AC Milan vs Fiorentina Prediction

It is ninth against eighth in Serie A as AC Milan host Fiorentina at the San Siro in Serie A on Saturday night, separated by just four points in the table.

The Rossoneri have got two difficult fixtures out of the way against the current top two in the division – they lost 2-1 away at second-placed Napoli last time out in Serie A, before drawing 1-1 against bitter city rivals and league leaders Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia. They did win their previous two games before that though.

In contrast, Fiorentina come into this fixture off the back of three straight wins in all competitions, although all three were on home soil. They have lost their last four on their travels, with a 2-1 win against Lazio in January their previous away victory.

The visitors did defeat Milan 2-1 in the reverse fixture earlier this season, ending a two-game losing streak against their opponents.

As mentioned, Fiorentina were 2-1 winners on home turf in the reverse fixture, with Yacine Adli and Albert Gudmundsson scorers for the hosts. Christian Pulisic netted for the visitors.

The game also saw two red cards, one for Theo Hernandez and Fiorentina head coach Raffaele Palladino. Six yellow cards were given on top of that, including to then Milan manager Paulo Fonseca.

It could be another ill-tempered affair with the teams so close in the table, and Bet Victor are offering a healthy 29/20 price for Over 6.5 total cards.

Alex Jimenez is suspended for Milan, but Yunus Musah is expected to recover from illness.

Robin Gosens could return from injury for Fiorentina, and the former Inter man will want to do everything to start.

AC Milan: Maignan, Walker, Gabbia, Thiaw, Hernandez, Fofana, Bondo, Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao, Abraham.

Fiorentina: De Gea, Pongracic, Mari, Ranieri, Dodo, Fagioli, Cataldi, Mandragora, Gosens, Gudmundsson, Kean.