How Milan’s record in six-pointer games has transformed

AC Milan are the kings of Serie A in the meanwhile on the subject of video games in opposition to their rivals for the highest 4 spots.

Milan stay unbeaten in what the Italian media name ‘head-to-head matches’ this season and lead the league on this regard. It’s actually a far completely different story in comparison with final season, after they had been hopeless in opposition to their rivals.

Massimiliano Allegri’s aspect presently have 35 factors within the standings after 17 league video games. The Rossoneri have gained six of their eight head-to-head matches thus far this season, with two attracts and no defeats.

Milan have up to now overwhelmed Napoli, Fiorentina, Bologna, Inter, Lazio and Roma within the six-pointers up to now in 2025-26. All of those wins got here by one purpose too, exhibiting that they are surely edging the direct clashes with some defensive resilience.

The 2 attracts got here in opposition to Atalanta and Juventus, each away from residence. The truth that they’re but to lose in opposition to one in all final season’s high 9 sides speaks volumes relating to the mentality that Allegri has instilled.

A comparability

2024-25 – beneath Paulo Fonseca till the brand new 12 months after which Sergio Conceicao – a outstanding transformation is obvious.

In head-to-head video games within the final marketing campaign, Milan took a meagre 11 out of 48 factors accessible, which is a mean of simply 0.69 factors per recreation.

Napoli: common factors 1.88 (30 factors out of 48)
Atalanta 1.69 (27 out of 48)
Fiorentina 1.62 (26 out of 48)
Bologna 1.31 (21 out of 48)
Inter 1.31 (21 out of 48)
Juventus 1.19 (19 out of 48)
Lazio 1.12 (18 out of 48)
Rome 1.12 (18 out of 48)
Milan 0.69 (11 out of 48)

Wanting on the league panorama this season, Milan have taken 83% of factors accessible in opposition to sides additionally within the high 5. Solely Napoli are shut with 75% then Juventus are on 58%, Inter on 25% and Roma with out a level in opposition to any of the groups above them.

So, the Rossoneri are nice within the ‘six-pointer’ video games in opposition to the perimeters round them, however the different aspect of the coin is the factors that they’ve left on the desk in opposition to groups they need to be beating simply on paper.

The Cremonese defeat in spherical one plus the attracts in opposition to Pisa, Parma and Sassuolo led to the media even talking a couple of hoodoo in opposition to the smaller groups, one the Verona win will hopefully assist them shake off.