AC Milan vs. Juventus: Serie A Game Preview

AC Milan hosts Juventus in what should be a very entertaining Serie A game on Sunday. AC Milan is coming off a 1-0 road win against Genoa on October 7 while Juventus beat Torino 2-0 at home on October 7.

AC Milan leads the Serie A standings with 21 points in eight games while Juventus is in third place with 17 points in eight games.

The player to watch in this game is Theo Hernández, who has one goal and zero assists in seven Serie A games this season. AccuScore gives Theo Hernández a 24.32 percent chance to score against Juventus. He has 21 SCA and 3 GCA in seven Serie A games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• AC Milan 2.31
• Juventus 3.20
• Draw 3.30

Spread
• AC Milan 0, -0.5 (1.92)
• Juventus 0, +0.5 (1.83)

Total
• Over 2, 2.5 (1.87)
• Under 2, 2.5 (1.85)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Serie A action on May 28 and AC Milan won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For AC Milan, Theo Hernández has a 24.32 percent chance to score. He averages 1.66 shots overall per sim, 0.59 shots on goal per and 0.28 goals per sim.

For Juventus, Adrien Rabiot has a 19.2 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.7 shots overall per sim, 0.44 shots on goal per and 0.21 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

AC Milan 2.31

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on AC Milan in this one. Average score in simulations is AC Milan 1.05 to Juventus 0.85.