AC Milan vs Genoa Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

Rossoneri will take on Grifone on matchday 16 of Serie A.

AC Milan have been quite inconsistent so far this season and they aren’t yet involved in the Serie A title race. However, they are improving as they prepare to face Patrick Vieira’s Genoa at San Siro. Paulo Fonseca was under a lot of pressure when things weren’t going well for the team, but slowly he has helped the team understand his style of play and now they are a lot better.

With their extremely deep and quite impressive squad, they have got themselves back into the fight for a top-four finish. They will be looking to move up in the table when they beat Genoa at home.

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— Genoa CFC (@GenoaCFC) December 8, 2024

Former Crystal Palace, New York City and Strasbourg boss Patrick Vieira was appointed quite late into the November international break with off-field issues hampering Genoa. They have 15 points on the board and will look to win their upcoming matches so that they don’t fall into the relegation zone. Fans have a lot of expectations from Vieira to help their team perform well. This will be an exciting clash for sure.

Kick-Off:

Sunday, 15 Dec 2024 at 7:45 PM UK

Monday, 16 Dec 2024 at 1:15 AM IST

Location: San Siro

Form

AC Milan (in all competitions): W-L-W-W-W

Genoa (in all competitions): D-W-D-D-W

Players to Watch

Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan)

At 185cm in height and with a big physical build, Fofana is quite strong in warding off challenges and making challenges to win back possession. Pace is an important aspect of his game. He uses it very well to stop counter-attacks.

He can read players’ minds, see their body positions and orientation, and intercept passes. He also has quick, nimble feet to dribble past players and take them out of the game. Fofana has a 95% accuracy in passing in their half, 85% in the opposition’s half and 75% of his long passes perfectly reach his teammates. He has only generated 0.27xG and is not much of a goalscorer.

Youssouf 🇫🇷#ACMFKCZ #UCL #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/KsvTVeJoYh

— AC Milan (@acmilan) December 11, 2024

Fabio Miretti (Genoa)

He is a gifted technician and creator, and above that, a great on-field thinker who can see spaces open quickly through scanning and anticipation of a defender’s movements. He has earned comparisons with former Juventus and Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio from the Italian press, largely due to the way he has come through the youth ranks and made it to the senior squad.

Miretti is certainly a player with tremendous potential and is a key player for Genoa. The Italian has a dribble success rate of 30% and has 79% accurate passing in the game. In nine fixtures he has scored only once. Miretti is not a goal-scoring midfielder but still creates chances for his teammates.

Match Facts

• Their last meeting was a draw
• The average number of goals in meetings between AC Milan and Genoa is 3.2
• When AC Milan lead 1-0 at home, they win 81% of their matches.

AC Milan vs Genoa: Betting Tips & Odds

• Tip 1 – AC Milan to win this fixture – 1/3 by bet365
• Tip 2 – Both teams to score
• Tip 3 – Goals scored under 3.5

Injury and Team News

Milan have a lot of key players injured as of now. Christian Pulisic, Ismael Bennacer, Noah Okafor and Alessandro Florenzi all are sidelined due to injury. Luka Jovic is doubtful for the match.

Genoa will miss Jeff Ekhator, Koni De Winter, Caleb Ekuban and Ruslan Malinovskyi due to injury.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 37

AC Milan: 21

Genoa: 7

Draws: 9

Predicted Lineups

AC Milan Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Maignan (GK); Calabria, Gabbia, Thiaw, Hernanadez; Fofana, Reijnders; Musah, Cheek, Leao; Morata

Genoa Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Leali (GK); Sabelli, Bani, Matturro, Caricol; Badelj,Frendrup; Zanoli, Thorsby, Miretti; Pinamonti

Match Prediction for AC Milan vs Genoa

Both the teams are in good form. Although they have had some issues in previous matches, they were able to get decent results. This will be an exciting clash for sure as both teams have a very similar style of play but overall Milan are a better team. Most probably the home team will win this fixture.

Prediction: AC Milan 2-1 Genoa

Telecast for AC Milan vs Genoa

India: GXR World

UK: TNT Sports 2

USA: fubo TV, Paramount+

Nigeria: DStv Now, SuperSport

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