Two of the biggest sides in Italy go head to head on Sunday evening, rounding off the Serie A games on the day, when AC Milan take on Juventus. Both are going well, AC Milan begin the weekend at the top of the table, and have been perfect in every game bar the one against their city rivals Inter, while Juventus have also started well, perhaps a little better than expected.
AC Milan Form GuideIf you take out the loss they suffered against Inter Milan, which at 5-1 was of course disaster, then AC Milan have been perfect. They've won the other seven games they have played, scored 16 goals in eight games and conceded eight, though remember five of them came in that Inter defeat, so three from the other seven is very impressive.
Since losing to Inter, they've responded in the best way possible. They have won four in a row, three of them coming with cleant sheets, and their 2-0 success over Lazio was them getting back on track and beating a good side, rather than just winning against those near the bottom of the table.
Juventus Form GuideI was 50/50 as to whether Juventus would make the top four this season, so when you consider that they are in third place right now, I do think they are performing slightly above expectations, although of course it is very early in the season. They've won five of eight, with two draws and just one defeat, which was a 4-2 loss away at Sassuolo.
In their most recent game, Juventus won 2-0 at home to Torino, but before that, they drew 0-0 away at Atalanta. A positive is the fact they've kept three clean sheets in a row, a negative is that they've struggled away, with a draw and a defeat in their last two games.
Match PredictionI will side with AC Milan here. I think they've responded very well to their loss against Inter Milan, have come out fighting and look to be back on track, especially now they are at the top of the table. Juventus are respected, but i do question them away from home, which is what they have here, so I've landed on AC Milan to win the game.