The Matchday 17 clash in Serie A between Verona and AC Milan will take place on December 20 at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium. Verona vs. AC Milan: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Predicted lineups for Verona vs. AC Milan
Verona (3-4-3): Lorenzo Montipo – Diego Coppola, Pawel Dawidowicz, Daniele Gilardi – Jackson Tchatchoua, Ondrej Duda, Reda Belahyane, Darko Lazovic – Tomas Suslov, Amin Sarr, Abdou Harroui.
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan – Alejandro Jimenez, Malick Thiaw, Matteo Gabbia, Emerson Royal – Tijjani Reijnders, Youssouf Fofana – Samuel Chukwueze, Mattia Liberali, Rafael Leao – Tammy Abraham.
Each team’s starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is listed.
Verona
Paolo Zanetti's side defeated Parma 3-2 away in the last round. This result allowed Verona to snap a four-game losing streak in the league and secure their fifth win of the current Serie A season. Notably, the team has conceded at least two goals for the 11th time in the current championship. In the standings, the club has climbed out of the relegation zone and now sits in 17th place with 15 points.
Defender Martin Fröze and midfielder Abdou Harroui will miss the game due to injuries.
- The team has not won 7 of their last 10 home matches in Serie A (1 draw, 6 losses).
- At least three goals have been scored in 11 previous home league matches.
- Verona has conceded at least two goals in 6 of their last 7 home matches in Serie A.
AC Milan
In the last round, Paulo Fonseca's side failed to overcome Genoa at home (0-0). As a result, AC Milan has not won in four of their last five league matches (3 draws, 1 loss). However, the club has kept seven clean sheets this Serie A season. In the standings, Milan is eighth with 23 points, trailing the top six by five points.
Defender Alessandro Florenzi, midfielders Ismael Bennacer, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Yunus Musah, Christian Pulisic, and forwards Luka Jovic and Noah Okafor will miss the game due to injuries.
- The club has not won 8 of their last 10 away matches in Serie A (4 draws, 4 losses).
- Both teams scored in 7 of the last 8 away league matches.
- At least three goals have been scored in 7 of Milan's last 8 away league matches.
Verona vs. AC Milan: Match Prediction
At home, Verona tends to play openly and create as many attacking opportunities as possible. This style of play results in goals: the club has scored in 15 of their last 18 home league matches, scoring at least twice in eight of those games. However, they make many mistakes defensively: in their last seven home Serie A matches, Verona has not kept a clean sheet, conceding a total of 21 goals.
AC Milan also favors an attacking style and often finds success up front. In their last 27 away league matches, the club failed to score only once, scoring at least twice in 17 of those games. However, their defense is not very reliable: they have conceded in 10 of their last 12 away Serie A matches, with 12 goals conceded in away games this season.
I expect a high-scoring encounter in this match, so my prediction: Total over 2.5 goals
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