One of the biggest matches of the weekend in the Italian Serie A takes place on the 10th of April as Parma meet AC Milan.
The hosts begin the weekend in 19th place on 20 points while the visitors are in second place on 60 points, meaning this match has significance in terms of the top four and the relegation zone.
Parma come into the game having been held to a 2-2 draw at Benevento last weekend. It was an important fixture in terms of relegation and it appeared as though Parma were going to lose the game 2-1 before they equalised with only 2 minutes remaining of normal time.
That result means Parma continue to struggle in Serie A and they have picked up just a single victory from their 21 most recent Serie A fixtures, which is a poor record.
Home form in the league shows just one win from Parma’s last 13 Serie A matches. They have managed to find the back of the net in each of their last 4 games at the Stadio Ennio Tardini but keeping clean sheets has been a problem.
Parma have conceded at least two goals in 8 of their last 9 home league matches.
AC Milan make the trip to the Stadio Ennio Tardini having fallen further behind leaders Inter Milan following a 1-1 draw with Sampdoria last weekend. Sampdoria opened the scoring 12 minutes into the second half and having had a man sent off, AC Milan scored the equalising goal in the 87th minute.
However, with Inter Milan winning their game in hand in midweek, AC Milan are going to struggle to catch the leaders and face a battle for the top four.
Away from in Serie A shows AC Milan certainly know how to win on the road. They have won 7 of their last 8 away Serie A games and have lost only one of their last 21 away league fixtures, which is a tremendous record. In fact, AC Milan have won 14 of their last 16 away Serie A matches.
Trends show AC Milan have scored 2 or more goals in all of their last 3 away league games. However, they have managed to keep just a single clean sheet in their last 5 away Serie A matches.
Looking ahead to the team news and Parma have a huge injury list. The players not available for this game include Yordan Osorio, Valentin Mihaila, Wylan Cyprien, J. F. Brunetta, Simon Sohm, Yann Karamoh, Joshua Zirkzee, Roberto Inglese, Simone Iacoponi, Lautaro Valenti, and H. N. Caviglia.
AC Milan travel without Brahim Díaz, Alessio Romagnoli, Davide Calabria, and Rafael Leão. Mario Mandzukic could return from a muscle injury.
Both teams desperately need the points from this game and we expect to see both find the back of the net.
AC Milan have a fantastic away record in the league and should come out on top in this game, with 1-3 a potential correct score.