Salzburg 0-4 AC Milan: Cissè scores three in his 60 minutes
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 4.05 v 0.87: Milan's chances were far better
- 10 shots on target v a season average of 4.4
- 0.27 xG per shot v 0.06
Milan climb from 30th to sixth
Milan won 4-0 at the Red Bull Arena and were in front for roughly 75 of the 90 minutes. Alphadjo Cissè scored in the 15th, 32nd and 49th minutes, and Gonçalo Ramos added the fourth in the 72nd. The win took Milan from 30th to sixth in the league phase table, while Salzburg, also on three points, slipped from 16th to 17th.
Less possession, far more shots on target
Milan saw less of the ball than usual, with 48% possession against an average of 60.3% over their seven matches this season. They still put ten shots on target, well above their average of 4.4, and 13 of their 15 attempts came from inside the box. Each Milan shot carried 0.27 xG on average.
Salzburg's shots lacked quality
Salzburg had 14 shots, but only two hit the target and each was worth just 0.06 xG on average. Eight efforts came from outside the box, which suggests the home side struggled to find dangerous positions. Christian Zawieschitzky made five saves, yet Milan's chances added up to 4.05 xG against Salzburg's 0.87.
A rotated Milan side struck early
Milan switched to a 3-4-2-1 and made eight changes to the starting line-up, Cissè among the new starters. The opener in the 15th minute, set up by Omari Hutchinson, was worth +0.6 FN xPts to Milan and −0.5 to Salzburg. Davide Bartesaghi and Adrien Rabiot then assisted two more, so it was 3-0 when Cissè went off in the 60th minute.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Alphadjo Cissè 9.0Dominant
He played only 60 minutes, put all four of his shots on target and scored three goals.
Cissè, the FN MOM, earned his points almost entirely in attack. Three of his four on-target shots went in, and the goals in the 15th and 32nd minutes gave Milan a 2-0 half-time lead. His third, in the 49th minute, made it 3-0 before he was replaced in the 60th, so the match was effectively settled by the time he left the pitch.
Game state
0-10-20-30-4
Red Bull Salzburg ahead 0 min · level 15 min · AC Milan ahead 75 min
- AC Milan: Red card 83' → ~7 min a player down
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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
15'
Alphadjo Cissè
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Omari Hutchinson +0.2 · RBS −0.5
+0.6
32'
Alphadjo Cissè
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Davide Bartesaghi +0.1 · RBS −0.2
+0.3
49'
Alphadjo Cissè
Goal · assist Adrien Rabiot · RBS 0.0
+0.1
72'
Gonçalo Ramos
Goal · RBS 0.0
0.0
83'
Filippo Terracciano
Red card · RBS 0.0
0.0
Red Bull Salzburg
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
AC Milan
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ 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
Red Bull SalzburgAC Milan
0.87Expected goals (xG)4.05
Compared with usual
AC Milan
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | |
| xG | 4.05 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.87 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 15 | 13.1 | |
| On target | 10 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 9.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.27 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 48% | 60.3% | |
| Passes | 478 | 577.6 | |
| Corners | 2 | 4.1 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.7 | |
Timeline
- 15'
Goal
Alphadjo Cissè competition goal #1 assist Omari Hutchinson
- 21'
Yellow
Omari Hutchinson
- 32'
Goal
Alphadjo Cissè competition goal #2 assist Davide Bartesaghi
- 40'
Yellow
Valentin Zabransky
- 49'
Goal
Alphadjo Cissè competition goal #3 assist Adrien Rabiot
- 60'
Sub
Sota Kitano → G. Diakité
- 60'
Sub
Alphadjo Cissè → Christian Pulisic
- 60'
Sub
Francesco Camarda → Gonçalo Ramos
- 60'
Sub
Edmund Baidoo → Yorbe Vertessen
- 61'
Sub
Adrien Rabiot → Luka Modrić
- 67'
Sub
Fikayo Tomori → Filippo Terracciano
- 72'
Goal
Gonçalo Ramos competition goal #1
- 73'
Sub
Jesper Lindstrøm → Damir Redzic
- 73'
Sub
Haris Tabaković → A. Camara
- 81'
Sub
Leandro Morgalla → Tim Drexler
- 81'
Sub
Strahinja Pavlović → Sankhoun Diawara
- 83'
Red
Filippo Terracciano
Category leaders
- Key passesAdrien Rabiot3
- Duels wonRuben Loftus-Cheek9/12
- DribblesOmari Hutchinson4/4
- Defensive actionsRuben Loftus-Cheek7
- ShotsAlphadjo Cissè4 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonB. Mazurek3
#Europa League#Red Bull Salzburg#AC Milan#Alphadjo Cissè#Gonçalo Ramos
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.