Fresh from their victory in the derby, AC Milan continue the defence of their Serie A title with a trip to Sampdoria on Saturday. The champions are still unbeaten this season and should have too much quality for the hosts, who are still without a win in the league.
Sampdoria are enduring a difficult start to the season and are without a win in their opening five matches. They have been beaten three times already in that run and currently sit in the relegation zone.
The good news for Sampdoria is that it is still early days in the season and there is still time to turn things around. However, the problem is that they have shown little quality so far and even failed to find the net in their opening three matches.
Sampdoria head into Saturday’s clash off the back of 2-1 defeat to Hellas Verona in their previous Serie A fixture. They took the lead five minutes from half time but were breached twice by the hosts before the break.
AC Milan warmed up for the trip to Sampdoria with a 1-1 draw with RB Salzburg in their UEFA Champions League opener. They fell behind midway through the first half but Alexis Saelemaekers struck the equaliser before the break.
While the Rossoneri would have wanted a win, that result means they are still unbeaten across all competitions this season. Stefano Pioli’s men have won three of their five matches this season and are currently two points off the pace in Serie A.
AC Milan head to Sampdoria with plenty of confidence after claiming a 3-2 victory over local rivals Inter Milan in their previous Serie A fixture. Rafael Leao netted a brace while Olivier Giroud grabbed his first goal of the season.
How the bookies view it
AC Milan have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 5/9 by SBK to claim the win. A victory for Sampdoria is valued 6/1 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 16/5 by William Hill.
Recent head to head
AC Milan are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Sampdoria, claiming four wins in that run. The Rossoneri did the double over Sampdoria last season with both matches ending 1-0.
Players to watch
Rafael Leao appears to be slowly rediscovering his scoring touch and has grabbed three goals in his last three matches. The forward was on target in the last meeting with Sampdoria and is priced at 11/5 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet.
Sampdoria’s goalscoring problems mean AC Milan will be targeting a shutout on Saturday. They have kept clean sheets in their last two matches against Sampdoria and with Fikayo Tomori and Pierre Kalulu at the back, a similar outcome can be expected at 5/4 with Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given AC Milan’s defensive record in this fixture, BTTS could be considered at 21/20 with BetVictor. The Rossoneri have earned wins to nil in the last two meetings with Sampdoria and a repeat could be on the cards at 13/8 with BetVictor.
AC Milan are expected to be comfortable on Saturday and could be backed in the -1 handicap market at 13/10 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Sampdoria and AC Milan will be played on Sep 10, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Sampdoria vs AC Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
