Ace Football previews the Serie A game between AC Milan and Venezia who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, AC Milan will look to justify their title credentials this coming Friday when they take on Venezia for a round 2 match in the Serie A.
AC Milan got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.
Form: AC Milan vs Venezia
AC Milan Form
AC Milan added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Genoa by 1-2. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat against Cagliari, followed up by a 1-2 win against Torino. AC Milan managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded ten goals.
Venezia Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Venezia. They first took out Palermo by 2-0 before downing Modena by 3-2. The winning streak came to an end against Lecce, who ran out 0-2 winners. Venezia came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew five and lost one in which, they were outscored by eight goals to five.
Betting stats for AC Milan and Venezia
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between AC Milan and Venezia. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 16 of the last 18 AC Milan matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 AC Milan home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 AC Milan home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Venezia matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Venezia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Venezia away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Venezia away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Venezia matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: AC Milan vs Venezia
Christopher Nkunku is showing good form for AC Milan, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Ridgeciano Haps scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular markets: AC Milan vs Venezia
Full-time result
AC Milan claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Venezia won three of their last 10 games away, drew six and lost one of the games in this run. Venezia conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. AC Milan have not lost to Venezia in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, AC Milan only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Venezia scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive AC Milan games AC Milan managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Venezia were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. AC Milan have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Venezia.
Total goals
AC Milan saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Venezia, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.9 times goals per game themselves. Venezia conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
