Manchester City vs AC Milan Prediction and Betting Tips | 27th July 2024
Club football is back in action with another set of matches this weekend as AC Milan take on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side in a friendly encounter at the Yankee Stadium in New York on Saturday. Both teams have good players in their ranks and will want to win this game.
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AC Milan finished in second place in the Serie A standings last season and have been fairly impressive over the past year. The Rossoneri were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Rapid Wien in their previous game and will look to take it up a notch this weekend.
Manchester City, on the other hand, defended their Premier League crown last season and have been exceptional under Pep Guardiola. The Cityzens slumped to a shock 4-3 defeat at the hands of Celtic last week and will be determined to bounce back in this match.
Manchester City vs AC Milan Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Manchester City have a good historical record against AC Milan and have won one out of the two matches played between the two teams. AC Milan have never defeated Manchester City in a friendly match.
- The previous meeting between the two European giants took place in the UEFA Cup in 1978 and ended in a comfortable 3-0 victory for Manchester City. AC Milan held the Cityzens to a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture in the same year.
- After a streak of victories to lift the Premier League title last season, Manchester City have lost each of their last two matches in all competitions and also lost the FA Cup final against Manchester United during this period.
Manchester City vs AC Milan Prediction
Manchester City have an excellent squad at their disposal but were defensively poor against Celtic last week. Oscar Bobb and Erling Haaland found the back of the net on the day and will look to replicate the feat this weekend.
AC Milan have a new coach in Paulo Fonseca and will be up against a strong opponent on Saturday. Manchester City are the better team at the moment and should be able to win this game.
Prediction: Manchester City 2-1 AC Milan
Manchester City vs AC Milan Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Manchester City to win
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Manchester City to score first - Yes
Tip 4: Erling Haaland to score - Yes