18 October 2026, 16:00 UTC

AC Milan vs Atalanta Serie A prediction & result

Milan
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
Full time3 – 2

Final score: AC Milan 3-2 Atalanta.

Before kick-off the model made it 41% AC Milan, 29% draw, 30% Atalanta — fair odds of 2.44, 3.45 and 3.33.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

AC Milan at 41%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

AC Milan97%Draw3%Atalanta0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 5 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

•Christian Pulisic
13'
20'
🔁Sead Kolašinacout: Relja Obric
•Yunus Musah
22'
⚽Gonçalo Ramos (pen)
24'
Adrien Rabiot
41'
⚽Adrien Rabiotassist: Diego Moreira
43'
🔁Samuel Chukwuezeout: Omari Hutchinson
53'
•Adrien Rabiot
55'
⚽Gonçalo Ramos (pen)
57'
⚽Mario Gilaassist: Adrien Rabiot
57'
59'
🔁Mario Pašalićout: Gianluca Gaetano
59'
🔁Jonathan Roweout: Nicola Zalewski
66'
⚽Gianluca Gaetanoassist: Nicola Zalewski
68'
Éderson José dos Santos
75'
🔁Lazar Samardzicout: Gianluca Scamacca
75'
🔁Lorenzo Bernasconiout: Davide Zappacosta
🔁Christian Pulisicout: Ardon Jashari
75'
🔁Yunus Musahout: Pervis Estupinan
75'
🔁Luka Modrićout: Ruben Loftus-Cheek
75'
78'
Relja Obric
81'
⚽Nikola Krstovićassist: Raoul Bellanova
🔁Mario Gilaout: Fikayo Tomori
84'

Match stats — AC Milan vs Atalanta

56%Possession44%
11Shots12
6On target4
2Corners2
2.49xG1.71

Goals against chances

AC Milan3 from 2.49 xGmore than the chances were worth
Atalanta2 from 1.71 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

AC Milan 3-4-3
  • 16M. MaignanG
  • 34Mario GilaD
  • 5K. De WinterD
  • 31S. PavlovićD
  • 21S. ChukwuezeM
  • 80Y. MusahM
  • 14L. ModrićM
  • 22Diego MoreiraM
  • 12A. RabiotF
  • 9Gonçalo RamosF
  • 11C. PulišićF
Substitutes
  • 35V. VladimirovD
  • 96L. TorrianiG
  • 23F. TomoriD
  • 42F. TerraccianoD
  • 8R. Loftus-CheekM
  • 30A. JashariM
  • 20O. HutchinsonF
  • 2P. EstupiñánD
  • 13S. BocoumD
Coach: Ruben Amorim
Atalanta 4-3-3
  • 29M. CarnesecchiG
  • 16R. BellanovaD
  • 31T. KristensenD
  • 23S. KolašinacD
  • 47L. BernasconiD
  • 10L. SamardžićM
  • 13ÉdersonM
  • 8Mario PasalicM
  • 17C. De KetelaereF
  • 90N. KrstovićF
  • 11J. RoweF
Substitutes
  • 70G. GaetanoM
  • 77D. ZappacostaD
  • 41J. IdeleM
  • 40R. ObrićD
  • 53M. PlaiaD
  • 9G. ScamaccaF
  • 51M. SonzogniG
  • 57M. SportielloG
  • 59N. ZalewskiM
Coach: M. Sarri

Form going into AC Milan vs Atalanta

AC Milan

All competitions we cover

  • W4-0away to Red Bull Salzburg15 October 2026
  • D1-1away to Sassuolo11 October 2026
  • W3-0Lecce20 September 2026
  • L0-2Benfica16 September 2026
  • D2-2away to Lazio12 September 2026

Atalanta

All competitions we cover

  • W3-1Pafos15 October 2026
  • W3-1Venezia12 October 2026
  • L0-2away to Juventus20 September 2026
  • L1-2Cagliari12 September 2026
  • L1-2away to AS Roma5 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Serie A table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4AC Milan117312313+1024
12Atalanta114251720-314

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: AC Milan vs Atalanta

  • 10 May 2026AC Milan 2–3 AtalantaSerie A
  • 28 October 2025Atalanta 1–1 AC MilanSerie A
  • 20 April 2025AC Milan 0–1 AtalantaSerie A
  • 6 December 2024Atalanta 2–1 AC MilanSerie A
  • 25 February 2024AC Milan 1–1 AtalantaSerie A
  • 10 January 2024AC Milan 1–2 AtalantaCoppa Italia

The full AC Milan vs Atalanta record →

Leading scorers: AC Milan and Atalanta

AC Milan

GoalsAssists

  • A. Rabiot54
  • A. Cissè50
  • Diego Moreira43

Atalanta

GoalsAssists

  • N. Krstović72

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

AC Milan beat Atalanta 3–2. The model had made a win for AC Milan its most likely outcome, at 41%, so the call held; the score it named was 1–0. The goals: Gonçalo Ramos (penalty) 24' for AC Milan, Adrien Rabiot 43' for AC Milan, Mario Gila 57' for AC Milan, Gianluca Gaetano 66' for Atalanta, Nikola Krstović 81' for Atalanta. On expected goals it finished 2.49–1.71.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave AC Milan a 36.3% chance to finish in the top four: 42.2% after a win, 34.4% after a draw, 29.5% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 42.2%, 5.9 points higher than before the match.

For Atalanta the question was the chance to finish in the top four, 19.3% going in: 24.0% after a win, 19.0% after a draw, 15.5% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 15.5%, 3.8 points lower than before the match.

Read from our Serie A season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on AC Milan v Atalanta has moved

First published on 4 Oct at 39% / 30% / 31% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 41% / 29% / 30%: the biggest move is AC Milan's chance of winning, up 2 points.

  1. AC Milan win41%▲ +2
  2. Draw29%▼ −1
  3. Atalanta win30%▼ −1

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.