Liverpool vs Milan Preview
On Wednesday, Liverpool will be playing hosts to AC Milan in their first group stage match of Champions League. Jurgen Klopp’s men are in group B alongside AC Milan, FC Porto, and Atletico Madrid.
Liverpool will start their campaign, hoping to do better after they were dumped out last season by Atleti and have a chance of revenging with the two teams in the same group. Meanwhile, AC Milan will be hoping they make it to the knock-out stages with Liverpool and Madrid termed as favorites.
The Reds head into the clash at the back of a 3-0 victory over Leeds United and have had a brilliant start to the campaign. On the other hand, Milan continued with their 100% start to their domestic league after beating Lazio 2-0 on Sunday.
Match facts
- AC Milan have won all their three opening matches of the Serie A.
- Liverpool have won three of their first four opening matches of the Premier League this season.
- The Reds have kept three clean sheets in their last four matches of the Premier League.
- Milan have kept two clean sheets in their last three matches of Serie A, conceding only a single goal.
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in the last two encounters between these two teams.
Head to head
These two teams have met four times with Liverpool winning twice, settling for a single draw while losing the other tie.
Their most recent clash was in 2016 in the International Champions Cup where Liverpool registered a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino.
Liverpool Team News
Youngster Harvey Elliott is set to miss out after suffering a serious knee injury during Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Leeds United. Elliot was forced out with an injury in the second half with Jordan Henderson coming in his place in the 63rd minute.
AC Milan Team News
Olivier Giroud could be available for selection after missing the weekend’s tie against Lazio as the Frenchman was forced into isolation.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to be handed a start once again after returning from injury and finding the back of the net in their 2-0 win over Lazio.
Liverpool vs Milan prediction
The last time AC Milan beat Liverpool was in 2007 in the Champions League where they registered a 2-1 victory. Since then, the two sides have met twice with Liverpool emerging the winners with a 2-0 scoreline in both occasions.
Playing at home, the Reds have always been strong due to the fans’ support and they head into the clash as the favorites.
Our Topbets pundit is predicting a win for Liverpool and Over 2.5 Markets.
Win
Betway – 1.67
1Xbet 1.67
Over 2.5
Betway 1.62
1Xbet 1.62
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