The final match to be played in the Italian Serie A this weekend takes place on Monday evening as AC Milan welcome Bologna to the San Siro. The hosts begin the weekend sitting top of the table on 66 points while the visitors are in 13th place on 33 points.
Milan come into the match on the back of a 1-0 win at Cagliari prior to the international break. The only goal of the game was scored in the 59th minute and Milan kept the clean sheet required to take maximum points.
That result means Milan are undefeated in each of their last 10 games in all competitions. They have won each of their 3 most recent fixtures, all of which have come in Serie A. In addition to the victory at Cagliari, Milan have beat Napoli 1-0 away and Empoli 1-0 at home.
Trends show Milan are unbeaten in their last 8 Serie A games, including each of their last 4 on home soil. Milan have been solid defensively of late and they have kept a clean sheet in each of their 3 most recent league matches.
Milan have also kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 home Serie A games, something which has helped them to win matches.
Milan have seen under 2.5 goals scored in each of their last 4 home Serie A games.
Bologna make the trip to the San Siro having previously lost 1-0 at home against Atalanta. Bologna were close to taking a point from the match but conceded a goal with only 8 minutes remaining on the clock.
That was the second successive defeat in Serie A for Bologna following the 1-0 loss away to Fiorentina.
Trends show Bologna have failed to win any of their 4 most recent fixtures and in addition to the defeats highlighted above, Bologna picked up a point away to Salernitana and at home against Torino.
Bologna’s away record is poor and they have failed to win any of their 5 most recent away league matches, losing 4 of those games.
Bologna have been struggling to score goals in recent games and have failed to find the back of the net in each of their last 3 Serie A fixtures. They have also seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 Serie A matches.
Looking ahead to the team news and Milan have just the one injury problem with Tiemoué Bakayoko unavailable due to a muscle problem.
Bologna travel without the injured trio of Lorenzo De Silvestri, Kingsley Dogo Michael, and Nicolas Dominguez.
This is a match Milan are expected to win in their pursuit of the Serie A title. They are in good form, while Bologna have been struggling lately, especially away from home. We expect to see Milan take maximum points plus keep a clean sheet in a game with under 2.5 goals.