Ace Football previews the Serie A game between AC Milan and Udinese who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Udinese head to San Siro as the clear underdogs for a Serie A round 8 match with AC Milan on Saturday. Given how the odds are stacked against them, anything apart from a defeat will be a surprise.
Placed sixth in the table AC Milan have amassed 11 points after seven matches. On 13 points, Udinese rank fiveth with seven matches played this season.
Form: AC Milan vs Udinese
AC Milan Form
AC Milan have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-0 victory against Lecce. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen, before handing over another win to Fiorentina in a 2-1 defeat. AC Milan claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Serie A, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 20 and conceded nine goals.
Udinese Form
Two victories are what Udinese have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Salernitana 3-1. This was followed by a 2-3 defeat against Inter, before winning again 1-0 against Lecce. Udinese won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight while also conceding seven times.
Betting stats for AC Milan and Udinese
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that AC Milan and Udinese played across all tournaments.
- In the last 10 AC Milan matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AC Milan have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Serie A and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AC Milan have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Udinese matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Udinese matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Udinese matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Udinese matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: AC Milan vs Udinese
Christian Pulisic has five strikes in six Serie A matches for AC Milan, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Udinese. The visitors are looking to Florian Thauvin, who has provided his team with three Serie A goals.
Popular markets: AC Milan vs Udinese
Full-time result
AC Milan won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at San Siro. They drew three and lost two as well, while Udinese won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. AC Milan did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil.
Both teams to score
AC Milan scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Udinese scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. AC Milan managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
AC Milan saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Udinese, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. AC Milan scored at least once in their previous 11 matches.
Suggested bet: AC Milan vs Udinese
To sum up, the upcoming match between AC Milan and Udinese seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Serie A game.