AC Milan will be looking to keep their noses in front of rivals Inter Milan as they travel to in Serie A on Saturday. Verona are often tricky at home but the Rossoneri appear to able to grind out wins in recent weeks and should have the edge here.
Verona have little to play for at the moment and look set for a comfortable mid-table finish. However, sitting ninth on the table, six points above 11th placed Sassuolo with three matches left to play, they may be challenged for their place in the top half.
Things appear to be going good for Verona in recent weeks as they have suffered just one defeat in their last five Serie A matches. They have won three times in that run, including a 2-1 triumph at Cagliari in their previous fixture thanks to goals from Antonin Barak and Gianluca Caprari.
One small blemish for Verona is that they have found things a bit difficult at home in recent weeks. They have won just once in their last three matches at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi and were recently beaten 2-1 by Napoli.
AC Milan are a point off Inter Milan at the summit of the league and can restore their two point cushion with a win. They came through a difficult clash against Fiorentina last time out, winning 1-0 thanks to Rafael Leao’s second half effort.
That was the third straight win for AC Milan , who have not tasted defeat in Serie A since January. They have ground out some of the result in that run, which have been mostly built on a solid defence that had kept clean sheets in seven of their last eight matches.
It has been a similar run for AC Milan on their travels as they are yet to taste defeat in Serie A away from home in 2022. They have won three of their last four away matches and claimed a 2-1 victory over Lazio in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have AC Milan as overwhelming favourites for the win at 4/5 with SBK while a victory for Verona is valued at 7/2 by BetVictor. Betfred is offering odds of 3/1 for a draw.
Head to head
AC Milan have an 11-4 advantage with seven draws from 22 previous matches with Verona. The Rossoneri have also won the last two meetings and claimed a 3-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch
Verona have multiple attacking threats with striker Gianluca Caprari scoring 12 goals this season while midfielder Antonin Barak has found the net 11 times. Bet365 has Caprari at 10/3 to find the net on Saturday while Unibet is offering odds of 22/5 on Barak in the same market.
AC Milan have spread their goals across the team this season but Olivier Giroud remains the one to watch on Saturday. The striker has two goals in his last four away matches and is priced at 8/5 by Betfred to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Verona and AC Milan have produced over 3.5 in two of the last three meetings. A similar outcome is priced at 2/1 by BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is valued at 8/11 by SBK.
Both teams often take a while to find their rhythm and could be backed to score in the second half at 9/4 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Verona and AC Milan will be played on May 8, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Verona vs AC Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
