#DerbyMilano: Stats and trivia

MILAN - The league action is back after the international break, with the Derby set to take place at the Meazza. In collaboration with Opta, here are all the stats that you need to know.

This will be the 169th Derby della Madonnina in Serie A, with Inter just edging it in terms of previous encounters. The Nerazzurri have picked up 62 wins to to Milan’s 51, while there have also been 55 draws. This will be the 85th home derby for Inter against Milan, with the Nerazzurri recording 31 wins, 23 defeats and 30 draws as the home side. Inter’s last home derby defeat came in November 2010, since alternating between wins and draws – their last derby at home was a 3-2 win. Inter have only lost one of their last 13 home matches against Milan in Serie A, scoring at least two goals on eight occasions during this period.

Mauro Icardi has scored four goals from just five shots on-target during his last three league matches against Milan, while in his previous seven derbies, he failed to score a single goal from five efforts on-target. Icardi has scored three from his last five attempts in the league, having previously gone 10 shots without scoring. He has also scored all of Inter’s last four league goals in the derby, with no Nerazzurri player yet to make it to five successive strikes – Milito also reached four in 2012.

Marcelo Brozovic has so far completed 585 passes in Serie A, which is more than any other player. As for the goalkeepers, only Emil Audero (88 percent) has a better save percentage than SamirHandanovic (79 percent).

As for IvanPerisic, his next appearance as a starter will be No.100 in Serie A. Out of Inter’s team this season, the Croatian is also first in terms of total crosses (43) and attempts on goal (22).

MatteoPolitano has scored two goals in his last two Serie A games against the Rossoneri at the Meazza – the last coming during a 1-1 draw between Sassuolo and Milan back in April.

Miranda’s next appearance in Serie A will be No.100 – having started 98 games from a total of 99.

Antonio Candreva has started the last four league derbies against Milan, playing his part in three goals (two goals and one assist).

The only previous Serie A encounter between Luciano Spalletti and Gennaro Gattuso ended as a goalless draw. As for Spalletti’s record against Milan, he has recorded 11 wins, five draws and seven defeats. Interestingly, he has not lost against Milan in Serie A since May 2006 (Milan 2-1 Roma), since picking up eight wins and three draws.