Predictions, Team News and Player Forecasts

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – AC Milan will try to appear consistent in the continuation of the Italian Serie A League when they host Empoli who are in the middle of the table. AC Milan vs Empoli will be held at the San Siro Stadium, Milan, Sunday (1/12/2024) at 00.00 WIB.

Milan’s goalless draw with Juventus left the Rossoneri in seventh place in the standings. Their morale rose after the victory against Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League.

Milan recorded their third consecutive win in the Champions League. Milan’s three goals when they beat Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday (26/11/2024) night were scored by Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham and Rafael Leao. In that match, Milan won 3-2.

Having previously recovered from a slow start by beating Club Brugge and defending champions Real Madrid, the Rossoneri are now five points clear of the elimination zone and occupy a playoff position with three games remaining.

However, in domestic competition, Paulo Fonseca’s team has only collected a total of 19 points in the Italian Serie A League, following a 0-0 draw at home with Juventus on Saturday (23/11/2024). Milan is one level below Juventus who gained 25 points. However, the Rossoneri have one match yet to be played.

After failing to score in the last two Serie A matches at the San Siro, they could now not win at home for the first time since 2021. Therefore, Fonseca must think hard about a strategy to beat Empoli.

Although Empoli have lost six of the last seven league meetings against Milan, some of the Azzurri’s wins over the Rossoneri have come at San Siro, namely in 2003, 2007 and most recently in 2017.

This season, Empoli was surprisingly able to sit in 10th place in the Italian Serie A League. They are only three points behind Milan.

They held Udinese to a 1-1 draw on Monday (24/11/2024) evening, when Pietro Pellegri scored his third goal in three appearances. Empoli have lost three times so far, the same as achieved by Milan.

Sitting in 10th place in the standings, Roberto D’Aversa’s squad continue to exceed expectations, having struggled for survival under Davide Nicola last spring.

In the AC Milan vs Empoli match, the Rossoneri will field almost their entire best squad, because only Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi are absent for a long time and join Luka Jovic on the bench.

Alvaro Morata returns to action after serving a UEFA suspension. He will compete with teenage stars Francesco Camarda and Tammy Abraham as the sole striker.

Morata is the favorite to feature, but Abraham scored in midweek and has already produced more Serie A goals against Empoli. The AS Roma loan player has scored against Empoli four times.

Meanwhile, former Milan striker Pietro Pellegri is certain to start for Empoli, as he is in top form. The number of three goals from the last three matches is the same as he scored in the last two seasons with Torino.

Roberto D’Aversa will still lose several players, such as Szymon Zurkowski, Tyronne Ebuehi, Saba Sazonov and Jacopo Fazzini. Swiss midfielder Nicolas Haas recently suffered a serious knee injury.

Two Milan players, Devis Vasquez and Lorenzo Colombo, will start against their parent club. Both appeared as goalkeeper and attacker.

Although often vulnerable away from home, Milan tend to be tight at San Siro, where they will end Empoli’s unbeaten run. Victory will belong to the Rossoneri in the AC Milan vs Empoli match tonight.

AC Milan vs Empoli player predictions:
Milan: Maignan; Emerson, Thiaw, Gabbia, Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Morata

Empoli: Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Anjorin, Henderson, Maleh, Pezzella; Colombo, Pellegri

Meeting record in Serie A Italian League:
AC Milan wins: 20
Series: 9
Empoli wins: 3

Last five meetings:
10/3/24 AC Milan 1-0 Empoli (Serie A)
7/1/24 Empoli 0-3 AC Milan (Serie A)
8/4/23 AC Milan 0-0 Empoli (Serie A)
2/10/22 Empoli 1-3 AC Milan (Serie A)
13/3/22 AC Milan 1-0 Empoli (Serie A).