Prediction: AC Milan to win 1-0
Best Odds: 13/2
AC Milan and Bologna will lock horns with each other in Serie A this week. The match between Sérgio Conceição’s side and Vincenzo Italiano’s team will be held at San Siro and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Friday.
AC Milan
AC Milan are one of the biggest clubs in the world who have been challenging for the Serie A title in recent seasons and have also been doing well in the UEFA Champions League. However, the Rossoneri are having a disappointing campaign in the Italian league..
Sérgio Conceição’s side are as low as ninth in the Serie A table at the moment with 57 points from 35 matches. Milan are six points behind fourth-placed Juventus and have to win all three of their remaining matches in the league to stand a chance of playing in the UEFA Champions League in the 2025-26 campaign.
Milan will head into the Serie A match against Bologna at San Siro this week on the back of a 2-1 win against Genoa away from home in the league. It came after a 2-0 victory over Venezia on the road in Serie A, which followed a 3-0 victory over Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia.
Team News:
AC Milan are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Bologna. Mike Maignan will be in goal for the Rossoneri. Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic will be the three centre-backs. Alex Jimenez, Youssouf Fofana, Tijjani Reijnders and Theo Hernandez will be the four midfielders. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic will be the two attacking midfielders. Luka Jovic will lead the line for Milan.
Bologna
Bologna are a modest club based in northern Italy, but they have been doing well lately. I Rossoblu were superb last season as they finished as high as fifth in the Serie A table, and there is a very good chance that they could do something similar this time around.
Vincenzo Italiano’s side are seventh in the Serie A table at the moment. Bologna have picked up 62 points from 35 matches and are only a point behind fourth-placed Juventus. I Petroniani have a very good chance of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season.
Bologna will head into the Serie A match against AC Milan away from home at San Siro on Friday on the back of a 1-1 draw with Juventus at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. It came after a goalless draw with Udinese on the road in Serie A, which followed a 2-1 victory over Empoli in the Coppa Italia.
Team News:
Bologna are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against AC Milan. Lukasz Skorupski will be in goal for the visiting team. Lorenzo De Silvestri, Sam Beukema, Jhon Lucumi and Juan Miranda will be the defenders. Lewis Ferguson and Remo Freuler will be the two holding midfielders. Riccardo Orsolini, Jens Odgaard and Nicolo Cambiaghi will be the three attacking midfielders. Thijs Dallinga will lead the line for Bologna.
Key Factors to Consider
- AC Milan have won 3 of their last 6 Serie A matches.
- AC Milan have scored 55 goals and conceded 39 goals in 35 Serie A matches this season.
- Christian Pulisic has scored 10 goals and given 8 assists in 31 Serie A games for AC Milan this campaign.
- Bologna have lost 1 of their last 6 Serie A games.
- Bologna have scored 53 goals and conceded 38 goals in 35 Serie A games this season.
Conclusion
AC Milan are in better form than Bologna at the moment and still have a very slim chance of finishing in the top four of the Serie A table. It is very likely that the Rossoneri will eke out a narrow win from the match.
Prediction: AC Milan to win 1-0
Best Odds: 13/2
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