It’s always intriguing when Milan clash with Roma and the home side still have an outside chance of landing the Serie A title this term. The Rossoneri are nine points behind rivals Inter right now, although a string of wins could thrust them into contention and they have been super-tight at home defensively when conceding just four goals.
This explains why Stefano Pioli’s side are warm favourites to win, with Milan having enjoyed some excellent recent form. There was a recent 3-0 victory away to Empoli which came after home wins over Sassuolo and Cagliari, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek in excellent form and the former Chelsea midfielder was on the scoresheet in the last Serie A match.
Roma struggle to get on the scoresheet on the road, with the team averaging just one goal per away game and perhaps Milan + BTTS No could be a decent option here. There is plenty to like about the Rossoneri’s defence and we think that there could be some merit in backing the home side to claim a victory by a 1-0 scoreline.
However, we know that Jose Mourinho’s side will look to keep things tight in this clash and they offer a lively threat in the form of Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku, with a recent 1-1 match against Atalanta seeing the Romans achieve six shots on target compared to their opponents’ two, with a similar type of performance potentially earning a positive result.