AC Milan will be looking to pull further clear at the top of the table with a win over Lazio in the Italian league this weekend.
Venue: San Siro
Key Statistics
AC Milan have kept a clean sheet in their last 6 matches (Serie A).
Lazio are undefeated in 27 of their last 29 home matches (Serie A).
AC Milan are undefeated in their last 11 matches (Serie A).
Head to Head
These two teams have faced each other 65 times and Milan have picked up 28 wins. Lazio have 11 wins and the remaining 26 matches have ended in a draw.
Latest performances in all competitions
AC Milan: WWLWWD
Lazio: WWDDWL
Lazio
Meanwhile, Lazio are 6th in the table and they will be chasing European qualification.
The home side are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches in the league and it remains to be seen whether they can pull off an upset here.
They have lost 4 of the last 6 meetings against AC Milan and they will need to be at their best in order to grind out a win here.
That said, Lazio are formidable at home and are undefeated in 27 of the last 29 home matches in the league.
Possible Lazio Starting Line-up
Strakosha; Marusic, Acerbi, Luiz Felipe, Lazzari; Luis Alberto, Lucas Leiva, Milinkovic-Savic; Zaccagni, Immobile, Felipe Anderson.
AC Milan
Milan are unbeaten in the last 6 league matches and they are two points clear at the top of the table.
However, crosstown rivals Inter Milan have a game in hand and Milan cannot afford to drop points here.
Milan are undefeated in the last 11 league matches and they have kept a clean sheet in their last 6 outings in the league. They will be the favourites to grind out a win here.
Possible AC Milan Starting Line-up
Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Hernandez; Tonali, Bennacer; Messias, Kessie, Leao; Giroud.
Prediction
Lazio 1-2 Milan
