AC Milan hosts AS Roma in round 20 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Thursday, January 6th at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan)
Stefano Pioli's team is in 2nd place in the Serie A standings with 42 points. In 19 rounds, AC Milan gained 13 victories and three draws and suffered three losses. The Red-Blacks finished the 1st round of the Italian championship as the main pursuers of the tournament leader, Inter. They are four points behind their bitter rivals and have a 3-point lead over Napoli, which rounds out the top three. The Rossoneri finished 2021 on a positive note, beating Empoli on December 22 (2-4). The victory over the tough middle peasant interrupted the winless streak of Pioli's players, which amounted to three matches in all tournaments.
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Jose Mourinho's team is in 6th position in the Italian championship standings with 32 points after 19 rounds. AS Roma has ten victories, two draws, and seven defeats. Unlike Milan, the Wolves are unlikely to intervene in the fight for the champion’s title. Finishing in the Champions League zone will be a success for Mourinho's team. However, the Romans are not yet able to cope with this task. They are six points behind the fourth Atalanta and two points behind Juventus, which is ranked fifth. AS Roma is characterized by instability of results. In the last two rounds, the Wolves combined an away landslide victory over Atalanta (1-4) and a home draw against the weaker Sampdoria (1-1). Moreover, Mourinho's team did not look much better than the opponent in the last match.
The opponents crossed paths in the current championship on October 31 in Rome. The Milanese achieved a 2-1 victory thanks to goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Frank Kessie, who converted the penalty. The match in Milan can end with any outcome. The Red-Blacks slowed down at the end of 2021, and their defense began to falter. The Devils conceded in four official matches in a row. AS Roma is capable of taking advantage of the home team's problems, but the Wolves are too unstable in the current season. Both Milan and Roma cannot boast of reliable defensive lines, conceding an average of more than one goal per match. The sides exchanged accurate shots in six out of seven previous head-to-head matches, and the Over 2.5 goals were recorded in four out of five cases. We are likely to see another productive match between these clubs.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
