Milan will be aiming to close the gap on deadly rivals Inter when the sides come together at the San Siro in Wednesday’s Derby della Madonnina.
Gennaro Gattuso’s men are currently eight points adrift of their local rivals in Serie A but have won eight and lost just one of their last 11 league fixtures.
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With that in mind, they are 7/4 (2.75) favourites with bet365 to move to within five points of their neighbours by coming out on top once again.
However, the Nerazzurri have also lost just once in 11 league matches and can be backed at 13/8 (2.63) to leapfrog Roma into third place with a victory here.
Getty ImagesSix of those 11 games have resulted in draws, and there are odds of 9/4 (3.25) available on the guests also being forced to settle for a point in this one.
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Ignazio Abate and Andrea Conti are out injured for the Rossoneri, while Lucas Biglia is ruled out through suspension.
Aside from the injured Andrea Ranocchia, Luciano Spalletti has a full squad to choose from and is unlikely to make any changes from the team that beat Hellas Verona 3-0 on Saturday.
Defences on top
After 10 league games without defeat, Gattuso’s side went down 3-1 away to Juventus on Saturday – conceding as many goals in that clash as they had in the previous six in Serie A.
Nevertheless, they will back themselves to frustrate an opposition attack they kept quiet for 120 minutes in December’s Coppa Italia clash before running out 1-0 winners after extra-time.
Predictions
With Inter having kept four consecutive clean sheets in the league themselves, odds of 19/20 (1.95) seem generous on no more than one team finding the net in another tight derby clash here.
That bet would have paid out in eight of Milan’s last 10 home matches, as well as each of their opponents’ last five consecutive fixtures.
Both teams to score: 'No' at 19/20 (1.95) with bet365 for a 2pt stake