Serie A – Match-day 36: Hellas Verona v AC Milan
Serie A Leaders Milan head to Verona, as the hosts prepare for their encounter – Sunday – 8:45pm – Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi GMT.
Leaders Milan are currently eight places higher than their rivals Verona, when the two sides meet, they will sit in first and ninth positions respectively.
With the Serie A season well into its stride, Hellas Verona have managed to gain 52 points
Time will tell, whether Verona’s recent run of poor form is about to change. However Igor Tudor will be keen to turn his season around with this game, following the recent defeat to Cagliari, which followed a disappointing 1-1 draw against Sampdoria.
Also, Verona keep finding ways to win, having secured eight victories in their last 16 fixtures is astonishing this season. Their position is ninth in the League and they have 52 points, that is, 14W, 11L and 10D having won 14 matches, drawn 10 meetings, and lost 11 matches.
Playing at home, Verona have won nine meetings, drawn three games, and lost five fixtures.
A win in this fixture would take Hellas Verona’s points to 55 in the League.
Good Attacking Performance
They have a good scoring stats of 61 goals (59 from open play and two penalties). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Antonin Barak (6), Gianluca Caprari (6), and Giovanni Simeone (4). Verona have conceded 52 goals.
Igor Tudor could be missing up to three of their players through injury or illness for the game on Sunday.
AC Milan will seek to retain their position at the top of the table, this fixture is no exception
With a win in their previous game, (1-0) against Fiorentina, Milan will likely be in a positive frame of mind.
Also, League leaders Milan keep finding ways to win, having secured 11 victories in their last 17 fixtures is astonishing this season, who sit comfortably withing the Champion’s League qualification zone. With 77 points (23W – 4L and 8D), they currently sit top of the League having won 23 fixtures, drawn eight games, and lost four matches.
Milan will travel to Verona with a win record on the road that is quite unremarkable, with 12 victories, four darts, and one losses.
AC Milan will want to keep the pressure on their rivals as they sit at the top of the table, a win will take them to 80 points and keep their momentum going forward.
Good atacking and defensive team
Milan have shown a consistency in defence, having so far only conceded 30 goals in their previous games. Milan will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (61). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Rafael Leao (5), Olivier Giroud (4), and Junior Messias (2).
Milan’s squad will likely be depleted of two of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.
Hellas Verona v AC Milan – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Milan with a greater number of wins. In the last 22 meetings, they have enjoyed 11 victories, to Verona’s four wins. In addition, Milan have been hugely successful away to Verona of late, winning 18 fixtures times in the last nine. The last time both teams met in this competition was October 2021 and the score line ended up with a 3-2 win for The Yellow and Blues.
Performance Report
For Verona, Antonin Barak, one of their best scorers, has nettedsix goals in 35 League games this campaign, while Rafael Leao is a top performing player who has scoredfive goals in 35 League games this Serie A Season for Milan.
Other players of note for Verona are Gianluca Caprari and Giovanni Simeone with six goals and four goals respectively and for Milan are Olivier Giroud and Junior Messias with four goals and two goals respectively.
