Our football match prediction:
Empoli
Match Time & Date:
27/09/2018
20:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-1
AC Milan
After dropping two points in a 2-2 draw with Atalanta, Milan will be looking to return to winning ways in the Serie A when they take on Empoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani on Thursday evening. The Rossoneri do not seem to be on top of their game at the start of the season and that is the main reason why we believe away win should not be considered. Summer signing Gonzalo Higuain is likely to lead the line for the visitors against Empoli, but seeing that the Azzurri are tough to beat at home, we predict the two teams are going to share the spoils in Thursday’s football match. The two teams are almost level on points in the Serie A standings and, taking everything into account, a close encounter is on the cards. In their last meeting in the Italian top flight Empoli defeated Milan at Stadio San Siro.
Empoli - AC Milan STATISTICS
Empoli
38%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
67%
Curent Form
AC Milan
Last 4 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Empoli - AC Milan STATISTICS
EMP
38%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
67%
Curent Form
ACM
Last 4 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Highlighted Player (Rade Krunic):
Rade Krunic is a product of Sutjeska Foca youth football school. The Bosnia international was born in Foca on October 7, 1993 and 19 years later he made his senior debut with his hometown club Sutjeska. After scoring three goals in 15 appearances for the Bosnian club, the Bosnian midfielder moved to Serbian side Donji Srem in 2013. In 2014 he signed a contract with Italian side Hellas Verona, but he was immediately loaned back to Donji Srem. In 2015 Rade Krunic made 13 appearances for Serbian side Borac Cacak before joining yet another Italian team Empoli. He has been playing for the Azzurri ever since and it has to be noted that he scored his first goal for the Serie A side in a 2-0 win over Genoa in October, 2015. Speaking of his international career, Krunic made his Bosnia and Herzegovina debut in a friendly against Denmark on June 3, 2016. He has 8 caps for Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 team as well.
Highlighted Team (AC Milan):
AC Milan are regarded as one of the biggest club in Italy. The Rossoneri compete in the Italian Serie A and they have won 18 domestic trophies. Speaking of the club’s European success, Milan have clinched seven Champions League (European Cup) trophies. Milan were on the verge of beating Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final, but the Premier League outfit came from three goals behind and eventually won the prestigious trophy on penalties. The Rossoneri play their home games at Stadio San Siro (80,018), the stadium that was opened in 1926. It is well known that Milan’s bitterest rivals are Inter and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Madonnina. Milan were founded in 1899 by a lace-maker from England named Herbert Kilpin and a businessman Alfred Edwards. Milan’s home kits are red and black and that is why the team’s nickname is Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks). The likes of Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Dejan Savicevic, Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Andrea Pirlo are the most famous footballers who have represented the San Siro outfit.
