Bet9ja Odds, Betting Tips & Preview: AC Milan vs. Juventus

AC Milan and Juventus will go head to head for the 238th time in a competitive game on Saturday as Serie A comes to a standstill for the biggest game of match week nine.

In 174 previous Serie A games between these two teams, Juventus have won 67 while Milan have managed 52 wins with 55 games ending in a draw.

Saturday, October 8, 17:00 (GMT+1)

AC Milan showed the whole world why they are the reigning Serie A champions in their last league outing, by beating Empoli 3-1 despite conceding an 82nd-minute equaliser.

Although the Rossoneri followed that thrilling result with a disappointing 3-0 defeat away at Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League, proving the stark contrast between their domestic and European form.

Juventus on the other hand followed a 3-0 Serie A win over Bologna on Sunday with a 3-1 win against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Wednesday, making it consecutive wins for the first time this season.

Milan are currently fifth on the Serie A table but just three points adrift of the top having only lost one league game all season and two in all competitions. 

There is no doubt the home team are in better form than their visitors who have only won four of their 11 games across all competitions this season.

It also helps Milan that they have only lost once in the last seven games against Juventus, with two wins and four draws in that run.

Both teams will come into what is one of their biggest games of the season without the full complement of their star-studded squads with multiple players unlikely to feature.

For Milan, right full-backs Davide Calabria and Alessandro Florenzi are still nursing thigh and muscle injuries which will keep them out of contention to be selected for this game.

The legendary Zlatan Ibrahimovic remains ruled out with a knee injury as is central defender Simon Kjaer who has a thigh injury and goalkeeper Mike Maignan who is still out with a calf injury.

Wingers, Junior Messias and Alexis Saelemaekers complete the list of potential absentees for AC Milan ahead of this game.

Juventus' biggest miss will be Angel Di Maria who is still serving his suspension for the red card received against Monza two league games ago and his creativity will be missed.

Paul Pogba and Federico Chiesa remain unavailable due to long-term knee injuries while Mattia De Sciglio, Marley Ake, Kaio Jorge and Daouda Peters are all out injured for Juventus.

AC Milan win @ 2.15 on Bet9ja

AC Milan are slight favourites because they are in better form than Juventus right now, injuries to too many key players is the only damper on what would have been a certain win for Milan.

Perhaps an home double chance could prove to be the safer bet @ 1.25 odds on Bet9ja, especially as the previous two games between these teams have ended in draws.