A thrilling contest is expected as AC Milan face city rivals Inter Milan in the first derby of the season. Both clubs are firmly in the title race this term and are always stirred up for a feisty contest.
AC Milan warmed up for Sunday’s derby with a 1-1 draw with Porto in the UEFA Champions League. They salvaged a point on Wednesday thanks to Chancel Mbemba's unfortunate own goal and remain winless on the continent after four matches.
The good news for manager Stefano Pioli is that AC Milan seem a completely different team whenever they play in Serie A. They are still unbeaten this season and are level on 31 points with Napoli at the top of the table.
AC Milan have won their last seven Serie A matches and claimed a 2-1 victory over Roma in their previous fixture. They raced to a two-goal lead through Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Franck Kessie before the capital club pulled one back in injury time.
It has not been a particularly smooth title defence for Inter Milan, who are playing catch-up to Napoli and AC Milan. After A few stumbles in recent times, they appear to be returning to their best form.
The Nerazzurri head into Sunday’s clash with four wins from their last five matches across all competitions. A Joaquin Correa brace gave them a 2-0 victory over Udinese last time out in Serie A while they also triumphed 3-1 at Sheriff Tiraspol in the Champions League.
The one sore spot in Inter Milan’s recent resurgence remains their defence as they have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven matches across all competitions.
How the bookies view it
Inter Milan have a slight edge among the bookies at 25/19 with SBK while a victory for AC Milan is valued at 21/10 by BetVictor. A draw is set at odds of 11/4 with betway.
Recent head to head
Inter Milan have the upper hand in recent meetings with five wins from the last six matches. They claimed a 3-0 victory in the last meeting between both teams with Lautaro Martinez netting a brace.
Players to watch
Zlatan Ibrahimovic continues to roll back the years at AC Milan and was on target in the win over Roma. The Swedish striker has 10 goals in 17 matches against Inter Milan and could be tipped to get on the score sheet at 29/20 with Betfred.
Lautaro Martinez grabbed a brace the last time he faced AC Milan and could be backed to score anytime at 7/4 with Betfred. Joaquin Correa could also be worth keeping an eye on following his brace last time out and is priced at 12/5 by Betfred to find the net.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been over 2.5 goals in the last three matches between AC Milan and Inter Milan and a repeat could be on the cards at 5/7 with 10bet. There was BTTS in the second half in Inter Milan’s Champions League fixture with Sheriff Tiraspol and a similar outcome is valued at 15/8 with Paddy Power.
Both teams are expected to serve up a closely fought contest on Sunday and could be tipped to battle to a halftime draw at 11/8 with SBK.
This Serie A match between AC Milan and Inter Milan will be played on Nov 7, 2021 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best AC Milan vs Inter Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
