AC Milan vs Roma tips and predictions: More misery for Jose Mourinho’s struggling visitors
- Sergiu Baltuta
- 14 January 2024
AC Milan will welcome Roma to the San Siro for a big game in Serie A on Sunday evening.
AC Milan face AS Roma on Sunday night at San Siro. The Rossoneri are looking to keep pace with the top two teams in the standings, having picked up four positive results in their last five matches.
Jose Mourinho's team has only one win in the last five Serie A games, dropping them to 8th place, 10 points behind their weekend opponents.
Before their match against Roma, the Rossoneri are in third place in the Serie A standings. Stefano Pioli's team has earned 39 points after the first 19 rounds.
With 35 goals scored, Il Diavolo has the second-best attack in the league.
Olivier Giroud is the team's top scorer with 9 goals, followed by Christian Pulisic with 6 goals. Rafael Leao, the team's star, has only scored three goals this season.
In the previous round, Milan secured an easy 3-0 win over Empoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani. It was their third win in the last four rounds.
They kicked off the year with a victory against Cagliari in the round of 16 of Coppa Italia. However, the Rossoneri were eliminated in the quarterfinals earlier this week by Atalanta.
Jose Mourinho’s team is 4 points behind the last Champions League spot and 10 points behind the podium.
In the previous round, the Giallorossi held Atalanta to a draw at home, with Paulo Dybala scoring his fifth goal of the season.
In their last game, Roma lost to their fierce rivals Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals by a score of 1-0.
Although Roma has not won a game against Milan in the last seven meetings, it should be noted that three of those games ended in a draw.
In the reverse fixture, the Rossoneri secured a 2-1 victory at Stadio Olimpico. Milan scored two goals through Giroud and Leao, while Roma's lone goal was scored by Leonardo Spinazzola.
Key stats
- Milan has 7 wins and 2 defeats at home in Serie A
- There have been over 2.5 goals in four of Milan’s last five
- Roma have won only two of their nine away matches in Serie A
- Olivier Giroud and Romelu Lukaku are top scorers, with 9 and 8 goals respectively
- Both teams scored in the last seven meetings
