Unbeaten record and post-60-minute joy: All the key stats ahead of RB Salzburg vs. Milan
AC Milan continue their Europa League campaign with a game against Red Bull Salzburg in Austria on Thursday evening.
Milan and Salzburg have faced each other four times throughout their history. The first two occasions were in the 1994-95 UEFA Champions League, as the Rossoneri beat Casino Salzburg – as they were then called – 3-0 at San Siro and 1-0 back in Austria.
In the 2022-23 edition of the same competition, Noah Okafor opened the scoring for Salzburg in the first group meeting, with Saelemaekers replying.
Olivier Giroud’s brace, Rade Krunic’s header and Junior Messias’s strike powered Stefano Pioli’s team to a 4-0 home win in the return fixture, which booked a place in the last-16.
RB Salzburg vs. AC Milan: Key stats and facts
➤ Milan kicked off their UEL campaign with a 2-0 home defeat against Benfica on the opening matchday, leaving them with just one victory across their last five competitive outings (D3, L1).
➤ Ruben Amorim should have the experience to navigate this sticky patch though, given he has lost just four of his last 23 UEL matches as a manager (W12, D7).
➤ Salzburg have never beaten Milan in four previous European encounters (D1, L3), whilst Milan have dominated Austrian opposition overall (W9, D3, L1), including a resounding 4-0 victory over Salzburg in their last meeting back in November 2022.
➤ Salzburg have kept a clean sheet in four of their six home matches this term.
➤ Only three of Salzburg’s last ten competitive outings saw both teams score.
➤ Milan have scored ten of their 11 goals this season beyond the hour mark.
➤ Only three of Milan’s last ten away matches produced over 2.5 goals.
➤ Salzburg’s Karim Konaté has already netted six times this season, with six of his last seven goals overall coming after the 60th minute.
➤ All three of Diego Moreira’s goals for Milan this term have likewise arrived beyond the hour mark, with the winger currently on a nine-match undefeated streak when finding the net in first team club football (W7, D2).
