Milan – Juventus 15 May 2010

Milan last 5 league matches:

Milan last 3 home matches: 

Juventus last 5 league matches:

Juventus last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Milan - 3, Juventus - 7

Milan home table position: 6

Juventus away table position: 6

Final stage of the Italian Serie A as well and a derby match between AC Milan and Juventus, 2 teams which have struggled and will probably be glad to start fresh in the summer.

AC Milan is on the third spot of the table, a spot that will be held by them no matters the outcome of this final leg as they have 3 points over Sampdoria and no less than 10 gap from second AS Roma.

This match will be an interesting one from another point of view, coach Leonardo will split ways with Milan after this but the current form of the team is really bad with only one victory in the last 5 played and losing the last 2. Their record on home ground shows 11 victories and 5 draws in 18 played but with 3 draws in the last 3 played here a match against such an opponent will be difficult.

Juventus is on a disappointing 7th spot after what was one of their poorest seasons in the past few years and claiming a participation in next season’s Europa League only due to the fact that Inter won the championship.

They have been alternating victories with defeats lately, managing good results on home ground but lossing all points in away matches as the case with the last 3 played.

My pick: Draw

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AC Milan – Fiorentina 1 May 2010

AC Milan last 5 league matches:

AC Milan last 3 home matches:

Fiorentina last 5 league matches:

Fiorentina last 3 away matches: 

Table positions: AC Milan - 3, Fiorentina - 10

AC Milan home table position: 6

Fiorentina away table position: 9

with this week announcement that Leonardo will no longer be with AC Milan after this season it would be interesting to see how the team performs against Fiorentina this Saturday.

Milan is showing a very poor form with only one victory in the last 7 matches in the Serie A and with 2 losses in the last 2 played. The team is currently on the third spot, a position they will most likely keep until the end of the season as their major threat, Sampdoria sits 4 points behind.

Their home statistic is way to week for a tournament like the Serie A and especially for a team with their claims as Milan won 10 and ended 5 in draws in all 17 played, a good side to the story being the 33 goals scored but a weak defense as the 20 conceded shows.

Fiorentina is also struggling in the competition with only one victory in the last 6 matches played and falling dramatically in the charts to the current 10th spot with a total of just 46 points.

Their last away victory dates back to mid March with a 1-3 final score against Napoli, from that point on it’s all been down hill managing only one point in the last 3 played and bringing the away statistic to 4 victories and 5 draws in 17 played with a negative goal ratio of 20 scored and 24 conceded.

My pick: AC Milan to win

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Milan last 5 league matches:

Milan last 3 home matches: 

Atalanta last 5 league matches: 

Atalanta last 3 away matches: 

Table positions: Milan -2, Atalanta -19

Milan home table position: 6

Atalanta away table position: 14

A match in the Italian Serie A this Sunday in which AC Milan is the clear favorite to snatch all 3 points against a struggling Atalanta and attempt to close the gap from leaders Inter.

AC Milan is currently second in the Serie A with a total of 51 points, 4 from leaders and bitter rivals Inter. They are now up to 3 consecutive victorious matches, nonetheless all 3 against teams from the lower half of the table that are going through though phases like Udinese, Bari and Fiorentina.

Their statistic for home play, although not impressive is quite strong with 8 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats in all 12 played and a goal ratio of 25 scored with a worrying 15 conceded as problems in defense are obvious.

Atalata would be very happy to grab one point for this but they have their work cut of as the team is almost certain due to relegate this season. Only the 19th spot of the table and a total of 21 points, most of which are gathered in home matches.

As expected for a team in their position, their away statistic is disastrous having won only 2 matches so far end ended 3 in draw in no less than 13 played and a goal record of 9 scored with 20 conceded making this betting tip quite obvious.

My pick:  AC Milan to win (over 2.5 goals)

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AC Milan last 3 home matches:

Manchester last 5 matches:

Manchester last 3 away matches:

The match that will grab most of the attention from football lovers this Tuesday with a confrontation between AC Milan and Manchester United and old rivalry between Italy and England.

Milan’s results lately may not put them in the driver’s seat against a force such as Manchester United but the “rosso nerri” have showed time and time again that in derby matches they can overthrow any adversaries.

With only one victory in the past 5 matches played in the Serie A and Copa Italia the team managed to stay on the third spot of the league table joust 2 points from AS Roma and a match less than their adversaries.

Manchester United where stopped from achieving 5 consecutive victories last week by Aston Villa witch held them to a 1-1 draw. They are faced to similar problems that they encountered in the last matches of the group phase as Owen Hargreaves, N. Vidic, R. Giggs and j. O’Shea are injured.

Some trouble in matches played away lately for them with this draw against Aston Villa and a loss to rivals Manchester City, the team is trailing Chelsea by only one point in the Premier League.

My tip: AC Milan to win

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Milan last 5 league matches: 

Milan last 3 home matches: 

Udinese last 5 league matches: 

Udinese last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Milan -3, Udinese -15

Milan home table position: 7

Udinese away table position: 19

Losing the second position to AS Roma but with a game less than their adversaries, AC Milan will certainly push for the 3 points in this Friday match against struggling Udinese.

No victories for Milan in the last 3 matches played in the Italian Serie A, losing against leaders and bitter rivals Inter and ending in surprising draws Livorno and Bologna, they cannot afford any more mistakes especially since AS Roma, which has 23 matches played, have taken their place with a 2 point advantage.

The team still looks very strong on home ground where the statistic shows 7 victories, 2 draws and 2 matches lost, but are far from their rivals in terms of points gathered with a goal ratio of 23 scored and 13 conceded looking weak in defense.

Now one could have expected such a disastrous season for Udinese, with their good performances in the last edition and run in the European tournaments, the team  sits only on the 15th spot of the table with a margin of joust 2 points from the relegation zone.

A unexpected victory for them in the last leg of the league against a strong Napoli has given them a boost both in morale and in form but especially in terms of their current position. They have yet to win any matches whilst away this season in all 11 played, managing only 4 points in 4 draws and losing the rest of 7 with an awful goal ratio of 6 scored and 15 conceded showing a virtually non existent offensive.

My pick: AC Milan to win

Inter last 5 league matches: 

Inter last 3 home matches: 

Milan last 5 league matches: 

Milan last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Inter -1, Milan -2

Inter home table position: 1

Milan away table position: 2

The Derby Della Madonnina as it is
known, the clash of Internazionale Milan and AC Milan these long time
local rivals and certainly this match will grab all attention from
Football fans on Sunday.

With both teams showing a good form and
battling out for the Scudetto this match will most probably be very
different from their encounter in the start of the season when Inter
managed a superb victory away to AC Milan trashing their adversaries
4-0.

With a total of 46 points in 20 games
played in the Serie A, Inter sits 6 points above AC Milan at the top of
the table but the opposition has one match in hand and with it to close
the gap to only 3 points.

Coach Jose Murino has some reason to be
cheer about as Midfielder Wesley
Sneijder has recovered from a flu and will most likely start in the
first 11. Inter has not lost any of the 10 matches played at home this
season from witch they managed 8 victories with a solid goal ratio of 22
scored and 11 conceded.

AC Milan is determined to wash off the
painful defeat suffered in the start of the season and with it’s current
form there are reasons to believe they can manage that. With some
problem in defense, coach Leonardo will start with Tiago Silva and
Giuseppe Favalli as center backs.

A very decent statistic for them as well
in away matches with no less than 5 victories and 3 draws in 9 played,
losing only against Udinese in the early phase of the season.

My pick: Draw

Juventus last 5 league matches: 

Juventus last 3 home matches: 

Milan last 5 league matches: 

Milan last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Juventus -3, Milan -2

Juventus home table position: 9

Milan away table position: 3

The derby match that will certainly grab most of the attention this
Sunday in European football as third Juventus will welcome second AC
Milan in the Italian Serie A.

Both teams started the new year with victories, Juventus defeating
Parma away by 2 goals to one and AC Milan overpowering Genoa 5-2 on the
San Siro.

With a total of 33 points, Juventus sits joust one point below Milan
in the table but with 18 played they have one more than their
opposition. This is regarded as a very important match in the overall
outcome of the season and in case of a defeat, Juve is likely to miss
out on the Scudetto race.

Their injury list is worrying for the manager as Iaquinta, Camoranesi,
Buffon and Trezeguet are injured, Caceres is suspended and
Sissoko takes part in the African Cup of Nations, with several other
players having fitness concerns.

AC Milan looks to be in better form than
their opposition, before the leg started second in the table with a gap
of 6 points but a game in hand (now after Inter’s victory on Saturday no
less than 9 points).

There are some concerns for them as well
regarding the team with Pato, Oddo, Zambrotta,
Onyewu, Seedorf and Adiyah all out for this one but probably taking on a
offensive positioning with 3 midfielders and 3 attackers.

My pick: Juventus to win