AC Milan vs. Atalanta: Serie A Game Preview

AC MILAN VS ATALANTA

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AC Milan hosts Atalanta in what should be a very entertaining Serie A game on Sunday. AC Milan is coming off a 3-1 road win against Hellas Verona on May 8 while Atalanta beat Spezia 3-1 on the road on May 8. AC Milan leads the Serie A standings with 80 points in 36 games while Atalanta is in seventh place with 59 points in 36 games.

The player to watch in this game is Olivier Giroud, who has nine goals and three assists in 27 Serie A games this season. AccuScore gives Giroud a 30.76 percent chance to score against Atalanta. He has 49 SCA and 6 GCA in 27 Serie A games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• AC Milan: 1.86
• Atalanta: 3.90
• Draw: 3.90

Spread
• AC Milan: -0.5: 1.85
• Atalanta: +0.5: 1.96

Total
• Over 3: 1.94
• Under 3: 1.88

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: AC Milan, coming off a 3-1 road win against Hellas Verona on May 8, have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in their last 5 Serie A games.

Atalanta, coming off a 3-1 road win against Spezia on May 8, have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 Serie A games.

Momentum: AC Milan has been on an upward trend — with 4 wins in their last 5 Serie A games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Serie A action on October 3, 2021 and AC Milan won 3-2.

Projected Leaders

For AC Milan, Olivier Giroud has a 30.76 percent chance to score. He averages 1.24 shots overall per sim, 0.6 shots on goal per and 0.36 goals per sim.

For Atalanta, Duván Zapata has a 23.8 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.55 shots overall per sim, 0.85 shots on goal per and 0.27 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

AC Milan Moneyline.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on AC Milan in this one. Average score in simulations is AC Milan 1.7 to Atalanta 0.81.

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