AC Milan are still seeking their first win of the season as they welcome Venezia to San Siro for a Serie A fixture on Sunday. The Rossoneri have a fantastic record in this fixture and should be too strong for the newly promoted team.
It has been a difficult start to the season for AC Milan, who are still without a win after three matches. Defending has been a major problem for Paulo Fonseca's men as they seem unable to keep things tight at the back and hold on to leads.
Those defensive frailties were on show last time out in Serie A as AC Milan were held to a 2-2 draw by Lazio. They took an early lead through Strahinja Pavlovic and needed a second half equaliser from Rafael Leao to salvage a draw after falling behind.
Things appear to be even more difficult for Venezia this season as they have struggled to cope with the rigours of topflight football. They have failed to secure a win in three matches and have found the net just once so far.
Venezia head into Saturday’s clash off the back of a 1-0 home defeat to Torino last time out in Serie A. They created a number of goalscoring opportunities but lacked the cutting edge in attack.
How the bookies view it: Milan priced for victory
AC Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites, with a home win priced at 2/7 by Betfred. A victory for Venezia is valued at 9/1 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head: Smooth ride for Milan
AC Milan have a 6-1 advantage with one draw from eight previous matches against Venezia. The Rossoneri did the double the last time both teams met during the 2021-22 season, winning 2-0 at San Siro before claiming a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Debut goal for Abraham
Tammy Abraham looked lively off the bench in his first appearance for AC Milan and could be the one to watch on his full debut. The striker is priced at 11/10 by Betfred to find the net on Saturday.
Given Venezia’s struggles in attack, AC Milan will be targeting a shutout on Saturday. Mattia Gabbia should partner Fikayo Tomori in central defence and can lead the Rossoneri to a clean sheet at 10/11 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
AC Milan are without a number of key players with Alvaro Morata, Malick Thiaw, Luka Jovic, Alessandro Florenzi all injured. Abraham and Leao could be handed starts after impressive showings off the bench last time out.
Striker Joel Pohjanpalo made his return from injury last time out and could be given a start on Saturday. Gaetano Oristanio should also feature in attack while Michael Svoboda is set to start at the back.
AC Milan: Maignan, Emerson Royal, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez, Youssouf Fofana, Reijnders, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Abraham
Venezia: Joronen, Sverko, Svoboda, Idzes, Zampano, Nicolussi, Duncan, Candela, Oristanio, Ellertson, Pohjanpalo
Anything else catch the eye?
AC Milan have won to nil in the last two meetings with Venezia and could be set for a repeat at 11/10 with Betfred. The hosts have no problems in attack and could be backed to score in both halves at 5/6 with Betfred.
With AC Milan likely to score in both halves, they could be backed to win both halves at 8/5 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between AC Milan and Venezia will be played on Sep 14, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best AC Milan vs Venezia prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
