Serie A: Verona vs AC Milan – Betting preview

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

Mid-placed AC Milan travel to Stadio M. A. Bentegodi to face struggling Verona in a round 17 game, which kicks-off on Friday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Verona are number 17 in the table on 15 points after 16 matches. AC Milan rank as number 8 with 23 points after 15 matches played.

Form: Verona vs AC Milan

Verona Form

Verona suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Cagliari in a 1-0 defeat. Empoli also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-4, before Verona were able to strike back last time out in a 2-3 win against Parma Calcio 1913. Verona only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored eight and conceded 18 goals.

AC Milan Form

AC Milan claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-1 against Atalanta. A 2-1 win followed against FK Crvena Zvezda, before drawing 0-0 with Genoa. AC Milan won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Verona and AC Milan

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 Verona and AC Milan played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Verona vs AC Milan

Look no further than Casper Tengstedt, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Verona in the Serie A, while Tijjani Reijnders managed three 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.

Popular betting markets: Verona vs AC Milan

Full-time result

Verona won four of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing six times. AC Milan won four of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and four defeats as well. AC Milan have beaten Verona in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Verona only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. AC Milan got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. AC Milan should be able to score at least once on Friday as Verona failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. AC Milan managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. AC Milan have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Verona when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Verona saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for AC Milan, who scored 2.2 times on average in these matches. Amazingly, Verona failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches.