Prediction: AC Milan vs Venezia

Milan host newly promoted Venezia at the San Siro on Friday night in matchday two of the new Serie A season, a fixture with a lot of recent history pointing one way. Venezia are back in the top flight for the third time in six years and looking to make an immediate mark, while Milan will fancy building on a winning start to their own campaign.

Verdict: Milan to win
Best Odds: 1.39
Bookmaker: 1xBet

Milan opened their season with a 2-1 win over Torino and go into this one as clear favorites, backed up by one of the more one-sided recent head-to-heads in Serie A. They have won all four meetings with Venezia over the last five years, scoring 11 goals across those games without Venezia managing a single one in reply, and Milan have not lost at home to Venezia since November 1942. That is about as strong a psychological edge as a fixture can offer.

Milan Team News

Rafael Leão is out with a muscle injury and Santiago Giménez is sidelined with an ankle problem. Fikayo Tomori, Youssouf Fofana, and Christopher Nkunku are also listed as unavailable in some team news, though the exact reasons are unclear.

Venezia arrive full of promise on paper, having won Serie B with record numbers for points, wins, and goals scored, and they backed that up by beating Modena 3-2 in the Coppa Italia. The start to life back in Serie A has been far less kind, though: a 0-2 home defeat to fellow-promoted Lecce in their opener, a result that came against the run of pre-match expectations, and they are yet to find the net this season. New manager Giovanni Stroppa won three of five pre-season friendlies, but this trip to the San Siro is a very different test.

Venezia Team News

Marin Sverko (hip) and Andrea Adorante are both out until October, a significant blow given Adorante scored 17 league goals during last season’s promotion push. Alfred Duncan and Matias Moreno are also carrying knocks. On the positive side, all five of Venezia’s major summer signings, record buy Akor Adams, defenders Redouane Halhal and Armel Bella-Kotchap, and midfielders Simon Sohm and Toma Basic, are available, with John Yeboah, who contributed 10 goals and 9 assists last season, expected to support Adams up front.

Milan vs Venezia Key Factors to Consider

• Milan have won all four meetings between the sides over the last five years, scoring 11 goals in total, with Venezia yet to score in any of those matches.
• Milan have not lost at home to Venezia since November 1942.
• Venezia lost their season opener 0-2 at home to fellow-promoted Lecce and have not scored a goal yet this season.
• Venezia are missing Andrea Adorante, their 17-goal top scorer from last season’s Serie B promotion campaign, until October.
• Milan opened their own season with a 2-1 win over Torino.
• Venezia have reinforced with five notable summer signings, led by record buy Akor Adams, giving them more attacking quality on paper than in recent meetings, even if it has not shown on the scoresheet yet.

Conclusion

Milan’s recent dominance of this fixture, backed up by a winning start of their own, is hard to look past against a Venezia side that has yet to score this season and is missing its top scorer from the promotion campaign. Milan to win is the pick.

Verdict: Milan to win
Best Odds: 1.39
Bookmaker: 1xBet

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