AC Milan vs Juventus-08-102022

After two straight victories, Juventus is beginning to feel more normal, and they have a crucial match coming up against AC Milan in Milan. Juventus’ season has been rocky, as they enter this game in the seventh position with 13 points after eight games. Milan, on the other hand, is sixth with 17 points. The hosts are eager to get back on track after suffering a crushing 3-0 loss in London to Chelsea in the Champions League.

Milan are also not having a great season; this was their second loss in three games, and before this game, they had gone five games without a clean sheet. The clash in question will see Scudetto holders AC Milan play host to Massimiliano Allegri’s stuttering Juventus. Starting with the former, Milan have begun their Serie A title defense somewhat hit-and-miss.

To their credit, the Rossoneri have won five of their eight games thus far this season. The most recent of these occurred last weekend when Stefano Pioli’s team put on one of their most spectacular late performances to beat Empoli 3-1.

Form Guide: AC Milan

AC Milan entered this match with 10 points from its previous 5 games, both at home and away. That equals an average of 2 points each game. In intriguing 4 of those games, BTTS has been used. In its previous five games, AC Milan has scored nine goals.

With just one loss in the previous five games, AC Milan will try to continue its winning streak against Juventus today. They’ve drawn one and won three.

With 10 points from its previous 5 games, including its home and away contests, AC Milan came into this encounter. This translates to an average of two points each game. BTTS has been employed in an intriguing 4 of those games. AC Milan has scored nine goals in its last five games.

Today against Juventus, AC Milan will look to extend its winning streak after only one loss in its previous five games. They have three victories and one tie.

Form Guide: Juventus

Juventus entered this match with 8 points from its previous 5 games, both at home and away. That equals an average of 1.6 points per game. Juventus will be looking to keep up the momentum today against AC Milan, having lost just 1 game from the last 5. They have won 2 and drawn 2.

Juventus has recently seen an alarming decline in form after previously being the only team to dominate Italian football. In all, the Bianconeri have only won four of their 11 games in all competitions in 2022–2023.

To their credit, Max Allegri’s team has taken steps to address these issues since returning from the international break by crushing Bologna and Maccabi Haifa in back-to-back games.

The key player in the latter of both victories, though, was summer signing Angel Di Maria, whose collection of three assists served as a reminder of just how much the injury-plagued Argentine can contribute to a Juventus lineup that is now desperately short in originality.

How the game could go

Despite the fact that these two titans aren’t yet in the prime of their careers and are coming off of different recent performances, Juventus will be the happier team following two consecutive victories.

Milan and Juventus have reached the point where the bragging rights are no longer significant as both desperately search for a victory to consolidate their Scudetto pursuit.

With European commitments for both teams in the week, the two head coaches will be hoping for no more injuries than anything. But this clash on Saturday could go far in determining whether either side will really challenge for the title this season.

Connoisseurs of action-packed football won’t be overly enthusiastic about this fixture as both last season’s meetings between these two sides yielded low-scoring draws. We expect another identical result.

Betting Predictions

Draw

Recent matches between AC Milan and Juventus have been closely fought with one win each from their last four meetings. Both teams battled to a draw in their two meetings last season, playing out 1-1 in Turin before settling for a 0-0 score line at the San Siro. AC Milan is the current Serie A champion and they should be considered favorites to win most games. This game is going to be an exception. The injury issues in the AC Milan camp are becoming too significant to ignore and this will damage the team’s chances of a victory in this game. Just the same way it did in the Champions League where AC Milan lost with a 3:0 result against Chelsea in London. Bet9ja have 3.30, 1xbet have 3.52 and Paripesa have 3.52 odds.

BTTS (YES)

AC Milan will be confident of scoring today and will look to keep up their record of scoring in every single home game this season. In the last 5 matches for AC Milan, 4 of those games have ended. In the last 5 matches for AC Milan, 4 of those games have ended with both teams scoring. This season 6 matches (75% of all matches) involving AC Milan have seen BTTS landing. Bet9ja have 1.78 odds, Paripesa have 1.87 and 1xbet have 1.87 odds.

Anytime Goalscorer (AC Milan)

Giroud

Olivier Giroud is a player who can be a difference-maker for AC Milan. Scoring four goals in total this season it seems like a very good return for the striker following his impressive run of form from last season. He would be facing another Italian giant in his bid to help his team retain the Serie A title and he seems to be capable of scoring against big teams. Bet9ja have 3.00 odds for him to score while Paripesa have 2.87.

Rafael Leao

Rafael Leao often carries the attacking threat for AC Milan and will be the one to watch on Saturday. The forward has four goals in seven Serie A matches making him an equal threat as his strike partner Giroud up front. Leao was the trailblazer for Milan’s title run last season and could be instrumental for his side as they seek to keep up the pressure at the top of the table. Bet9ja have 3.50 odds for him to score while Paripesa have 3.74.

Anytime Goalscorer (Juventus)

Dusan Vlahovic

Dušan Vlahovic has scored or assisted in each of his last four appearances for club and country. Dusan Vlahovic appears to be enjoying playing with a strike partner and could be worth keeping an eye on for Juventus. The striker has found the net in his last two matches. He has a good track record against his opponents and this could count for a lot in our selection Bet9ja have 3.60 odds for him to score while Paripesa have 3.24.

Milik The forward has formed a decent strike partnership with striker Vlahovic since his move to the Old Lady. With a goal against Bologna and adequate rest watching from the sidelines as his side tore apart Israeli side Maccabi in the UCL he would make it consecutive goals in Sere A games for the club since his move last summer. Bet9ja have 4.00 odds for him to score while Paripesa have 4.00 odds.

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