Serie A: Fiorentina vs. AC Milan Preview, Odds, Predictions (March 4)

Fiorentina and AC Milan meet on Saturday night at the Artemio Franchi stadium. These two teams looked solid over the past few weeks, improving the form and posting positive results. Viola was confident in the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout stage, while on the other side, Milan looks powerful and is back in the top-four zone of the Seria A. This is a big derby, and the rivalry between these two teams is at a high level. 

Preview

Fiorentina (+185) was better than Verona on Monday night, beating the rivals 0-3 and presenting one of its best Serie A performances this year. They were up two goals at halftime, outplaying Hellas in every possible way. 

This is Viola’s third win in the previous four contests, having one draw in the meantime against Empoli at home, 1-1. Fiorentina was better than Braga in the ECL, beating the Portuguese unit 0-4 on the road and 3-2 at home. We need to say that Braga is a very strong unit, yet Viola routinely solved them.

The problem for this unit at home is unstable defense. Fiorentina allowed at least one goal in the past five events at Franchi, and in the last ten, this crew has just one clean sheet. 

AC Milan (+140) posted four victories in a row, and that’s a refreshment following a stretch during which Rossoneri played terribly. Stefano Pioli’s boys were awful, not winning in seven straight games, losing five of them.

Still reigning Serie A champs, they were better than Torino, Tottenham, Monca, and most recently, Atalanta. Rossoneri kept its net intact in each of these contests, and all those events were under 2.5 scores. 

Milan experienced various changes in its style of play since the year started. In the beginning, we saw plenty of goals once they play, with Rossoneri both conceding and scoring. Afterward, the defense collapsed for a few weeks before the current displays, in which they looked like the best in Italy.

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There are no players injured or absent in Viola ahead of this event.

Davide Calabria is out, while Ismael Bennacer’s condition will be evaluated before the game. Though, the chances of him starting the event are very low. 

Head to Head Games

Milan was better at San Siro in the opening game of the year, winning 2-1 against Viola. Nikola Milenkovic scored an own goal in the second minute of the injury time, thus giving the hosts three points and a big win. 

Three of the previous four meetings were with both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals, and four of the past five in Florence saw both teams netting. 

Prediction

As mentioned, both Viola and Milan look good. Fiorentina plays offensive-minded football, scoring goals, while on the other end, Rossoneri break rivals with excellent defense and protection of their own net. Our pick for this event will be moderate efficiency meaning two or three goals. It’s the pick in the middle of Fiorentina’s high-efficiency and AC Milan’s low-scoring contests. The odds on this are +100, which is good.

Pick: 2 or 3 goals +100