Verona vs AC Milan prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-10-15 18:45.
Five points from nine Serie A (SA) games this season (W1, D2, L6) was not enough to save Gabriele Coffi his job, and Verona are now looking for a new manager and an upturn in form. Four straight league defeats conceding exactly twice on each occasion sealed Coffiâs fate and this is now Verona's worst nine-game SA start since 2015/16 â a season in which they suffered relegation.
Their only league win this term came at home, but with just one SA victory across their last seven matches here (D1, L5), Verona might have to wait for improvement, particularly as theyâve lost the last three home H2Hs against AC Milan, only scoring once in the process. Whoever does take over must work on Veronaâs defence though, as prior to the round only Cremonese had conceded more SA goals at home this term (nine).
Reigning champions Milan are staying in touch with the league leaders (W6, D2, L1) with an excellent 2-0 win over Juventus sandwiched between two disappointing UEFA Champions League defeats âto nilâ against Chelsea. Although management, players and fans were furious about refereeing decisions in Europe, theyâll have to overlook those to focus on their title defence.
Theyâll start as heavy favourites against this struggling Verona side and will fancy themselves to get back to winning ways, especially as Milan havenât lost a league away game since November 2021 (W11, D5). They might not want quite as much late drama as their last SA road fixture though, when they prevailed after scoring twice and conceding once in injury-time against Empoli (W 3-1)!
Players to watch: Josh Doig has scored between the 20th minute and half-time in each of Veronaâs last two home games, while Milanâs Sandro Tonali scored twice between the 40th and 50th minute in this fixture last term.
Hot streak: Milan havenât conceded before half-time in any of their last four league matches.