Coppa Italia: Juventus vs. AC Milan Betting Preview, Odds and Predictions

Juventus awaits AC Milan in the second leg of the Italian Cup semifinals. This clash is the first one in Italy since the COVID-19 pandemics, and it marks the restart of football in this country. It is why the entire world anxiously awaits this match to begin, and to see the two world-class teams coming after one another. Players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and others, are among the biggest names in the sport and are drawing enormous attention.

Preview

Juventus (-195) comes in as a favorite because they scored a goal in the first leg. All they need to do in this event is to wait for Milan’s mistake, and then strike back, but knowing both Sarri and his players that won’t be the case. 

The Old Lady will try to impose its own rhythm and to control the matters on the court. They are the reigning champions and the biggest favorites to win both trophies, meaning that they need to justify their reputation.

Juve has seven straight wins at Allianz Stadium, and in each of those triumphs, they’ve netted at least two times. The overall goal-difference during that span was 20-2 in their favor, and six matches ended with their victories, including two-goal margin or higher.

AC Milan (+500) is a massive underdog, especially because of the fact that Zlatan won’t be able to play. He is their alpha and omega, and the pivotal part of the team. Rossoneri weren’t playing very well before the COVID-19 pandemics broke out.

They had just one win in six matches, and even that one was minima against Torino at home, 1-0. Throughout that negative streak, four of six games finished with under 2.5 goals. 

Stefano Pioli’s guys are mostly relying upon a solid defense, but as you can see, that wasn’t working out well in their final few matches before the pause. 

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Gonzalo Higuain won’t be available for this match because of his thigh injury. Demiral is questionable.

Meanwhile, a big blow for Milan is Zlatan’s absence. The Swedish legend injured his calf, and at first, it seemed that the season is over for him. Besides Ibrahimovic, Duarte is also out, with heel issues.

Head to Head Matches

Juventus squeezed out a draw with a penalty in the stoppage time. Ronaldo leveled the score at San Siro in the 91st minute, with Rebic previously netting for the hosts. It was a good game in which Milan had better chances even though they weren’t pressuring Juve that often. This was the fourth H2H event in the previous six to end with under 2.5 goals.

Prediction

The stakes are high, and on the other side, both teams had a long pause behind them. As we like to say in these situations, the overall state of the players is questionable, and be sure that both Sarri and Pioli won’t be too eager to attack or open up early one. Therefore, we predict a low-scoring affair, with under 2.5 goals. The moneyline for that is -115.