AC Milan vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 12/05/2022, 08:37  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 12/05/2022 at 09:53 in Serie A Predictions

Milan could win the Serie A title this weekend. The league leaders lead Inter by two points and host eighth placed Atalanta. A win for Milan and failure by Inter to get a victory at Cagliari will clinch the first title since 2011 for Milan. The home side are unbeaten in their last seven home league games with three of the last four won. Milan have kept five straight home league clean sheets and eight in the last nine. Only Udinese have scored a goal in an away league game against Milan since mid-January. Milan are looking to get a fourth straight win in Serie A but haven't the best of records against Atalanta. None of the last seven home league games against them has been won.

Atalanta need points from this game if they want European football next season. Another season in the Champions League isn't going to happen and it's not easy to get into either of the other two European competitions. They are behind seventh placed Fiorentina (Europa Conference League position) and Roma who are sixth (Europa League qualification place) on the same number of points. However, it's head-to-head results not goal difference that counts and Atalanta lose out on that. They are unbeaten in their last four league games, though two of the last three have ended level. Both of their last two away Serie A games have been won but they were both against sides in the bottom five. Key away matches at Fiorentina and Roma have both recently been lost. Milan can be backed to get a vital home win here.