Juventus and AC Milan square off in a Serie A fixture on Saturday with both teams looking to kick on from contrasting fortunes this week. A closely fought encounter is expected here, although Milan’s injury problems at the back could hand Juventus the advantage.
It has been a good week for Juventus as they progressed to the final of the Coppa Italia. Although they were beaten 2-1 by Lazio on Tuesday, a 2-0 victory in the first leg was enough to earn them the aggregate win and a chance to claim some silverware.
Away from the Coppa Italia, Juventus’ form has been a bit suspect in recent weeks, with just two wins from their last 10 Serie A matches. They came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Cagliari in their previous Serie A fixture.
One positive for AC Milan heading into Saturday’s clash is that they have a solid record at the Allianz Stadium which has only tasted one defeat all season. Massimiliano Allegri’s men also attempt to maintain their defensive discipline and have kept clean sheets in their last three home matches.
AC Milan travel to the Allianz Stadium off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Inter Milan last time out in Serie A. They fell two goals down before Fikayo Tomori netted a consolation 10 minutes from time.
Added to the disappointment of the defeat is that the result also confirmed bitter rivals Inter Milan as Serie A champions. The result also extends AC Milan’s recent poor form as Stefano Pioli’s men are winless in their last four matches, suffering three defeats in that run.
A major issue for AC Milan ahead of Saturday’s clash is the personnel problems at the back with Simon Kjaer and Pierre Kalulu injured while Theo Hernandez is suspended. However, their recent away form should give them some confidence having gone unbeaten in eight of their last nine fixtures on the road, claiming six wins in that run.
Juventus have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 11/10 by 888Sport to claim the win. A victory for AC Milan is valued at 14/5 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by William Hill.
Juventus have a 37-21 advantage with 18 draws from 76 previous matches against AC Milan. The Turin club also claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Dusan Vlahovic continues to deliver the goods in attack for Juventus and now has 16 Serie A goals this season. The striker will be keen to take advantage of AC Milan’s defensive problems and is priced at 6/4 by BetVictor to get on the score sheet.
Juventus have also been decent at the other end of the pitch and have kept clean sheets in their last three home matches. Bremer is likely to continue at the heart of the defence and can lead the Turin club to another clean sheet at 7/4 with Coral.
Juventus and AC Milan have produced under 2.5 goals in five of their last six meetings and a repeat is priced at 4/5 with BoyleSports. The Turin club earned a win to nil in the reverse fixture and a similar outcome is priced at 27/10 with BetVictor.
Both teams battled to a halftime draw in the reverse fixture and a similar pattern is priced at 6/5 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Juventus and AC Milan will be played on
Apr 27, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. 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.
