AC Milan vs Genoa

Stadio San Siro is the venue as Serie A table-topping AC Milan take on relegation-batting Genoa in a high-stakes Serie A fixture.

After three identical 1-0 Serie A triumphs, Milan have drawn back-to-back league matches without scoring, as reigning champions Inter Milan reduced the gap to a single point. Despite going unbeaten in their last ten Serie A fixtures (W5, D5), ‘I Rossoneri’ are not having the best of times, having netted a measly average of 0.6 goals per game across their last five league outings. Genoa’s visit to San Siro comes at an opportune moment, with Milan picking up seven victories in their last ten top-flight H2Hs (D2, L1), including a crashing 3-0 win in the reverse fixture at Luigi Ferraris. Defensively robust, the current Serie A title-toppers would expect to keep the lowly visitors at bay after recording five Serie A clean sheets in a row.

On the other hand, Genoa’s bid to secure Serie A survival took a couple of hits ahead of this trip, as they’ve lost consecutive league matches by an aggregate score of 5-1. As a result, ‘Il Grifone’ are left with a mere two Serie A victories under their belt this season, fewer wins than any other side from Europe’s top-five leagues. ‘I Rossoblu’ have established themselves as the ‘stalemate kings’ in European football this term, with no team drawing more matches (16) than them across Europe’s five big leagues. With no win from their last 14 Serie A games on the road (D8, L6), a potential draw could even be considered a success for the visitors. Adding to this sentiment, Alexander Blessin’s men have failed to get on the scoresheet in four of their last five top-flight fixtures away from home.