallorossi’s 54, while there have been 63 draws. In short, we are talking about a pretty even fixture.
One thing that might be a little bit worrying for Milan fans is that the Rossoneri have lost the last two away games against Roma. Before that, they had won three and drawn one, so now is the time to shift the trend in their favour again.
Our pre-match preview has the latest team news, while we have also published a more in-depth insight into the opposition. Below are the best stats ahead of the game.
Roma vs. AC Milan: Key facts and stats
➤ AC Milan have won more Serie A matches against Roma than any other opponent (81 wins from 181 matches, with 54 draws and 46 victories for Roma). Furthermore, AC Milan have now scored 262 Serie A goals against Roma – they have only netted more against Fiorentina (269).
➤ AS Roma have lost nine of their last 16 Serie A matches (W2 D5) against AC Milan, including the reverse fixture (0-1). This is as many defeats as they suffered against the Rossoneri in their previous 34 league encounters. Since 2018, the Giallorossi have only lost more Serie A matches against Atalanta (10) than against AC Milan (9).
➤ AC Milan lost their last match at the Olimpico against Roma last May (3-1) and have not suffered at least two consecutive away defeats against teams from the capital in Serie A since 2012 (three times on that occasion, under Massimiliano Allegri), with two against Lazio and one against Roma.
➤ AC Milan are unbeaten in their last 20 Serie A games (W13 D7); among teams in the big five European leagues, only Bayern Munich have a longer current unbeaten run (27) than Massimiliano Allegri’s side.
➤ AS Roma have won each of their last three Serie A matches without conceding a goal; the Giallorossi could record four consecutive Serie A wins, while keeping a clean sheet each time, for the first time since September/October 2013 (seven in a row in that instance, under Rudi Garcia).
➤ AC Milan have made the fewest substitutions in Serie A this season with just 78, at least 13 fewer than any other side and 21 fewer than Roma (99). They also made the fewest substitutions last term after their first 21 league games with 83.
➤ AS Roma and AC Milan are two of the three teams that have gained the most points compared to their first 21 Serie A matches last season. AS Roma rank joint-first with Como with +15 points (42 v 27), while AC Milan are third with +12 points (46 v 34).
➤ Paulo Dybala has been involved in 13 goals (8 goals, 5 assists) against AC Milan in Serie A (also 13 against Sassuolo); only against Udinese has he been involved in more goals in the top-flight (21). However, the Argentine, who scored in the last league match away to Torino, has netted all of his last four league goals away from home and hasn’t scored at the Olimpico in the competition for over a year (399 days since 22nd December 2024 against Parma).
➤ Donyell Malen scored against Torino on his Serie A debut; in the three-points-for-a-win era (since 1994-95), only two players have scored in each of their first two Serie A games for AS Roma: Sérgio Oliveira (January 2022) and current Inter manager Cristian Chivu (September 2003).
➤ Rafael Leão has been involved in eight goals (2 goals, 6 assists) against Roma in all competitions, only recording more goal involvements against Lazio (9) for AC Milan (also 8 against Cagliari). In particular, his six assists against Roma is a record for the Portuguese against a single opponent in official matches.
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