AC Milan – Inter Prediction & Picks (04.03.2018)

Milan and Internazionale meet at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, in a match for the 27 th round of Serie A. the Internazionale won at home (3-2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, at 15-10 -2017. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 4 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in the last 11 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 27-12-2017, for Coppa Italia that ended with Milan’s victory by (1-0), at the end of the extra time. The only goal of the match was scored by P. Cutrone (104 ‘).

Milan:

After 13 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in the 7 th position, with 44 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Roma by (0-2), after in the previous match they have won (1-0) at home, against Sampdoria. In the last game they played, for Coppa Italia, they beat Lazio away by (4-5), in the shoot-out on penalties. In the last 10 home league matches Milan has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 26 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (16’-30 ‘).

AC Milan left for this motivated match, having made it to the final of the Italian Cup, winning in a shoot-out on penalties against Lazio. In the last match for the championship, AC Milan beat Roma 2-0. In this game against his fans, Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso must keep the team in 4-3-3, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks, however, the counterattacks are a very strong point of the premises. Suso is one of the most dangerous players on AC Milan‘s attack front, being very quick and competent in transporting the ball into attack. In addition, this player is one of the best markers, with 6 goals scored. For this match against Milan’s rival, the local coach can count on all his players.

Inter:

The away team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 51 points won, after 14 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Genoa, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Benevento, by (2-0). For the league, Internazionale won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 12 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 26 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only won 1 result. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 12 away matches for this competition: they have scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘); He suffered 4 of his 10 goals between the minutes (31’-45 ‘).

Inter Milan for this game with a triumph over the fragile Benevento, returning to the triumphs after the defeat in the field of Genoa. Of note that Inter is going through a difficult phase in the season, as it has only 2 wins in the last 10 games played. Normally the trainer Luciano Spalletti acts with four players in the defense, three in the center of the field and three in the attack, being Éder the most advanced player of the team. However, Mauro Icardi is the best finalist of Inter Milan, with 18 goals scored. Without major absences to register, the coach must take his best players to the field.