AC Milan will have eyes on the top eight of the UEFA Champions League as they face Girona in a matchday 7 clash on Wednesday. The Rossoneri have found their form in the competition lately and should get past the visitors, who are looking out of sorts at the moment.
Milan have finally found their form in the competition, bouncing back from defeats in their opening two fixtures to win their last four matches and move to within one point of the top eight. They have conceded in all four wins, including the 2-1 victory over Red Star Belgrade.
The Rossoneri will also head into Wednesday’s match in good form having gone unbeaten in eight of their last nine matches in all competitions. Sergio Conceicao’s men have won six times in that run but suffered a 2-0 defeat to Juventus in Serie A last weekend.
Girona’s Champions League debut has been underwhelming as they have lost five of their six matches in the competition. Michel Sanchez’s men suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Liverpool in their previous fixture in the competition.
The Spaniards have also been woeful travelers in the Champions League, losing their three matches and failing to score a single goal in that run. Away from Europe, their overall form has also been poor, losing four of their last six matches in all competitions, including a 2-1 La Liga defeat to Sevilla last weekend.
How the bookies view it: Rossoneri overwhelming Favourites
AC Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 2/5 by BoyleSports to claim the win. An unlikely victory for Girona is valued at 11/2 while the same bookmaker is also offering odds of 10/3 for a draw.
Head to head: No previous meetings
There are no previous meetings between AC Milan vs Girona.
Players to watch: Eyes on Leao
Rafael Leao looked sharp in AC Milan’s last two Champions League matches and with Alvaro Morata and Christian Pulisic out injured, will be the one to watch. The forward scored in those two fixtures and is priced at 7/4 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet once again.
Girona will hope to take advantage of AC Milan’s defensive frailties and will look to Abel Ruiz to provide the spark. The striker often leads the line for the Spaniards and is priced at 7/2 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet.
Probable line-ups
Morata, Christian Pulisic and Noah Okafor are all part of a lengthy injury list for AC Milan and will miss Wednesday’s match. Tammy Abraham should lead the line for the Italians, with Leao providing support while Fikayo Tomori is set to start at the back.
Girona are without Bojan Miovski and Arnaut Danjuma, who are both sidelined with injury. David Lopez has been among the goals from defence and should start on Wednesday while Ruiz is set to continue in attack.
AC Milan: Maignan, Royal, Gabbia, Tomori, Hernandez, Fofana, Bennacer, Reijnders, Musah, Leao, Abraham
Girona: Gazzaniga, Blind, Krejci, Lopez, Martinez, Martin, Romeu, Gil, Asprilla, Tsygankov, Ruiz
Anything else catch the eye?
AC Milan have seen over 3.5 goals in three of their last four Champions League matches and a repeat is priced at 7/4 by BoyleSports. Over 2.5 goals can also be considered at 4/6 with BoyleSports, who are also offering 5/6 for over 2.5 goals.
With AC Milan expected to be victorious but concede, a home win and both teams to score is a good punt and is priced at 21/10 by BoyleSports.
This UEFA Champions League match between AC Milan and Girona will be played on Jan 22, 2025 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best AC Milan vs Girona prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
