Milan had 70% of the ball, but Ferencvarosi TC had the goals

Milan controlled the ball and the shots at the San Siro, yet lost 2-0 to Ferencvarosi TC, who scored from the better chances and finished with ten men.

Milan had 70% of the ball at the San Siro and still lost 2-0 to Ferencvarosi TC. Late on, the match also turned on a dismissal: Bamidele Isa Yusuf was sent off in the 77th minute after a VAR check upgraded his booking, so the visitors saw out the final 13 minutes with ten men. By then the result was already settled.

Possession, the share of time each side has the ball, was the easy part for Milan. Their usual home figure is 48%, so 70% was far beyond what they normally manage. They also took 14 shots, more than their usual 11 at home. The quality of those chances told a different story, because expected goals, a score for how good each shot was, reached only 1.03 against their normal 1.73. Torriani made six saves, the most of either goalkeeper.

Ferencvarosi TC had 30% of the ball, below their usual 40.7% on the road, and took 12 shots against an average of 13.3. Their chances were of far better quality, though, with 2.89 expected goals, well above the 2.29 they normally create away. The league average per side is 1.46, so the visitors' chances were worth roughly double a typical team's in this competition.

Lenny Joseph scored in the 52nd and 66th minutes, and both goals were made by Kristoffer Zachariassen, who collected two assists. Joseph was rated 8.4 for his display, the highest mark of the night. Two goals sit close to the 2.4 Ferencvarosi TC usually score away, so their finishing was ordinary, while the chances they created were not.

Milan conceded two goals at home, against a usual 1.7, and the chances they allowed were of better quality than they usually give up. Their own defence was therefore beaten more often than normal, even though it was the shot count that Milan had controlled. The gap between the two sides was in the quality of what they did with the ball.

Milan picked up two yellow cards, in the 32nd and 51st minutes, and received no red card. Ferencvarosi TC had no yellow cards and one red, which made the closing stages awkward for them. Milan had two corners to the visitors' four, and the ball was rarely in the visitors' half for long. The final stretch was a question of endurance rather than attack.

Milan are 24th in the table, with three points from three games after losing two of them, scoring four and conceding five. Ferencvarosi TC are fifth with nine points from three matches, all wins, and have scored nine goals while conceding three.

Player of the matchL. Joseph2 goals8.4

K. Zachariassen2 assists8.3

L. Torriani6 saves7.3

J. Levi1 duels won7.1