Valencia will welcome Serie A giants Ac Milan in a pre-season friendly as both sides continue their summer preparations and building towards the opening of their respective campaigns later in the month. The match schedules this Wednesday at the Mestalla Stadium with kickoff at 21:30.
Valencia had a difficult campaign last season finishing in the 13th positions with 43 points and they will be looking to change that this time around as they aim at their usual top four finish next season which is evident in their preseason preparations. Valencia have already played five preseason friendlies with four wins and only one defeat.
Jose Bordalas’ side head into match on the back of a slender 1-0 win over fellow La Liga outfit Levante last Friday, with their new signing Omar Alderete scoring the match-winner in the 90th minute. The Bats will face Brentford in their final pre-season match before welcoming Getafe for their 2021-22 La Liga opener on August 13.
Meanwhile Ac Milan had an impressive campaign last season finishing in the second position with 79 and will be looking to build on that next season and have already started preparations with two matches so far. Milan opened their preseason preparations with a thrilling 5-0 win over Modena before drawing 1-1 with Ligue 1 outfit Nice. New signing Olivier Giroud leveled things up five minutes after being introduced in the second half.
Stefano Pioli’s side will face Real Madrid and Panathinaikos in their final pre-season matches before traveling to Sampdoria for their 2021-21 Serie A opener on August 23.
Valencia vs Ac Milan head to head
Both sides have met in two occasions since 2013 with both side wining in one occasion. Here are the results from previous encounters;
- Valencia 2-1 Milan 17/08/14
- Milan 2-1 Valencia 27/07/13
Home
- Valencia 1-0 Levante
- Valencia 0-2 Zaragoza
- Valencia 3-1 Cartagena
- Valencia 2-0 Atromitos Athinon
- Valencia 3-2 Villarreal
Away
- Nice 1-1 Milan
- Milan 5-0 Modena
- Atalanta 0-2 Milan
- Milan 0-0 Cagliari
- Torino 0-7 Milan
Valencia team news
Valencia have no reports of any missing players.
Ac Milan team news
Milan have no reports of any missing players.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Double chance
- Goals over 2.5