Spezia vs AC Milan Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th May 2023

Spezia enjoy home advantage, when visitors AC Milan swing by this coming Saturday for a Serie A clash.

With both Spezia and AC Milan coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Spezia scored seven times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.7 goals a game. They conceded 15 and managed one clean sheet.

AC Milan are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of nine goals, and while AC Milan claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.9 goals per match.

AC Milan won 2-1 the last time, they faced Spezia, who won the match before that, when Spezia claimed a 2-1 win.

Spezia vs AC Milan Prediction

Spezia Form

Spezia endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-2 against Monza, before Atalanta won 3-2, while Cremonese claimed all three points in a 2-0 win. Spezia just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio Alberto Picco. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded nine goals.

Many people had Spezia down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

AC Milan Form

In their last three matches, AC Milan drew 1-1 with Cremonese, won 2-0 against Lazio, and lost 0-2 against Inter. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, AC Milan won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and nine scored.

Does AC Milan have enough about them to take out Spezia this coming Saturday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.

AC Milan recorded 19 points following five wins from their last nine games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 14 goals, but also conceded eight. Spezia are looking at a record of five wins, 12 draws and 17 defeats in the Serie A this season. AC Milan so far pulled off 17 wins, ten draws and seven defeats in the Serie A.

Spezia vs AC Milan Stats

Spezia vs AC Milan Squads

Spezia Squad

The 55-year-old coach of the home team, Leonardo Semplici, will select the lineup against AC Milan from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Bartlomiej Dragowski (0/31), Federico Marchetti (0/0), Jeroen Zoet (0/4), Leonardo Dido (0/0), Petar Zovko (0/0), Dimitrios Nikolaou (0/32), Emil Holm (1/20), Ethan Ampadu (0/27), Joao Moutinho (0/0), Kelvin Amian (0/27), Mattia Caldara (0/20), Przemyslaw Wisniewski (0/10), Salvador Ferrer (0/4), Albin Ekdal (0/27), Arkadiusz Reca (1/26), Jacopo Sala (0/6), Julius Beck (0/0), Mehdi Bourabia (1/33), Salvatore Esposito (0/11), Szymon Zurkowski (0/8), Viktor Kovalenko (0/17), Daniel Maldini (2/18), Daniele Verde (3/23), Eldor Shomurodov (1/19), Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi (2/31), Kevin Agudelo (0/32), M'Bala Nzola (13/27), Raimonds Krollis (0/0), Simone Bastoni (2/18), Tio Cipot (0/7).

AC Milan Squad

This is the full squad of players that the AC Milan head coach Pioli will select from for his starting XI:

Andreas Jungdal (0/0), Antonio Mirante (0/0), Ciprian Tatarusanu (0/16), Devis Vasquez (0/0), Mike Maignan (0/18), Alessandro Florenzi (0/5), Davide Calabria (1/21), Fikayo Tomori (1/29), Fode Ballo-Toure (1/7), Malick Thiaw (0/17), Pierre Kalulu (1/32), Sergino Dest (0/8), Simon Kjaer (0/15), Theo Hernandez (4/28), Alexis Saelemaekers (2/26), Aster Vranckx (0/9), Brahim Diaz (5/29), Ismael Bennacer (2/28), Rade Krunic (0/20), Sandro Tonali (2/30), Tiemoue Bakayoko (0/0), Tommaso Pobega (2/15), Yacine Adli (0/0), Ante Rebic (3/22), Charles De Ketelaere (0/29), Daniel Maldini (0/0), Divock Origi (2/25), Emil Roback (0/0), Junior Messias (5/22), Lorenzo Colombo (0/0), Olivier Giroud (8/29), Rafael Leao (12/32), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (0/0).

Spezia vs AC Milan Team News

Spezia have an almost full squad available against AC Milan at Stadio Alberto Picco with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Spezia can't field Jeroen Zoet on Saturday against AC Milan.

AC Milan could have up to nine players on the injured and absent players for their match on Saturday atStadio Alberto Picco

Simon Kjaer, Rade Krunic, Fode Ballo-Toure, Ante Rebic, Divock Origi, Junior Messias, Mike Maignan, Alessandro Florenzi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic all face a spell on the sidelines for AC Milan due to various injuries.

Spezia vs AC Milan Lineups

Spezia vs AC Milan H2H

AC Milan celebrated a 2-1 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Stadio Alberto Picco on Saturday? AC Milan look back on three wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Spezia. The home side has a 40% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-0-3. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Spezia vs AC Milan Results

Both teams found the back of the net three times in the last five matches between Spezia and AC Milan.

Spezia vs AC Milan Betting Tips

It is a great season for M'Bala Nzola, who currently has 13 league goals to his name during this season. Spezia will rely on his services to gun down AC Milan.

One win at Stadio Alberto Picco is a poor outcome for Spezia from 10 attempts to claim a win here. They drew four and lost five in this streak. AC Milan won two of their 10 most recent games away, drew four and lost four. In their previous 10 matches away from home, AC Milan claimed two wins to nil.

Over 2.5 goals came up four times in the previous five encounters between Spezia and AC Milan, as Spezia scored 1.2 goals on average per game and AC Milan averaging 1.6 goals. Both teams scored in three times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Spezia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for AC Milan, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.