AC Milan claims Bragging Rights against Inter in the Derby Della Madonnia

 

AC Milan managed to get a 3-2 comeback victory in one of the best matches of the season against Inter Milan

In the fifth game week of Serie A, AC Milan, the current title holder, managed to beat last season's second and local rivalry 3-2 in the Milano Derby. 

With this win, Milan moves up the table to the 3rd spot with 11 points behind both Napoli and Atalanta.

AC Milan 3 Inter 2 Post Match Data Analysis

Chance Creation

Inter had a total of 26 shot-creating actions in the game with Edin Dzeko and Matteo Dariman producing 4 shot-creating actions. AC Milan had 33 shot-creating actions with Tonali and Bennacer producing 6 out of 15 shot-creating actions. 

AC Milan managed to complete 9 passes within 20 yards of Inter's goal while Inter completed 8. AC Milan allowed 10.83 passes per defensive action while Inter allowed 14.18 passes per defensive action.

Passes and Possession

AC Milan had 47% possession while Inter had 53% ball possession. For pass accuracy, Milan had 84% pass accuracy and Inter had 79% pass accuracy. AC Milan players that had the highest pass combinations were Theo Hernandez and Tomori with 39 passes.

Marcelo Brozovic was the main ball distributor for Inter for the game while Tomori and Hernandez were the main ball distributors for Milan.

Shot Analysis

AC Milan had a total xG of 1.64 versus Inter which had an xG of 2.08. AC Milan's most dangerous shot was from Rafael Leo's goal which had a total of 0.35 xG making it. Inter's most dangerous shot came from Edin Dzeko's goal which had 0.62 xG.

xG Flow Chart data from understat.com

AC Milan had a total of 21 shots with 5 shots on target while Inter had 16 shots and 5 of them were on target. The player who got the highest xG in the team was Giroud, who had a total of 0.4 xG in the game. Inter's player with the highest xG was Edin Dzeko with 0.5 xG. 

AC Milan had an average of 0.078 xG per shot while Inter had 0.13 xG per shot.

Shot Map Milan vs Inter data 

Conclusion

AC Milan gets precious three points by claiming the Bragging Rights in the Milano Derby. A win that will get the team in form and ready for the next match in the Champions League against Salzburg.