AC Milan – Juventus PREDICTION (07.07.2020)

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Milan and Juventus meet at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, in a match for the 31st matchday of Serie A. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 10‑11‑2019, Juventus won at home by (1‑ 0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 13‑02‑2020, for Coppa Italia, which ended in a draw by (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by A. Rebić (61 ‘), for Milan, and Cristiano Ronaldo (90′), for Juventus. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Milan presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.

Milan :

The home team is currently in 7th position, with 36 points won, after 10 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Fiorentina, by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost at home to Genoa by (1‑2). This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Milan conquered 14 points in 30 possible, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches that they played in their stadium. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 26 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 13 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).

AC Milan comes to this game with a victory, by 0-3, in the visit to the Lazio field, thus adding the third victory in the last 4 games made in the championship: the team’s goals were signed by Ante Rebic , Calhanoglu and Ibrahimovic. In this game on his territory, coach Stefano Pioli must privilege the low block and counterattacks down the hallways. The highlight of the visiting team in the championship is the striker Ante Rebvic with 9 goals scored. For this match, the coach cannot count on Samu Castillejo, Musacchio and Léo Duarte, all injured.

Juventus :

The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 63 points won, after 20 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against SPAL, by (1‑2). In the last match, they won at home against Internazionale, by (2‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in his stadium. In their last away game, for the UEFA Champions League, they lost (1‑0) to Olympique Lyonnais. In its last 10 away games for the championship Juventus registers 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so it has won 19 points in 30 possible. In their home matches there are some frequent results: at halftime 0‑0 (6 in 13 games) and at the end of the game 1‑2 (5 in 13 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 21 of the last 26 games for Serie A, of these 21 they came to the break in advantage in 10 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 17. In 26 matches in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times, but managed the comeback in 3.

Juventus comes to this game with a 4-1 victory against Torino, thus adding the seventh consecutive victory in the Italian championship: the team’s goals were signed by Cuadrado, Cristiano Ronaldo, Djidji (own goal) and Paulo Dyabala. On this visit to the AC Milan pitch, coach Maurizio Sarri should attract his team at 4-3-3, favoring continued possession of the ball and attacks primarily organized by runners. Cristiano Ronaldo is the highlight of Juventus with 25 goals scored in this competition. For this game, the visiting coach still does not have Paulo Dybala and Matthijs de Ligt, both suspended, in addition to Khedira, Chiellini, De Sciglio and Alex Sandro, all injured.


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