Juventus vs AC Milan Prediction & Betting Tips (18 January)

With the arrival on the bench of Thiago Motta last summer, Juventus had big ambitions. Unfortunately, the Old Lady is already out of the race for the Scudetto and will have to be content to fight to qualify for the Champions League. The Bianconeri are currently 5th in Serie A and are 2 points behind 4th place. Still undefeated with 7 wins and 13 draws, they however let precious points slip away very regularly. After struggling to win at bottom side Monza 1-2, Juventus failed to beat Fiorentina 2-2, Torino 1-1 and Atalanta this week 1-1. Present in Saudi Arabia to compete in the Italian Super Cup at the beginning of January, Kephren Thuram's teammates lost against AC Milan in the semi-finals 1-2. 14th in the Champions League, they will have to work hard to reach the round of 16 directly.

 Accustomed to appearing in the Top 4 of Serie A, AC Milan is behind on its progress this season. The Lombard team now occupies 7th place in the standings with one game less and 3 points behind their opponent of the day. The inconsistent results pushed the leaders to fire coach Paulo Fonseca at the end of December. Under the leadership of Sergio Conceiçao, the Rossoneri made their mark at the start of the month by winning the Italian Super Cup following victories against Juventus 2-1 and Inter 3-2. Subsequently, they returned to the championship by drawing against Cagliari 1-1 and winning at Como this week 1-2. In the Champions League, AC Milan is currently 12th and remains in the race to go directly to the round of 16.

For Juventus, we must highlight the withdrawals of the starting striker Vlahovic (7 goals in SA), the defense captain Bremer, the interesting winger Conceiçao and the replacements Cabal and Milik. As in the last 2 days, Nico Gonzalez (1 goal in SA) should start on the attacking front and be supported in particular by Turkish international Yildiz (4 goals and 2 assists in SA). After a period of adaptation, former Niçois Kephren Thuram established himself in the midfield of the Old Lady. To boost the offensive sector, French international Kolo Muani is expected in Piedmont. Juventus has the 3rd defense in the championship. The AC Milan coach must do without the interesting winger Chukwueze, the potentially starting midfielder Loftus-Cheek and the substitute Florenzi, who are injured.

Furthermore, little-used striker Okafor is expected to join Leipzig. Both scorers against Como this week, Theo Hernandez (3 goals and 2 assists in SA) and Rafael Leao (4 goals and 4 assists in SA) should start as should the influential Dutch midfielder Reijnders (5 goals and 2 assists in SA). ). In the attacking trio, take place the influential Pulisic (5 goals and 4 assists in SA) and Morata (5 goals in SA).

• Summary: Juventus is going head to head with Milan starting on 18 Jan 2025 at 17:00 UTC at Allianz Stadium stadium, Turin city, Italy. The match is a part of the Serie A .
• Juventus Feedinco Rating: 7.00
• AC Milan Feedinco Rating: 7.6