Serie A – Match-day 10: Hellas Verona v AC Milan

Sunday Serie A action from the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, as Verona take on Milan.

Milan will travel to Verona, as fifth plays eighteenth in the table.

Hellas Verona to host AC Milan Amid Relegation Battle

With a win in their previous game, (2-1) against Salernitana, Verona will likely be in a positive frame of mind.

Also, the relegation zone is not where Verona want to be at the end of the season, but that is where they are heading, unless they can get out of their losing habit. The Yellow and Blues have lost four of their last four games in the Serie A. With an eighteenth position in the league and 1 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, they currently have five points in the League having won one game, drawn two games, and lost six meetings.

Verona have won one game and lost three meetings of their four League matches at home this season.

Victory for Hellas Verona would take their points tally to 8 so far this season.

Verona’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Salvatore Bocchetti, ahead of this Sunday’s fixture against their opponents.

It’s 20 points so far for AC Milan this season, going into this match

Juventus were beaten 2-0 at Giuseppe Meazza, the last time that Milan played.

Also, Milan keep finding ways to win, having secured six victories in their last nine fixtures is astonishing this season. Now they have 6 matches won, 1 games lost and 2 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in fifth place, with a total of 20 points having won six games, drawn two fixtures, and lost one game.

Playing away from home, Milan have won two matches and drawn two meetings.

AC Milan will have secured 23 points so far this season, should they secure a win.

Good Attacking Performance

Milan have a good scoring record this season, with 18 netted so far (16 from open play and two penalties). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Olivier Giroud (4), Rafael Leao (4), and Ante Rebic (3). Milan have conceded nine goals.

Milan’s squad will likely be depleted of seven 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 23 meetings, they have enjoyed 12 victories, to Verona’s four victories. Also, the last 18 fixtures against Milan have resulted in nine wins for Verona. The last time they played each other in this competition was May 2022 and the score line ended up with a 1-3 away win for Rossoneri.

Players to watch

For Verona, Josh Doig is a top performing player who has scoredtwo goals in nine League matches this campaign, while Olivier Giroud is one of the top performing players after having scoredfour goals in nine League games so far for Milan.

Other standout players for Verona are Josh Doig and Thomas Henry with two goals both and for Milan are Rafael Leao and Ante Rebic with four goals and three goals respectively.