AC Milan vs Lazio Match Analysis and Prediction

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AC Milan had a derby day success on Saturday and will now turn their attention to the Coppa Italia, as they welcome Lazio for their quarter-finals on Wednesday.

The hosts are looking to reach the last four for the third time in four seasons, while Lazio aim to move into the semi-finals for the first time since the 2018-19 when they lifted the Coppa Italia trophy.

AC Milan will enter this contest on high moods after they blew the Serie A title race wide open with a victory over Inter Milan at the weekend.

The Rossoneri seemed the would finish on the losing side for a large part of the contest, after Ivan Perisic had given Inter the lead, but Olivia Giroud scored a brace to guide his side to victory.

AC Milan will now put the title challenge on hold and turn their attention to the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, as they dream of winning the competition for the first time since 2003.

Meanwhile, after winning their seventh Coppa Italia title in 2019, Lazio have been eliminated at the quarter-final stage in the last two seasons.

The Biancocelesti needed extra time to defeat Udinese in the previous round of this season’s competition, where they secured their place in the last eight through Ciro Immobile’s effort in the 106th minute.

Lazio will head into the midweek contest full of confidence after a 3-0 away victory over Fiorentina, which saw them extend their unbeaten run to four games in all competitions.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Immobile got their names on the scoresheet and an own goal from Cristiano Biragi secured the victory for Lazio.

Having netted at least two goals in seven of their last 10 away matches in all competitions, Lazio will believe they have the quality to trouble Milan’s defence at the San Siro on Wednesday.

AC milan vs Lazio head to head

The pair have previously met on 67 occasions across all competitions, where Milan are leading with 30 victories while Lazio have won 12, and they have drawn in 25. Milan have scored 98 goals and conceded 71. In their last five encounters, Milan have won three while Lazio have won two.

AC Milan 1-2 Lazio 03/11/19

Lazio 0-3 AC Milan 04/07/20

AC Milan 3-2 Lazio 23/12/20

Lazio 3-0 AC Milan 26/04/21

AC Milan 2-0 Lazio 12/09/21

AC Milan latest home form

Milan have recently kept a relatively good form at home, having lost just one of their last four matches. They recently lost 2-1 to Spezia before picking up a goalless draw with Juventus in their last home game. In their last five matches, they have scored 7 goals and conceded 5.

AC Milan 0-1 Napoli 19/12/21

AC Milan 3-1 Roma 06/01/22

AC Milan (E)3-1 Genoa 13/01/22

AC Milan 1-2 Spezia 17/01/22

AC Milan 0-0 Juventus 23/01/22

AC MIlan latest away form

Milan have recently been on a good run of form on the road, and they have been unbeaten in their last six away matches. Their last away defeat came on November 20 when they lost 4-3 to Fiorentina. They have won four and drawn one of their last five away matches.

Genoa 0-3 AC Milan 01/12/21

Udinese 1-1 AC Milan 11/12/21

Empoli 2-4 AC Milan 22/12/21

Venezia 0-3 AC Milan 09/01/22

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

Lazio latest home form

Lazio have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their last six matches. They recently managed to defeat Udinese 1-0 after extra time in the Coppa Italia. In their last five matches, they have scored 7 goals and conceded 4 in the process.

Lazio 0-0 Galatasaray 09/12/21

Lazio 3-1 Genoa 17/12/21

Lazio 3-3 Empoli 06/01/22

Lazio (E)1-0 Udinese 18/01/22

Lazio 0-0 Atalanta 22/01/22

Lazio latest away form

Lazio recently lost 2-1 to Inter Milan in the Serie A, but they seem to on an upturn of form on the road having won their last two away matches. In their last five away matches, they have won three and lost two, scoring 11 goals and conceding 5.

Sassuolo 2-1 Lazio 12/12/21

Venezia 1-3 Lazio 22/12/21

Inter Milan 2-1 Lazio 09/01/22

Salernitana 0-3 Lazio 15/01/22

Fiorentina 0-3 Lazio 05/02/22

AC Milan news

Despite picking up a red card in the derby, Theo Hernandez will be available for the cup tie, while Diaz could also come into the starting lineup on Wednesday.

Fikayo Tomori returned to the bench following his recovery and after being unused at the weekend, Pioli may bring him into the backline.

Lazio news

Lazio will be missing the services of Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Francesco Acerbi who remain unavailable through injury.

Pedro came into the starting XI on Saturday following his injury return an is expected to keep his place, while Immobile will be leading the line at the San Siro on Wednesday.

Prediction and Odds

AC Milan picked up a crucial derby victory at the weekend, and after having already defeated Lazio at San Siro this season we expect them to be high in confidence.

Despite Lazio having a good run of form on the road, we see them falling short here and we predict a home victory.

Odds: 1 1.75 X 2.05 2 2.20