Juventus vs AC Milan
, KO: 19:00 Jan 3, 2025, Al Awal Park
A place in the final of the Italian Super Cup is the prize as Juventus battle AC Milan in the semi-final on Friday. Both teams have struggled to see out wins lately. There is little to separate them at the moment and this clash could head into extra-time and possibly penalties.
Before Inter Milan’s recent dominance of the Italian Super Cup, Juventus were the last winners of the competition, beating Napoli 2-1 to win in 2020. The Turin club have struggled to see out wins this season, claiming three victories and playing out six draws in their last 10 matches across all competitions.
Juventus have also been a bit open at the back lately and have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last eight matches in all competitions. Thiago Motta’s team threw away the lead twice in their 2-2 Serie A draw with Fiorentina last Sunday.
AC Milan last won the Italian Super Cup in 2016 when they beat Juventus 3-2 to win the title. They will head into this year’s competition in erratic form with two wins and two draws from their last four matches across all competitions.
The Rossoneri were held 1-1 by Roma in a Serie A fixture last weekend, a result which led to the sacking of Paulo Fonseca, with Sergio Conceicao his replacement. The new gaffer will look to get things back on track with some defensive solidity as Milan are without a clean sheet in four of their last six matches across all competitions.
How the bookies view it: Upper hand for Turin club
Juventus have been installed as favourites and are priced at 13/10 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for AC Milan is valued at 19/10 with BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 21/10 for a draw.
Head to head: Juventus have the edge
Juventus have a 37-21 advantage with 20 draws from 78 previous matches against AC Milan. However, three of the four meetings have ended in draws, including a 0-0 scoreline in the Serie A meeting at San Siro back in November.
Players to watch: Reijnders to star again
Tijani Reijnders continues to contribute goals to AC Milan from midfield and has now scored five goals in the last eight matches in all competitions. The Dutchman is priced at 4/1 with BoyleSports to score anytime.
Juventus will look to Dusan Vlahovic to deliver the goods in attack once again having scored three goals in the last five matches in all competitions. The Serbian striker is priced at 7/4 by BoyleSports to find the net.
Probable line-ups
Timothy Weah, Arkadiusz Milik and Bremer are out injured and will miss Friday’s clash. Kenan Yildiz was a second half substitute against Fiorentina and should start in attack alongside Vlahovic while Pierre Kalulu is set to continue at the back.
AC Milan have injury problems of their own, with Rafael Leao, Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek all sidelined. Alvaro Morata could feature up front alongside Tammy Abraham, with Reijnders set to continue in midfield.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso, Thuram, Locatelli, Yildiz, Koopmeiners, Conceicao, Vlahovic
AC Milan: Maignan, Hernandez, Gabbia, Thiaw, Royal, Fofana, Reijnders, Camarda, Chukwueze, Abraham, Morata
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus and AC Milan have shown some attacking quality lately and both teams could be backed to score on Friday at 3/4 with BoyleSports. The Turin club’s last four matches have produced over 2.5 goals, which is priced at evens with BoyleSports, who are also offering 13/5 for over 3.5 goals.
Friday’s clash is likely to come to life after the break and with five of Juventus’ last seven matches producing more second half goals, a repeat is priced at 21/20 with BoyleSports.
This match between Juventus and AC Milan will be played on Jan 3, 2025 and kick off at 19:00. Check below for our tipsters best Juventus vs AC Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
