AC Milan travel to Parma for a Serie A fixture on Saturday with both teams still seeking their first win of the season. Milan will be keen to snap out of their draw on the opening weekend and given their fine record in this fixture, will be confident of seeing off the newly promoted side.
Parma marked their return to the Italian topflight with a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina on the opening weekend. They took an early lead through Dennis Man but were pegged back by the visitors midway through the second half.
Manager Fabio Pecchia will be pleased with his team’s performance but the outcome is consistent with their recent results. Parma had already been knocked out of the Coppa Italia the week before after losing 1-0 to Serie B side Palermo.
AC Milan are also coming off a draw as they were held 2-2 by Torino in their opening fixture last weekend. They fought back from two goals down with late efforts from Alvaro Morata and Noah Okafor earning them a share of the spoils.
Manager Paulo Fonseca will be pleased with the character to fight back from two goals down. Morata’s debut goal is also likely to settle any nerves, although AC Milan's defensive display could be a source of concern.
How the bookies view it: Rossoneri to prevail
AC Milan have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 4/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Parma is valued at 100/30 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 11/4 for a draw.
Head to head: Milan on top
AC Milan have a 27-11 advantage with 13 draws from 51 previous matches against Parma. The Rossoneri are unbeaten in the last eight matches and claimed a 3-1 win in the most recent meeting at the Stadio Ennio Tardini back in 2021.
Players to watch: Morata to kick on
Alvaro Morata is already off the mark for AC Milan and will be hoping to go on a scoring run. The Spanish striker could be the one to watch on Saturday and is priced at 6/4 by Betfred to get on the score sheet.
Forward, Man scored 11 goals for Parma in Serie B last season and has already picked it up in the topflight this term. The forward was on target in the opening fixture and could be worth keeping an eye on at 3/1 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Parma have injury problems with Hernani, Gabriel Charpentier and Adrian Benedyczak all ruled out. They are not expected to make too many changes with Ange Bonny set to lead the line alongside Man.
Alessandro Florenzi missed the opening fixture and remains sidelined for AC Milan. Alvaro Morata and Noah Okafor are pushing for a start after coming off the bench to score last time out.
Parma: Suzuki, Valeri, Circati, Balogh, Coulibaly, Sohm, Estevez, Mihalia, Bernabe, Man, Bonny
AC Milan: Maignan, Calabria, Tomori, Thiaw, Hernandez, Bennacer, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Pulisic, Chukwueze, Morata
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 3.5 goals in AC Milan’s previous fixture and a repeat is priced at 7/4 by Betfred. Over 2.5 goals could also be considered at 8/11 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 4/6 for both teams to score.
AC Milan are expected to get their attacking rhythm right on Saturday and could be backed to score in both halves at 6/4 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between Parma and AC Milan will be played on Aug 24, 2024 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Parma vs AC Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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