AC Milan vs Lazio prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-09-29 16:00.
124 years after a group of Englishmen living in Italy founded and played for AC Milan, two English footballers followed in their footsteps with defining performances. Fikayo Tomori and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were both on the scoresheet when Stefano Pioli’s side came from 1-0 down to beat Cagliari 3-1 on Wednesday night, with the Milan boss insisting afterwards that his side "controlled the game" despite some “cracks showing”.
Having bounced back from their 5-1 derby defeat to Inter with two straight league wins, they’re now level on points with them atop the Serie A (SA) standings. Another strong result here would keep up the pressure on their great rivals and extend a run of 11 home league matches unbeaten (W8, D3), which includes a 2-0 win over upcoming opponents Lazio back in May.
A win to either side appears probable based on the 11 most recent H2H meetings, none of which were drawn (Milan: W7, L4), especially as Lazio have been involved in just one SA draw this term (W2, L3) following Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over Torino. That lifted them closer to the top half and may have appeased some of those supporters who voiced their disapproval of last Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Monza with boos.
Even still, boss Maurizio Sarri claimed his side “had an orderly first half and in the second half we put in the quality,” in a game he assessed as “high level”. There has certainly been a high level of entertainment in Lazio’s trio of SA away matches; all of which saw goals scored in both halves, a final total of over 2.5 goals, both teams on the scoresheet on the day, and an eventual winner (Lazio: W1, L2)!
Players to watch: Rafael Leão scored inside the first ten minutes of two of Milan’s last four home SA games, marking him out as a man Lazio must guard against from the off. Conversely, each of Mattia Zaccagni’s last three goals for Lazio came after the 50th minute; his most recent first-half strike was against Milan last term.
Hot stat: Neither Milan or Lazio have scored a goal beyond the 75th minute this SA season.