Genoa v AC Milan preview: in-form hosts face Serie A's 5th-placed side
Genoa, winners of their last three matches, host an AC Milan side unbeaten away from home in Serie A this season on matchday 11.
The occasion and the table
Genoa host AC Milan on matchday 11 of Serie A, with kick-off at 14:00 on 8 November 2026. The two clubs arrive from different parts of the table, but recent form makes this a more intriguing match than the standings alone suggest.
AC Milan are 5th with 21 points from 10 matches. They have won six, drawn three and lost only one, scoring 21 goals and conceding 12. Genoa sit 11th with 13 points from their 10 matches, with four wins, one draw and five defeats. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 14.
Recent form and home and away records
Genoa come into the match in strong form. Their most recent outing was a 2-1 away win at Lecce. Before that they beat Juventus 2-0 at home, and before that they edged Venezia 1-0, also at home. Their only defeat in the sequence came earlier, a 2-0 loss away at Roma, and before that they beat Fiorentina 2-1 at home. That adds up to four wins and one defeat from their last five matches.
AC Milan's recent run has been far less steady. Their latest match ended in a 2-0 home defeat to Ferencváros. Before that they beat Inter Milan 3-1 at home, and before that they lost 4-2 at home to Bologna. Earlier in the run they won 2-0 away at Udinese, and before that they were beaten 3-0 away at Bournemouth. That is two wins and three defeats from five.
The home and away numbers offer a contrast. Genoa have played six Serie A matches at home this season, winning three, drawing one and losing two, with 7 goals scored and 8 conceded. AC Milan have yet to lose on the road in the league: from five away matches they have two wins and three draws, scoring 8 and conceding 5.
Previous meetings
The last two meetings have both gone without a Genoa win. On 17 May 2026, AC Milan won 2-1 at Genoa. Before that, on 8 January 2026, the sides drew 1-1 at AC Milan.
Players to watch
Milutin Osmajic is Genoa's leading scorer in Serie A this season with 4 goals. For a side that has scored 10 league goals in total, his contribution carries real weight.
Adrien Rabiot tops the scoring charts for AC Milan in Serie A with 5 goals, part of an attack that has produced 21 league goals in 10 matches.
How the two sides tend to play
The numbers point to two teams with different strengths. AC Milan have the more productive attack in Serie A, averaging more than two goals a game, and their away record shows a side that has been hard to beat on the road, conceding 5 goals in five away matches.
Genoa's league figures are tighter at both ends, with 10 scored and 14 conceded. Their recent run, however, suggests improvement. In their last five matches they scored in four, kept two clean sheets, and both teams scored in two of those games.
AC Milan's last five tell a more uneven story. They scored in three, kept one clean sheet, and both teams scored in two. Over that run they conceded 10 goals, including four against Bologna and three against Bournemouth, which points to defensive questions Genoa may look to test.
Estimated win chances
Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, put Genoa at 21%, a draw at 27% and AC Milan at 52%. These figures are estimates drawn from market data and are not a prediction of the result.
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