AC Milan vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 24/02/2023, 14:25  by Kennedy Kechula in Serie A Predictions

AC Milan will want to continue with their rich vein of form in recent weeks when they host Atalanta at the San Siro in round 24 of the Italian Serie A on Sunday. Milan are fourth on the table with 44 points, three above sixth-placed Atalanta. It is safe to say that Milan will not be defending their league title this season as they are already 18 points behind runaway leaders Napoli. A place in next season’s Champions League is however still up for grabs. Stefano Pioli’s men have turned around a slump that began in early January and now come into this match on the back of three successive wins across all competitions. Milan have won their last two league matches and sandwiched between is a Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur. All three matches have had a similar 1-0 score line but three different scorers. Milan had conceded 13 goals and scored just two in their four matches leading up to the win over Torino that kickstarted this current run. Milan have a plethora of players who can make a difference, key among them being forwards Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao. The two have scored a combined 20 goals across all competitions for Milan. Still, several players will be out with injury, one of them being midfielder Ismael Bennacer. The Algerian scored the equalizer that earned a 1-1 draw away to Atalanta in the first half of the season.

While Milan are enjoying a purple patch, Atalanta have been plagued by inconsistency and have lost three of their last six matches across all competitions. One of the losses saw Gian Piero Gasperini’s men dumped out of the Coppa Italia. They come into this match having lost two of their last three in the league with the latest being a 2-1 defeat at home by Lecce. This unwanted run has seen Atalanta drop out of the Champions League places but they can get right back in with a win on Sunday and favorable results elsewhere. Rather surprisingly, Atalanta’s last win came away to Lazio, a team directly above them. Can they do it again against Milan? One step towards achieving this is to have Rasmus Hojlund continue with his form in front of goal which has seen him score in the last two matches. The other is to have club top scorer Ademola Lookman rediscover his scoring touch after going four matches without a goal. Atalanta will be without Merih Demiral due to suspension but can welcome Giorgio Scalvini and Marten de Roon back from suspension.