Milan – Lecce. Forecast and announcement for the match of the Italian championship

Milan – Lecce will play each other in Serie A on January 18. The match is scheduled to start at 21:45 Kyiv time.

Milan

The season is not bad for the “red and blacks”, they are second in the championship, 6 points behind the first Inter, while they have a game in hand. In the last round, they managed to beat the strong Comeau away – 3:1, the hero of the meeting was Rabiot, the French midfielder scored a double and scored a penalty.

Apart from Serie A, the Milanese have no more tournaments, so they have to fight for the Scudetto. In the championship, the team has not lost 19 matches in a row, they lost only in the first round to Cremonese at home – 1:2. Jimenez will miss the upcoming match due to injury, Pavlovich was injured, his participation in the match is in question.

Lecce

After 20 rounds, the Wolves are in 17th place in the championship, their distance from the relegation zone is only three points. In the last round, the team lost away to the leading Inter with a score of 0:1, although they looked quite decent. The series without victories in the championship has already reached five matches, during which time it was possible to score only one point.

In part, Lecce can be justified for the last results, because it was a difficult calendar, they played against Juventus, Roma, Como and the already mentioned Inter. The main task for the season looks simple and clear, to maintain registration in the elite, but the competition will be serious. Veiga and Gaspar will miss the upcoming match due to disqualification, and Berisha, Camarda and Pierre are injured.

Personal meetings

The Milanese have a big advantage in face-to-face confrontations, only this season Lecce managed to lose to the opponent twice, first at home in the championship – 0:2, and then on the road, in the Coppa Italia – 0:3.

Forecast

Of course, Milan is highly favored by the bookmakers, but I would not be in a hurry to bet everything on the hosts. The fact is that Lecce looked good in the last round against the leader on the road, playing at the same stadium where they will play the upcoming match. Given the instability of the “red and blacks”, I will risk betting on the exchange of goals for a fat 2.54 (according to the line of BC betking).