Prediction: AC Milan to win 2-1
Best Odds: 7/1
AC Milan and Empoli will lock horns with each other in Serie A this coming weekend. The match between Paulo Fonseca’s side and Roberto D’Aversa’s team will be held at San Siro and is scheduled to kick off at 5 pm UK time on Saturday.
AC Milan
AC Milan are one of the biggest clubs in the world and are getting back to their glory days. The Rossoneri won the Scudetto in 2022 for the first time in 22 years and ended up second in the league table last season.
Milan, though, are unlikely to win Serie A this time around. There is also a distinct possibility that they will not even finish in the UEFA Champions League places. Il Diavolo are as low as seventh in the league table with 19 points from 12 matches. They are 10 points behind leaders Napoli and nine points behind fourth-placed Fiorentina.
The Rossoneri will take on Slovan Bratislava away from home in the League Stage of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening before facing Empoli at San Siro in Milan on Saturday. Milan played out a goalless draw with Juventus at home in the league this past weekend which came after a 3-3 draw with Cagliari on the road.
Team News:
AC Milan are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation. The Rossoneri will have Mike Maignan in goal for the match against Empoli. Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia, Malick Thiaw and Theo Hernandez will be in defence. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders will be the three midfielders. Yunus Musah, Alvaro Morata and Rafael Leao will be the three forwards.
Empoli
Empoli are a modest club in Italy who are happy to just stay in the top flight of Italian football. They finished 17th in the Serie A table last season, and one suspects that they will be happy with a similar position this time around.
Roberto D’Aversa’s side are doing better than expected at the moment. Empoli are as high as 10th in the Serie A table with 16 points from 13 matches. They are six points above the relegation zone and are only three points AC Milan.
Empoli will head into the Serie A match against AC Milan on the back of a 1-1 draw with Udinese at home in Serie A. It came after a 1-1 draw with Lecce on the road in the league which followed a 1-0 win against Como in front of their fans in Serie A.
Team News:
Empoli are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against AC Milan. Devis Vásquez will be in goal for the home team. Saba Goglichidze, Adrian Ismajli and Mattia Viti will be the three centre-backs. Emmanuel Gyasi, Liam Henderson, Youssef Maleh and Giuseppe Pezzella will be the four midfielders. Lorenzo Colombo and Liberato Cacace will be the two holding midfielders. Pietro Pellegri will lead the line for Empoli.
Key Factors to Consider
- Christian Pulisic has scored 5 goals and given 3 assists in 12 Serie A matches for AC Milan so far this season.
- AC Milan have won 2 of their last 6 Serie A games.
- AC Milan have conceded 14 goals in 12 Serie A games this season.
- Empoli have won 1 of their last 6 Serie A matches.
- Empoli have scored 10 goals in 13 Serie A games.
Conclusion
Empoli are doing relatively well at the moment and will not be easy pushovers against AC Milan. The Rossoneri, though, should have more than enough to get the better of the Azzurri Empolesi.
Prediction: AC Milan to win 2-1
Best Odds: 7/1
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