AC Milan vs Sampdoria Prediction and Football Tips
Serie A football tips – AC Milan vs Sampdoria prediction.
AC Milan are still without Stephan El Shaarawy, Keisuke Honda and Riccardo Montolivo for the visit of Sampdoria. Sulley Muntari ruled himself out of the previous game because he does not feel part of the future plans of the club and is therefore likely to miss this one too.
Sampdoria are struggling at full-back, with Vasco Regini suspended and Lorenzo De Silvestri a doubt through injury. Striker Luis Muriel could be on the bench, with Stefano Okaka preferred to start the game up-front with Eto’o and Eder in support.
Probable Line-ups
AC Milan: 4-3-3 formation: Lopez; Anotonelli, Paletta, Mexes, Abate; Poli, Jong, Ginkel; Menez, Destro, Cerci
Sampdoria: 4-3-3 formation: Viviano; Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Mesbah; Obiang, Palombo, Soriano; Eto’o, Okaka, Eder
- AC Milan have won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Sampdoria have won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, AC Milan have scored an average of 1.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Sampdoria have scored an average of 1.2 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of AC Milan’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Sampdoria’s previous 10 matches
- AC Milan are undefeated in their last 4 meetings with Sampdoria
AC Milan have won their last 2 Serie A games in a row, which is the first time this has happened since October 2014. The two wins have placed AC Milan 7 points off a Europa League place and the team currently occupying that position are Sampdoria.
The defeat at Fiorentina was Sampdoria’s first in 6 Serie A matches, with 4 wins in a row prior to that defeat. With Champions League qualification slipping away, the Europa League is Sampdoria’s best chance of playing in Europe next season. Currently sitting in the final Europa League qualifying position, Sinisa Mihajlovic will not want to concede any more ground to the chasing pack, so expect Sampdoria to keep things tight in the San Siro.
Draw at 12/5 with Bet365
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