AC Milan 0-2 Benfica: 17 shots, no goals at San Siro
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Milan xG per shot 0.06, below their 0.09 average
- Benfica scored twice from 0.64 xG
- Trubin made four saves, every shot on target
Benfica strike first and hold on
Benfica won 2-0 at San Siro while handing Milan most of the ball. Possession went to the hosts, but Benfica struck in the 16th minute and then protected an early lead for roughly 74 minutes. Milan's circulation earned them territory but produced no reply.
Plenty of shots, little danger
Milan's shooting was busy but low in quality. Their xG per shot was 0.06, below their 0.09 average across four matches this season, which suggests many attempts came from poor positions. Every effort they put on target was saved by Anatoliy Trubin, so volume without threat summed up the evening.
Benfica needed far less to score
Benfica were far more economical. Their xG of 0.64 yielded two goals, 1.36 more than expected, and that finishing return decided the match. Milan also won far more corners than their season average so far, yet the pressure from those restarts never turned into a goal.
Kamiński involved in both goals
Lukebakio's opener was worth +0.8 FN xPts and the second goal +0.7. Jakub Kamiński was involved in both, setting up Dodi Lukebakio and then scoring after a pass from Souffian El Karouani in the 53rd minute. That left Milan chasing a two-goal deficit for the rest of the match.
Player of the match
Jakub Kamiński 8.1Dominant
He had the highest FN Score of the match, 8.1, with a goal and an assist.
Most of his credit came from attack: three key passes, the assist for Dodi Lukebakio's opener and his own goal in the 53rd minute. Those two moments opened and then extended Benfica's lead, which is why he edges the goalkeeper and defenders who protected it.
Game state
0-10-2
AC Milan ahead 0 min · level 16 min · Benfica ahead 74 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
16'
Dodi Lukebakio
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Jakub Kamiński +0.2
+0.8
53'
Jakub Kamiński
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Souffian El Karouani +0.2
+0.7
AC Milan
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.9→ League points won 0
Benfica
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.6Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.9→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
AC MilanBenfica
0.96Expected goals (xG)0.64
Compared with usual
AC Milan
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | |
| xG | 0.96 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.64 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 17 | 13.5 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 9.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 60% | 58.5% | |
| Passes | 567 | 539.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 92% | 88% | |
| Corners | 10 | 3 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 10.5 | |
Timeline
- 11'
Yellow
Strahinja Pavlović
- 16'
Goal
Dodi Lukebakio assist Jakub Kamiński
- 26'
Yellow
Souffian El Karouani
- 37'
Yellow
Jhon Durán
- 46'
Sub
Filippo Terracciano → Mario Gila
- 46'
Sub
Omari Hutchinson → Christian Pulisic
- 53'
Goal
Jakub Kamiński assist Souffian El Karouani
- 57'
Sub
Davide Bartesaghi → Alexis Saelemaekers
- 57'
Sub
Alphadjo Cissè → Diego Moreira
- 70'
Sub
Fredrik Aursnes → Leandro Barreiro
- 70'
Sub
Georgiy Sudakov → Gianluca Prestianni
- 73'
Sub
Ardon Jashari → Adrien Rabiot
- 77'
Yellow
Daniel Banjaqui
- 80'
Sub
Jhon Durán → Vangelis Pavlidis
- 80'
Sub
Jakub Kamiński → Andreas Schjelderup
- 84'
Yellow
Leandro Barreiro
- 88'
Sub
Souffian El Karouani → Samuel Dahl
- 90+2'
Yellow
Vangelis Pavlidis
Category leaders
- Key passesSamuel Chukwueze4
- Duels wonDaniel Banjaqui10/14
- DribblesSamuel Chukwueze3/4
- Defensive actionsDaniel Banjaqui7
- ShotsGonçalo Ramos3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonJhon Durán3
#AC Milan#Benfica#Europa League#Jakub Kamiński#Dodi Lukebakio#Anatoliy Trubin
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.