AC Milan to host A.S. Bari in a complete miss-match - Serie A preview
A.S. Bari will travel away to Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday, the 13 of March, to take on the Serie A leaders AC Milan in what is anticipated to be a complete miss-match on the cards.
AC Milan
The Rossoneri’s are currently sitting pretty at the top of the table with sixty-one points and four points clear of second placed, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan. The home team has been in fine form throughout the season and out of the eighteen games they have won so far,
nine of those victories have come at home to go along with two loses and three draws. Milan have been in superb goal scoring form in the Serie A, scoring fifty goals so far in the competition apart from conceding twenty. In their last five games, Milan have
been victorious thrice, while a loss and a draw came against the English Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspur which ended the Rossoneri’s campaign in the UEFA Champions League.
A.S. Bari
Bari, on the other hand are lying at the bottom of the table with just sixteen points from twenty-eight games and only three wins under their belt. Their away form has been a complete disaster, just like their whole campaign so far, winning just one game
away from home and losing eleven. The Galletti’s also have the second worst record in terms of goals conceded, forty two in the campaign so far as compared to Lecce, who have conceded fifty till now. Bari have also managed just fifteen goals in the League
so far which is by far the worst record in terms of scoring goals. In their last five games, Bari have not been able to register a win and their best result came against the likes of Fiorentina and Genoa, both ending in draws.
Team News
AC Milan
The home team is expected to go in with a 5-3-2 formation. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gennaro-Gattuso-c14525 will also be back for the Rossoneri’s.
A.S. Bari
The visitors are more likely to field in a 5-4-1 formation with Stefano Okaka playing the role of a lone striker. Jean-Francois Gillet is all set to start in the goal.
Players to watch from both sides
AC Milan will pin all their hopes on their in-form striker Ibrahimovic, who has fourteen goals in the campaign so far from twenty-six appearances and will play a vital role if Milan are to come out on top and stretch their lead.
Algerian international, Abdel Kader Ghezzal, will be an important member for the away team and could pose problems with his immaculate movement. The midfielder is regarded as one of the best African players in the Serie A.
Prediction
As it is anticipated to be a complete miss-match, therefore AC Milan are expected to easily roll over the Biancorossi’s in a one sided affair. Milan could come out as 4-0 winners over their relegation battling opponents.
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