Ace Football previews the Serie A round 29 match between Verona and AC Milan and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When AC Milan come to Stadio M. A. Bentegodi for the Serie A match on Sunday, Verona will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
One spot behind the leader of the table, AC Milan have claimed 59 points after 28 rounds, while Verona have amassed 26 points and are now ranked as number 14 in the Serie A standings.
Form: Verona vs AC Milan
Verona Form
Verona look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Bologna, they were left empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Sassuolo in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Lecce in their most recent outing. Verona won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored eight and conceded five goals.
AC Milan Form
AC Milan are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Slavia Prague got left behind in a 4-2 win, before Empoli got hammered in a 1-0 victory. Slavia Prague was the most recent victim in a 1-3 win for AC Milan. AC Milan claimed 13 points in their last six Serie A matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded ten and scored 14 goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Verona and AC Milan
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Verona and AC Milan. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 14 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Verona matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Verona have scored in 9 of the last 10 home matches
- Verona have scored in 9 of the last 10 home matches in the Serie A
- Verona have not lost 7 of the last 8 home matches
- AC Milan have scored in the last 25 matches in a row
- AC Milan have scored in the last 17 matches in a row in the Serie A
- AC Milan have scored in the last 15 away matches in a row in the Serie A
- In 11 of the last 12 AC Milan away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AC Milan have scored in 20 of the last 22 away matches
Players in form: Verona vs AC Milan
Look no further than Michael Folorunsho, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Verona in the Serie A, while Olivier Giroud managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for AC Milan in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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Full-time result
Verona claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. AC Milan won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. AC Milan have not lost to Verona in 10 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Verona scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Impressively, AC Milan scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Verona managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from AC Milan performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games. AC Milan have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Verona when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Verona saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for AC Milan, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. AC Milan are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 17 matches.
Suggested bet: Verona vs AC Milan
To sum up, the upcoming match between Verona and AC Milan seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Serie A game.