Lazio vs AC Milan Match Analysis and Prediction

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AC Milan continue their persuit of the Scudetto on Sunday when they make a trip to take on Lazio, as they will be looking to bounce back immediately from derby defeat in the Coppa Italia.

The hosts have won four of their last six Serie A matches to stay in the race for European qualification, while AC Milan arrive at Stadio Olimpico having seen their 13-game unbeaten run ended by their bitter rivals Inter Milan.

Lazio have already lost twice to Milan this season, both in San Siro – including a 4-0 Coppa Italia quarter-final defeat back in February – and they now stand on the brink of losing to them on three occasions in the same campaign for the first time since 2004-05.

A 2-0 league reverse last September means they welcome AC Milan to Rome having conceded six goals to them this season without even managing a reply.

However, they will take on the field off the back of claiming seven points from the last nine available, and their push for European qualification, which has only gained momentum since exiting the Europa League, remains on track.

Meanwhile, Milan’s destiny has been entangled with their Nerazzuro conterparts in recent times, and after last season’s title went to Inter, they have been seeeking to exact sweet revenge.

However, despite their comeback win in the last league meeting between the teams, Rossoneri were undone by former Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi’s side on Tuesday, when Stafano Pioli’s side were defeated 3-0 in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final tie.

Rossoneri must again handle the pressure of playing after their closest rivals this weekend, as they star in Sunday’s late kickoff after both Inter and Napoli have already played, but their fared well enough in similar circumstances when defeating Genoa 2-0 in their last league game.

Lazio vs AC Milan head to head

The two teams have previously met on 68 occasions across all competitions, where Milan have claimed 31 victories while Lazio have won 12, and they have drawn in 25. Milan have scored 102 goals and conceded 71. In their last five meetings, Milan have won four while Lazio have won once.

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 4-0 Lazio 09/02/22

Lazio latest home form

Lazio have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on February 27 when they lost 2-1 to Napoli in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded six.

Lazio 2-2 Porto 24/02/22

Lazio 1-2 Napoli 27/02/22

Lazio 1-0 Venezia 14/03/22

Lazio 2-1 Sassuolo 02/04/22

Lazio 1-1 Torino 16/04/22

Lazio latest away form

Lazio have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. In their last away game, they managed to defeat Genoa 4-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded seven.

Porto 2-1 Lazio 17/02/22

Udinese 1-1 Lazio 20/02/22

Cagliari 0-3 Lazio 05/03/22

Roma 3-0 Lazio 20/03/22

Genoa 1-4 Lazio 10/04/22

AC Milan latest home form

Milan have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their eight most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Genoa 2-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded just one.

AC Milan 1-1 Udinese 25/02/22

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

AC Milan 1-0 Empoli 12/03/22

AC Milan 0-0 Bologna 04/04/22

AC Milan 2-0 Genoa 15/04/22

AC Milan latest away form

Milan lost their last away game 3-0 to Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, and been unbeaten in their previous seven matches. In their last five away matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Salernitana 2-2 AC Milan 19/02/22

Napoli 0-1 AC Milan 06/03/22

Cagliari 0-1 AC Milan 19/03/22

Torino 0-0 AC Milan 10/04/22

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

Lazio news

Several first-choice players have been unable to train ahead of Sunday’s contest due to illness outbreak, while Patric and Pedro are both expected to be unavailable with muscular injuries.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Stefan Radu, Adam Marusic and Danilo Cataldi still hope to be in the squad involved despite suffering flu-like symptoms.

AC Milan news

Milan still have long-term absentees Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Simon Kjaer sidelined this week, while Alessandro Florenzi is a major doubt.

However, Ante Rebic has returned to training and is likely to feature from the bench, while Brahim Diaz and Junior Messias are strong contenders to break into the starting XI.