Prediction: AC Milan to win 3-0
Best Odds: 13/2
Hellas Verona and AC Milan will lock horns with each other in Serie A this week. The match between Paolo Zanetti’s side and Paulo Fonseca’s team will be held at Marcantonio Bentegodi and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Friday.
Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona are a modest club in Italy and are an established team in the top flight of Italian football. I Gialloblu finished as high as 13th in the Serie A table last season and they will be happy if they end up in a similar position this time around.
However, things are not going so well for Verona at the moment. Paolo Zanetti’s sie are in real danger of going down at the end of the season. Hellas are 17th in the Serie A table with 15 points from 16 matches, just a point above the relegation zone.
Gli Scaligeri will head into the Serie A match against AC Milan on the back of a 3-2 victory over Parma away from home in the league. It came after a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Empoli in front of their fans in the league which followed a 1-0 loss to Cagliari on the road in Serie A.
Team News:
Hellas Verona are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against AC Milan. Lorenzo Montipo will be in goal for the home team and will have Paweł Dawidowicz, Diego Coppola and Daniele Ghilardi in front of him in defence. Jackson Tchatchoua, Ondrej Duda, Reda Belahyane and Darko Lazovic will be the four midfielders. Tomas Suslov and Abdou Harroui will be the two attacking midfielders. Amin Sarr will lead the line for Verona.
AC Milan
AC Milan are one of the biggest and most historic clubs in the world. The Rossoneri regularly challenge for the Serie A title and also aim to play in the UEFA Champions League season after season. Milan ended up second in the table last season and have aspirations to do better this time around.
However, Milan are not having the best of times right now. Paulo Fonseca’s side currently find themselves as low as eighth in the Serie A table with 23 points from 15 matches. Milan are as many as eight points off the fourth spot and are already 14 points behind leaders Atalanta.
Milan will head into the Serie A match against Hellas Verona on the back of a goalless draw with Genoa at San Siro in the league. It came after a 2-1 victory over Red Star Belgrade at home in the UEFA Champions League which followed a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Atalanta on the road in Serie A.
Team News:
AC Milan are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Hellas Verona. Mike Maignan will be in goal for the Rossoneri. Emerson Royal, Matteo Gabbia, Malick Thiaw and Alex Jimenez will be the four defenders. Tijjani Reijnders and Youssouf Fofana will be the two holding midfielders. Samuel Chukwueze, Mattia Liberali and Rafael Leao will be the three attacking midfielders. Tammy Abraham will lead the line for Milan.
Key Factors to Consider
- Hellas Verona have won 2 of their last 6 Serie A games.
- Hellas Verona have conceded 39 goals in 16 Serie A games this campaign.
- Christian Pulisic has scored 5 goals and given 4 assists in 14 Serie A matches for AC Milan this season.
- AC Milan have conceded 16 goals in 15 Serie A matches this season.
- AC Milan have won 2 of their last 6 Serie A matches.
Conclusion
Hellas Verona are in real danger of getting relegated to Serie B at the end of the season, and it is hard to see anything but a win for AC Milan in this particular Serie A game.
Prediction: AC Milan to win 3-0
Best Odds: 13/2
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