Ace Football previews the Serie A game between AC Milan and Verona who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Verona come to San Siro for the Serie A match on Saturday, AC Milan will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
AC Milan approach the next Serie A round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 38 points this season so far. With 23 games behind them, Verona amassed 23 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.
Form: AC Milan vs Verona
AC Milan Form
AC Milan are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Roma by 3-1, before beating Empoli by 0-2. The winning streak came to an end against Feyenoord, who ran out 1-0 winners. AC Milan only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Verona Form
Verona recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 1-1 draw with Venezia. A 0-1 win against Monza followed, before a 0-5 defeat against Atalanta in their most recent match. Verona won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight while also conceding eight times.
Betting stats and facts for AC Milan and Verona
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between AC Milan and Verona. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 AC Milan matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 AC Milan home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 AC Milan home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 AC Milan home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Verona matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Verona matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: AC Milan vs Verona
Rafael Leao is showing good form for AC Milan, scoring one goals in their last six matches. Jackson Tchatchoua scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: AC Milan vs Verona
Full-time result
AC Milan won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing four in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Verona won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing six. Verona did not lose any of their last 7 matches at home. AC Milan have not lost to Verona in 12 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
AC Milan scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Verona scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games AC Milan played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While AC Milan managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Verona kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. AC Milan have scored in 13 consecutive home meetings with Verona.
Total goals
AC Milan saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Verona, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.