Serie A: Empoli vs AC Milan – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Empoli and AC Milan who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

AC Milan look destined for a win in their match on Saturday against Empoli. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Serie A lately.

Form: Empoli vs AC Milan

Empoli Form

In their last three matches, Empoli lost 3-1 against Inter, drew 1-1 with Bologna, before losing to Juventus by 4-1. Empoli claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Serie A, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.

AC Milan Form

AC Milan collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-1 against Dinamo Zagreb. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Inter, before winning 3-1 against Roma. AC Milan won half their previous six away matches in the Serie A, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Empoli and AC Milan

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Empoli and AC Milan. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Empoli vs AC Milan

Sebastiano Esposito has three strikes in six Serie A matches for Empoli, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with AC Milan. The visitors are looking to Tijjani Reijnders, who has provided his team with three Serie A goals.

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Full-time result

Empoli won only once in their last 10 outings at Stadio Carlo Castellani, but they drew four and lost five in this run. AC Milan won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. AC Milan conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. AC Milan have not lost to Empoli in 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Empoli scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, AC Milan only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Empoli games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Empoli managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, AC Milan kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. AC Milan have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Empoli when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Empoli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for AC Milan, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Empoli conceded a goal in their last 12 matches. AC Milan conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.