Empoli vs AC Milan Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 19/12/2021, 21:33  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 19/12/2021 at 22:37 in Serie A Prediction

Empoli, placed ninth in the Serie A standings with 27 points, will be at home to take on AC Milan in the next round of league action. The hosts have picked up good form in their recent matches and heading to this game against a league title contender, they haven’t lost in the last six. In Serie A alone, they have a five-match unbeaten run and have failed to score in just one of their last 11, a 2-0 loss to reigning champions Inter Milan. Empoli are coming from a 1-1 draw with Spezia, a game that saw both sides score an own goal. Their main problem is defensive based; they have just one clean sheet in the last 13 league matches and in eight of the last 10, both sides have scored. At home, in Serie A action, Empoli are unbeaten in their last three matches, winning two straight, but they have no clean sheet in the last five. In fact, they’ve conceded two or more goals in three of their last five matches and failed to score in one.

AC Milan suffered a crushing defeat to Napoli on Sunday. While it was just a 1-0 loss, it’s magnitude will be felt in the title race as they are now four points behind leaders Inter Milan. By the loss, they dropped to third, and are tied at 39 points with Napoli. Milan are winless in their last three matches and have no clean sheet in that run. Their two wins in the last five matches have come against sides in the Serie A relegation zone – Salernitana and Genoa. Against Napoli they conceded inside the opening five minutes and before that they needed a 90th minute Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal to salvage a 1-1 draw with Udinese. Earlier, they squandered an early lead to lose 2-1 to Liverpool. It hasn’t been great for them defensively; in the last five away league games, they have just one clean sheet, and both sides have scored the remaining four.