AC Milan vs Spezia prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-11-04 19:45.
Defending Serie A (SA) champions AC Milan have struggled to keep up with the pace set by Napoli at the top of the table and find themselves six points adrift of the summit. A shock 2-1 defeat against Torino last time out in SA action certainly hasnāt helped Milanās bid for back-to-back Scudettos, but they did bounce back in style with a 4-0 home victory against Salzburg in midweek UEFA Champions League action.
Milan are certainly no strangers to home wins, with eight from their last nine SA games at the San Siro (L1), though they will be all too aware that Spezia are one of just two teams to beat them at home in the league in 2022 alongside Napoli. A continuation of Milanās nine SA home clean sheets in 2022 undoubtedly holds the key to avoiding losing successive SA matches for the first time since November 2021, though Milan have only shut out Spezia in one of the last three home H2Hs.
Spezia have had conceding troubles of their own, succumbing to a last-gasp Fiorentina goal in their previous game as they were on the receiving end of a 2-1 defeat. Just three points above the relegation zone ahead of the weekend, Spezia are being sucked deeper into a relegation battle, and with four defeats from their last five SA outings, there appears little chance of them climbing the table.
If there is to be a Spezia revival, then you can say with some degree of certainty that itās unlikely to come on the road given they have lost their first six SA away matches of the season without scoring. Only four teams in the history of the competition have ever slumped to seven successive SA away defeats āto nilā, leaving Spezia staring down the barrel of an unwanted record.
Players to watch: Milanās Rafael LeĆ£o has scored a career-high three SA goals against Spezia, all of which came at the San Siro. Any Spezia hopes of a shock victory probably hinge on the shoulders of Mbala Nzola who has scored 50% of their SA goals this season.
Hot streak: Spezia have conceded at least one second-half goal in eight-straight SA away games.