AC Milan vs Inter Milan Match Analysis and Prediction

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Derby della Madonnina on Saturday sees Scudetto holders AC Milan take on an Inter Milan side they deposed as kings of Calcio in May.

The two second city giants will meet at San Siro, with the visitors a point ahead of their oldest rivals in the early Serie A standings.

Though Inter were able to gain a measure of revenge by later eliminating them in the Coppa Italia semi-finals, Milan’s last taste of the derby in Serie A was sweet, as they scored twice in the final 15 minutes through Olivier Giroud to take maximum points back in February.

Going on to secure their first title for over a decade at the end of the season, Milan currently hold the upper hand in the two giants’ unending battle, but both have recently surpassed their long-dominant counterparts from Turin.

After being held to a 1-1 draw by Atalanta in another Lombardy tussle, Stefano Pioli saw his side get the better of Bologna at San Siro, before travelling to Sassuolo on Tuesday where they were forced to settle for a goalless draw.

After letting the Scudetto slip last season, Inter will enter the Saturday’s contest with a one-point advantage in the standings in the standings after four matches, following the events of the midweek round.

Just after Milan endured a disappointing evening in Emilia-Romagna, Simone Inzaghi steered his side to victory over promoted Cremonese, bouncing straight back from defeat to his former club. Lautaro Martinez capped off a 3-1 win at San Siro and put Inter on nine points from a possible 12.

Inter Milan are nominally the away side on Saturday, but having now claimed six consecutive Serie A victories on their own patch, and scored in each of their last 16 league matches, they are intent on battling second city supremacy from their Rossoneri rivals.

AC Milan vs Inter Milan head to head

The two teams have previously met on 72 occasions across all competitions, where Milan have claimed 24 victories while Inter have won 28, and they have drawn in 20. Inter have scored 97 goals and conceded 91. In their last five meetings, Milan have won one, Inter two with two draws.

AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan 21/02/21

AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan 07/11/21

Inter Milan 1-2 AC Milan 05/02/22

AC Milan 0-0 Inter Milan 01/03/22

Inter Milan 3-0 AC Milan 19/04/22

AC Milan latest home form

AC Milan have recently been on a good run of form at home, having won each of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Bologna 2-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded just two.

AC Milan 2-0 Genoa 15/04/22

AC Milan 1-0 Fiorentina 01/05/22

AC Milan 2-0 Atalanta 15/05/22

AC Milan 4-2 Udinese 13/08/22

AC Milan 2-0 Bologna 27/08/22

AC Milan latest away form

AC Milan have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Sassuolo in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded just two.

Wolfsberger AC 0-5 AC Milan 27/07/22

Marseille 0-2 AC Milan 31/07/22

Vicenza 1-6 AC Milan 06/08/22

Atalanta 1-1 AC Milan 21/08/22

Sassuolo 0-0 AC Milan 30/08/22

Inter Milan latest home form

Inter Milan have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Cremonese 3-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded nine.

Inter Milan 2-2 Monaco 16/07/22

Inter Milan 2-2 Lyon 30/07/22

Inter Milan 2-4 Villarreal 06/08/22

Inter Milan 3-0 Spezia 20/08/22

Inter Milan 3-1 Cremonese 30/08/22

Inter Milan latest away form

Inter Milan have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost two of their three most recent matches. They lost 3-1 to Lazio in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded seven.

Cagliari 1-3 Inter Milan 15/05/22

Lugano 1-4 Inter Milan 12/07/22

Lens 1-0 Inter Milan 23/07/22

Lecce 1-2 Inter Milan 13/08/22

Lazio 3-1 Inter Milan 26/08/22

AC Milan news

Stefano Pioli will be able to call upon the services of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has been sidelined for several months following knee surgery, but Ante Rebic and Rade Krunic are still a concern.

Alessandro Florenzi is expected to be out for several weeks after coming off with a muscular injury in midweek.

Inter Milan news

Romelu Lukaku continues to struggle with a thigh problem, leaving Joaquin Correa and Edin Dzeko battling it out to partner Lautaro Martinez.

Alessandro Bastoni is likely to return to a three-man defence, with Federico Dimarco either dropping out of the first XI or switching to the left flank of a 3-5-2 formation.

Prediction and Odds

These two teams have recently risen back to the top of the Italian game through improved management and investment, and their is little to separate them.

However, Inter’s capabilty to find a goal from anywhere across a squad should prove the difference in the season’s first Derby della Madonnina on Saturday.

Odds: 1 2.28 X 2.05 2 2.10