The Serie A returns after the international break with a high-profile clash between AC Milan and Juventus. Both teams have only shown flashes of their quality this season and appear evenly matched heading into Saturday’s match.
Sitting seventh in the Serie A table, AC Milan are well off the pace in the title race. Paulo Fonseca’s men have been clawing their way into reckoning in the last few games and are unbeaten in five of their last six matches, claiming four wins in that run.
AC Milan played out a 3-3 draw at Cagliari in their previous Serie A fixture with Rafael Leao netting a brace. That result highlights the Rossoneri’s defensive problems as they have kept just one clean sheet in their last five matches across all competitions.
Juventus are just two points off the pace in the table and will be keen to crank up the pressure on the frontrunners. They have still only lost once all season and triumphed 2-0 over Torino in their previous fixture.
The problem for Juventus appears to be the constant draws having been held six times already in 12 matches this season. Like Milan, Thiago Motta’s men have also been unconvincing at the back, keeping just one clean sheet in their last three away matches.
How the bookies view it: Slight edge for Milan
AC Milan have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 6/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Juventus is valued at 12/5 by Betfred, who are also offering odds of 9/4 for a draw.
Head to head: string of recent draws
Juventus have a 37-21 advantage with 19 draws from 77 previous matches against AC Milan. Both teams have drawn two of their last three meetings and played out a 0-0 scoreline in their last meeting back in April.
Players to watch: Watch Pulisic and Vlahovic
Christian Pulisic remains the biggest goal threat for AC Milan and is often involved in most of their attacking moves. The forward has five Serie A goals this season and is priced at 11/4 by Betfred to get on the score sheet.
In the absence of Dusan Vlahovic, Juventus will look to Kenan Yildiz to provide the spark in attack. The forward has three goals in the last four Serie A matches and is priced at 7/2 by Betfred to maintain his scoring run.
Probably line-ups
AC Milan are still without long-term injury absentees Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi. The duo of Alvaro Morata and Mattia Gabbia sat out the draw at Cagliari due to injury but should return to on Saturday.
Dusan Vlahovic is ruled out for Juventus after suffering an injury during the international break. Bremer and Arkadiusz Milik remain long-term injury absentees for the Turin club.
AC Milan: Maignan, Royal, Thiaw, Tomori, Hernandez, Fofana, Musah, Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao, Morata
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Cambiaso, Kalulu, Gatti, Savona, Thuram, Locatelli Koopmeiners, Weah, Conceicao, Yildiz
Anything else catch the eye?
AC Milan and Juventus have quality in attack and both teams could be backed to score at 5/6 with Betfred. The Rossoneri have seen over 3.5 goals in their last two matches and a repeat is priced at 11/4 with Betfred, who is offering 11/10 for over 2.5 goals.
Both teams have been level at the break in their last two meetings and a similar pattern is priced at 21/20 by Betfred.
This Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus will be played on Nov 23, 2024 and kick off at 18:00. Check below for our tipsters best AC Milan vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
