AC Milan
- AC Milan have won 4 of their last 5 Serie A matches, drawing the other (2-1 at home to Napoli, 0-0 away at Juventus).
- AC Milan are third in Serie A with 13 points from 6 games, while Fiorentina are 17th with just 3 points on the board.
Fiorentina
Fiorentina have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
Head-to-Head
The 2-2 draw at San Siro between these sides six months ago was a thrilling game, but Sunday’s matchup promises to be more of a chess match between two top coaches. Our AC Milan vs AC Fiorentina prediction suggests that both teams will look to control the midfield and take their chances when they come.
Key Players
- Fiorentina play a more fluid, possession-based game than Milan, Stefano Pioli likes his full-backs to bomb on and his midfielders to play high up the field to dominate possession.
- Lucas Beltrán’s ability to drop deep and link up with both lines is key to how Pioli sets his teams up, while Nicolás González offers a dynamic out wide and can take the ball at pace to the byline.
- Rafael Leão is the pacey winger on the other flank, while Christian Pulisic offers a target for long balls over the top.
- The former Chelsea star has been in prolific form for Milan with 4 goals in 6 league games, netting nearly half of Milan’s 9 goals in their recent five-match unbeaten run in Serie A.
- Milan have been very solid at the back since Allegri made a few tactical tweaks and Mike Maignan is a reliable keeper.
Betting Insights
- AC Milan are favorites at 1.52 to beat an inconsistent AC Fiorentina side on Sunday afternoon, but the Viola are available at 5.9 to pull off a shock.
- The AC Milan vs AC Fiorentina betting tips point towards backing Under 2.5 (1.95) and Both Teams To Score - no (1.8) as the way to go here.
Prediction
- Allegri has been true to his pragmatic, defensive set up since returning to Milan, although there is a fluidity to the red and blacks’ play that was not always evident during his previous tenure.
- The 3-5-2 formation morphs easily into a 4-2-3-1, which Milan use to flood forward quickly when possession is won back in their own half, but this is a team set up to be solid at the back and score on the counter-attack.
- Based on the latest AC Milan vs AC Fiorentina betting tips, it is Massimiliano Allegri’s men who should edge it.
