The golden 61-75 minute zone: All the key stats from Sassuolo 1-1 AC Milan

AC Milan played out their third draw in their first six Serie A games of the season, emerging from Sassuolo with a 1-1.

Adrien Rabiot gave Milan the lead inside the final 30 minutes after a good spell, and it looked as though the game was in hand. However, the inability to deal with a corner just minutes later allowed Sassuolo to equalise through Odenthal and ultimately snatch a point.

The balance of play

The general stats show that Milan had 59% possession against their hosts, which they converted into 11 total shots (the same as Sassuolo) of which six were on target.

The total Expected Goals generated were 1.17 and there were three big chances created, however the Neroverdi had two of their own and their xG number was 1.22.

The golden period

Milan took the lead against Sassuolo through Rabiot, who scored in the 63rd minute from a Luka Modric assist. It was the ninth of the eleven goals scored so far in the league that Ruben Amorim’s team have scored between the 61st and 75th minutes.

The only two goals that didn’t come in the second 15 minutes of the second half were Halhal’s own goal in the Venezia game (89′) and Christian Pulisic’s goal against Lecce (14′).

Draws galore

Milan have drawn three of its first four away matches of the Serie A season for the first time since 1999-00 under coach Alberto Zaccheroni (1W, 3D also in that case).

The Rossoneri remain unbeaten in their first six Serie A games of the season for the first time since 2022-23. However, Milan also have three draws in their first six matchdays for the first time since 2018-19.

Sassuolo are unbeaten in eight of their last 10 Serie A matches against Milan (W4 D4), including the four most recent (W1, D3). This is their longest unbeaten run against the Rossoneri in the competition.

Sassuolo have now won just one of their last 11 Serie A matches against AC Milan in the first half of the season (D4, L6): 3-1 on 28 November 2021 (a comeback victory with goals from Gianluca Scamacca and Domenico Berardi).