AC Milan are a football club full of history and are regarded as one of the biggest names in European football. However, they have been struggling of late and you must go back to 2010/11 to find the last time they won the Serie A title. Last season they finished 6th in the league, their best finish for four years but following huge investment in the summer, a title challenge was expected this time around.
They welcome Genoa to the San Siro this weekend, knowing a defeat could see them drop into the bottom half of the table.
AC Milan Form
You must go back to the 28th September in the Europa League to find the last time AC Milan won a football match. Since then they have suffered 2 defeats in Serie A and were held at home by AEK Athens in the Europa League on Thursday night.
The defeats in Serie A were against two team’s AC Milan were hoping to compete with this season, Roma and Inter Milan. However, AC Milan were comfortably defeated 2-0 at home by Roma and then slipped to a late 3-2 defeat against their local rivals.
AC Milan have lost their last 3 games in Serie A, with the other loss coming at Sampdoria and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 league games.
On the bright side, AC Milan have won 4 of their last 5 home Serie A games.
Genoa Form
Genoa finally picked up their first win of the season last weekend, as they defeated Cagliari 3-2 away from home. That result was enough to lift Genoa just above the relegation zone despite being on the same number of points as SPAL and Sassuolo, who are below them in the table.
Prior to that win, Genoa’s only points had come in a pair of draws, one with Sassuolo at the start of the season and the other at home with Chievo towards the end of September.
Following their 0-0 draw with Sassuolo on the opening day of the season, Genoa have failed to keep a clean sheet, conceding 13 goals in 7 games, 7 of which were conceded at home against Lazio and Juventus.
Genoa have won only 2 of their last 20 away Serie A games and have failed to score a goal in 7 of their last 9 on the road.
Team News
Andrea Conti and Luca Antonelli remain on the treatment table for AC Milan but creative midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu is available again following suspension. The Turk may start on the bench with Suso and Giacomo Bonaventura expected to get the nod.
Nicolas Spolli and Isaac Cofie are the only two players set to miss the game for Genoa. Gianluca Lapadula has returned to the squad and could come into the team to face his former club.
Top Betting Tips
AC Milan have been struggling recently but this is a match they should win, given the troubles of their opponents. Genoa will feel a little more confident following their victory last weekend but AC Milan have the personnel to defeat them. AC Milan are 1/2 to win this match with Ladbrokes.
Genoa have not found goals easy to come by at times this season but AC Milan have not been keeping clean sheets in Serie A. The visitors may grab goal, even if it is in defeat and AC Milan to win with both teams scoring is 21/10 at Ladbrokes.
Young 16-year-old forward Pietro Pellegri has been making a name for himself at Genoa this season, scoring 2 goals. It would be a dream come true if he could score at the San Siro and you can get 11/4 for the Italian to score at any time with Ladbrokes.