AC Milan vs Sampdoria Betting Tips & Match Predictions
AC Milan vs Sampdoria Intro
The league finals are close now, but there’s still a lot to play for in the Serie A. AC Milan will be looking to rubber stamp their position at the top of the table. For Sampdoria, their objectives couldn’t be more different. After struggling throughout the campaign, Sampdoria’s future in this division is looking severly in doubt. The two teams meet at San Siro on Saturday May 20, 2023 at 6:45 PM. Dejan Stankovic’s side come unprepared into round 36, with just 18 points points and sitting last in the table. What makes matters even worse, is that they are up against Stefano Pioli whose team has 61 points have taken them to the 5th in the Serie A table, playing on their home ground. We approach the latter stages of the Serie A campaign and there’s a massive gap between AC Milan and Sampdoria in the table. There’s a difference of 15 places and 43 points between these two sides.
AC Milan vs Sampdoria Form
Following their last round loss to Spezia, AC Milan have now won 8 points from their last five matches on a form run of L,W,D,D,W. That being said, Sampdoria have just 2 points in five games. The draw against Empoli in the previous round was much needed. Looking at last 5 games played at home and away, with nine points won from a possible 15 at home, AC Milan should be happy but not overly confident. Sampdoria have seen little success away from home recently, winning just 1 points in their last five matches as visitors.
AC Milan vs Sampdoria H2H
Saturday’s meeting between these two clubs will be their 42th, as the rivalry continues. AC Milan leads the way when it comes to the H2H record of this fixture. Of the 42 games played between the two it has won on 26 occasions. Sampdoria has only managed 8 wins. With 5 more wins in the last six games against Sampdoria, AC Milan can definitley feel confident of winning here. Add that to the home and historical H2H advantage and Sampdoria looks like it could be in trouble.
AC Milan vs Sampdoria Analysis
In their last game, AC Milan suffered a loss and received no points. Spezia was the opponent of Stefano Pioli’s men. After 90 minutes, the score was 0-2. This week AC Milan will be thinking about one thing only, Sampdoria. Against Spezia, AC Milan claimed 60% of ball possession. Taking a look at their previous game, AC Milan has those following stats: 12 shots in attack and 14 shots conceded. Meanwhile, Sampdoria drew its previous game. Dejan Stankovic’s men were facing Empoli. The game ended with a score of 1-1. Against Empoli, Sampdoria had a ball possession of 41%. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Sampdoria, a total of 12 shots were taken in attack with 14 shots conceded in the last game.
AC Milan vs Sampdoria Odds
Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between AC Milan and Sampdoria is AC Milan.
