Roma will be looking to maintain their recent resurgence as they travel to San Siro for a Serie A clash with AC Milan. The Rossoneri have also impressed lately and with both teams looking sharp in attack, goals can be expected here.
AC Milan are maintaining their push for one of the European places as they sit eighth in the table, five points off the top six. They are unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 matches across all competitions and claimed a 1-0 victory at Verona in their previous Serie A fixture.
The Rossoneri have shown some attacking quality this season, especially at home, with a 3-0 victory over Empoli and a 6-1 Coppa Italia triumph over Sassuolo among their results. Paulo Fonseca’s team are often active after the break and have scored second half goals in five of their last seven matches across all competitions.
Roma appear to be slowly picking up their form again and travel to San Siro with four wins from their last five matches across all competitions. Claudio Ranieri’s team were rampant last time out in Serie A as they eased to a 5-0 home win over Parma.
The Giallorossi have found their rhythm in attack, with 4-1 victories over Lecce and Sampdoria among their recent results. They also like a late show and have scored in the second half in four of their last five matches across all competitions.
How the bookies view it: Milan with the edge
AC Milan have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at evens by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Roma is valued at 11/5 while BoyleSports are also offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head: AC Milan ahead
AC Milan have a 25-22 advantage with 22 draws from 69 previous matches against Roma. Both teams met four times last season in Serie A and the Europa League with the results shared two wins each.
The Rossoneri claimed a 3-1 victory in the last Serie A meeting at San Siro back in January.
Players to watch: Reijnders among the goals
Tijani Reijnders has been among the goals for AC Milan lately, scoring four times in the last six matches across all competitions. The midfielder also scored the only goal at Verona and is priced at 3/1 by BoyleSports to find the net on Sunday.
Artem Dovbyk has been involved in Roma’s resurgence, scoring three times in the last two matches across all competitions. The striker is priced at odds of 6/4 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet once again.
Probable line-ups
Alvaro Morata is sidelined with injury for AC Milan, so Tammy Abraham could get a chance to face his parent club. Yunus Musah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic are also injured, which means Samuel Chukwueze and Francesco Camarda are expected to feature in attack.
Roma have no major injuries or suspensions heading into Sunday’s clash and should stick with much of the team that beat Parma. Dovbyk and Paulo Dybala should continue in attack, although Mario Hermoso and Lorenzo Pellegrini could return having sat out the previous fixture.
AC Milan: Maignan, Hernandez, Gabbia, Tomori, Royal, Fofana, Teracciano, Camarda, Reijnders, Chukwueze, Abraham
Roma: Svilar, Mancini, Hermoso, Ndicka, Angelino, Paredes, Kone, Saelemaekers, Pellegrini, El Shaarawy, Dovbyk
Anything else catch the eye?
The last meeting between AC Milan and Roma produced over 3.5 goals, which is priced at 9/4 with BoyleSports. Four of the last five clashes have produced over 2.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 20/23 by BoyleSports, who are offering 7/10 on both teams to score.
Both teams have scored in the second half in five of their last seven meetings and a similar pattern is priced at 21/10 with BoyleSports. With both teams expected to score after the break, the second half could be tipped to produce more goals at evens with BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between AC Milan and Roma will be played on Dec 29, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best AC Milan vs Roma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
