Ace Football previews the Serie A round 11 match between Monza and AC Milan and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Mid-placed AC Milan travel to U-Power Stadium to face struggling Monza in a round 11 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Placed 17th in the table Monza have amassed eight points after ten matches. On 14 points, AC Milan rank eightth with ten matches played this season.
Form: Monza vs AC Milan
Monza Form
They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Monza beat Verona 0-3, followed by a 2-2 draw against Venezia. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 2-0 defeat against Atalanta. Monza are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored five goals.
AC Milan Form
AC Milan won twice in their last three matches as Udinese were defeated by 1-0, before they beat Club Bruges 3-1. SSC Napoli proved too strong, though, and a 0-2 defeat followed. AC Milan managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring ten time and letting in seven.
Betting facts for Monza and AC Milan
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Monza and AC Milan. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Monza matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Monza home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Monza matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Monza home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 AC Milan away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 AC Milan matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 AC Milan away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 AC Milan matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Monza vs AC Milan
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Christian Pulisic has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because AC Milan bank on him to build on these numbers against Monza. The latter relies on Dany Mota, who found the target three times in six games.
Popular betting markets: Monza vs AC Milan
Full-time result
Monza claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. AC Milan won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Monza scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. AC Milan scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Monza played. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games AC Milan played. Monza managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, AC Milan were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. AC Milan have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Monza when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Monza saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for AC Milan, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.
Suggested bet: Monza vs AC Milan
To sum up, the upcoming match between Monza and AC Milan seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Serie A game.