Serie A action continues on Wednesday with Gameweek 16 and the round of fixtures ends with a mouth-watering marquee matchup between league leaders Milan and title defenders Juventus, who find themselves 10 points adrift from the top.
UK sportsbook William Hill has the away side in Juventus slightly favored against the home team AC Milan in this match up pitting two of Serie A’s giants against one another.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: January 4th, 7:00 P.M. (EST)
Juve has found it tough to kick-start its challenge for a 10th consecutive league title as the team has suffered from inconsistent form throughout the campaign. The Old Lady won only one of the first five rounds of action and with almost a half of the season played, they have still not won back-to-back games.
Rookie manager Andrea Pirlo has struggled to get his team’s offense going with Cristiano Ronaldo (14 goals in 11 games) being the only consistent player, and things haven’t been much better at the back – No. 1 goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has kept only one clean sheet in 10 appearances.
The Juve defense was dealt a further blow on Monday when it was announced that left-back Alex Sandro has tested positive for COVID-19. Alvaro Morata, who has four goals and five assists for the season, also won’t feature in the match.
Milan has performed at a high level at both ends of the pitch scoring the second-most goals in the league and keeping five clean sheets. The latest one came in a 2-0 away victory against Benevento in a match which saw Sandro Tonali sent off with just 33 minutes played. The talented midfielder will be suspended for Juventus’ visit and manager Stefano Pioli is still without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who hasn’t played since Nov. 22, but the team has shown great fighting spirit throughout the season and they will be highly motivated to keep their unbeaten run going.Dating back to last season, Milan hasn’t lost in 27 straight league games, a run that includes 20 wins. The Rossoneri have recorded 11 wins and four draws in Serie A this season.
Juventus, who boasts seven wins, six draws, and one loss for the season, has dominated the head to head clashes in recent years winning nine of 12 meetings across all competitions, but they squandered a two-goal lead in the latest match up in July that ended in Milan’s 4-2 victory.
Key absentees make Milan the outsider in the game, but they haven’t lost a single outing since March, and Juve certainly has to produce a top-class performance to get its title challenge on track.
