Ace Football team offers the Serie A round 18 match preview for AC Milan and Sassuolo, who meet up on Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
AC Milan look destined for a win in their match this coming Saturday against Sassuolo. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favorites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Serie A lately.
In the Serie A rankings, AC Milan are third with 33 points after 17 matches played, whereas Sassuolo rank 15th in the Serie A with 16 points.
Form: AC Milan vs Sassuolo
AC Milan Form
In their last three matches, AC Milan won 1-2 and 3-0 against first Newcastle and then Monza, before drawing 2-2 against Salernitana. AC Milan managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored nine goals and conceded three times.
Sassuolo Form
Sassuolo only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 2-1 defeat against Cagliari. A 2-2 draw with Udinese followed, before Genoa ran out 1-2 winners. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, Sassuolo won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and 11 scored.
Betting facts for AC Milan and Sassuolo
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between AC Milan and Sassuolo. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 matches AC Milan played, both teams scored
- AC Milan have scored in the last 8 matches in a row
- In 8 of the last 10 AC Milan home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AC Milan have conceded in 10 of the last 12 matches
- Sassuolo have conceded in the last 21 matches in a row
- Sassuolo have conceded in the last 17 away matches in a row
- In 12 of the last 14 matches Sassuolo played, both teams scored
- In 11 of the last 13 away matches Sassuolo played, both teams scored
- In the last 7 Sassuolo matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: AC Milan vs Sassuolo
AC Milan against Sassuolo is also a battle between Luka Jovic and Domenico Berardi, with both players in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Serie A goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular betting markets: AC Milan vs Sassuolo
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at San Siro across all tournaments AC Milan won six times, drew one and lost three times. Sassuolo claimed three wins, three draws, and four defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
AC Milan scored first in six of their last ten home games. Sassuolo scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last eight Sassuolo games in Serie A. While AC Milan managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Sassuolo kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Sassuolo have scored in three consecutive meetings with AC Milan when playing at San Siro
Total goals
In their previous ten matches across all tournaments, AC Milan saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times. They scored 1.8 goals on average during this run. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten Sassuolo matches would have returned some winnings in seven of them. Sassuolo managed to score an average of 1.3 goals per game. The visitors scored at least once in their previous eight Serie A matches on the bounce.
Recommended tip: AC Milan vs Sassuolo
In conclusion, the upcoming game between AC Milan and Sassuolo seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Serie A match.