Milan are favourites for this clash. Hellas Verona are the underdogs. The individual quality of AC Milan is far superior to Hellas Verona’s. the visitors should win convincingly. You can also add over 2.5 to your slip.
Match info: Serie A
Venue: Stadio M. A. Bentegodi, Verona
Date: Friday, 20th December 2024
Time: 8:45 pm Nigerian time
With their Serie A title hopes all but ended before reaching halfway, AC Milan hope to boost their pursuit of a top-four finish when they visit Hellas Verona on Friday evening.
While Milan have slumped into mid-table following a run of one win from five, Verona ended a run of four straight defeats with a victory last time out.
Head-to-head:
- Hellas Verona have won just 3 of the last 19 meetings between the two teams
- AC Milan have recorded 12 victories.
- The remaining 4 clashes ended in draws.
- 5 of their last 6 encounters have produced.
- Milan have won the last 7 meetings.
Form:
- Hellas Verona in the league: L-L-L-L-W
- Hellas Verona in all competitions: L-L-L-L-W
- AC Milan in the League: D-D-W-L-D
- AC Milan in all competitions: W-W-L-W-D
Team News:
- Abdou Harroui, Juan Manuel Cruz, Martin Frese, and Suat Serdar will be unavailable for the home side.
- AC Milan, on the other hand, also have a lengthy injury list. Alessandro Florenzi, Ismaël Bennacer, Luka Jović, Kevin Zeroli, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Noah Okafor, and Yunus Musah will be unavailable for the away side due to their respective injuries.
Player(s) to watch:
- Casper Tengstedt is Hellas Verona’s top goalscorer in the ongoing Serie A campaign. He is outperforming his xG (expected goals) by two goals. He is a lethal finisher who can punish his opponents from anywhere in and around the box. Casper will be expected to be at his clinical best.
- Rafael Leão is one of the best players in the world in his position. His electric pace and technical ability on the ball are frightening for his opponents. He has registered three goals and four assists in Serie A this season. He is the most interesting player to watch across both teams.