AC Milan vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-10-18 16:00.
[p]It was a game of three missed penalties as AC Milan lost 2-1 to Fiorentina to head into October’s international break on the back of successive competitive losses. The Rossoneri are now in danger of losing consecutive Serie A matches for the first time since February 2023 as a result, though a run of three consecutive league wins prior to that latest Fiorentina defeat suggests that there’s no immediate cause for concern.[/p]
[p]The hosts will be tested by their upcoming schedule as a tricky home game in the Champions League against Club Brugge awaits, with their fate in that tournament hanging in the balance after starting with two defeats. Playing at San Siro gives them their best chance of rediscovering their winning momentum at least, as Milan have won their last three league matches at the famous old stadium, including one against arch rivals Inter Milan.[/p]
[p]That form won’t guarantee a win against Udinese by any means, as the visitors won on their last visit to the venue to play AC Milan and now have the chance to post consecutive away H2H wins for the first time ever in the top-flight. They also travel with plenty of confidence in the tank as after securing a 1-0 win over Lecce last time out, they opened up a two-point gap to their hosts. That win helped paper the cracks after consecutive league defeats to Roma and Inter Milan threatened to erase the positives of an unbeaten four-game start (W3, D1) to this league campaign.[/p]
[p]The Bianconeri lost on their last away trip to Roma (3-0), but haven’t been beaten in back-to-back league games since last December which should be enough to instil some belief. Ominously though on that prior occasion, the first of those losses came against Roma followed by defeat at San Siro, albeit to Inter! [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Christian Pulisic assisted USA’s first goal in his last match on international duty, whilst he’s also been responsible for Milan’s first strike of the match with four of his last six club goals. Florian Thauvin gave Udinese a 2-1 lead when these sides last met with a 62nd-minute goal and has so far netted his side’s second goal in both of the league games he has scored in this campaign, both arriving in the second half. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams have scored in eight of the last nine H2Hs.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]