Juventus vs AC Milan Prediction: Another draw for the Old Lady

Juventus welcome AC Milan to the Allianz Stadium on Saturday (17:00) in Serie A, looking to maintain their unbeaten record in the top flight. The hosts earned a respectable draw at title challengers Atalanta in midweek, extending their run of stalemates to three matches.

Milan head here off the back of a 2-1 win at Como, so they've now won on their previous two away trips in the league, the last one being against Hellas Verona. Read on for my Juventus vs AC Milan prediction, aided by the latest match odds and team news.

Juventus vs AC Milan Odds

Juventus are 5/4 to win this fixture, but they have won just three of their 10 home games to date this season. The draw offers good value at 21/10, which has an implied probability of 32.3%, as they have drawn each of their previous three matches at the Allianz Stadium in Serie A.

Milan have prevailed in three of their last five away trips in the top flight, so their 11/5 (31.3%) price to come away with the three points does look attractive.

Both teams to score has struck in each of Juve's previous seven appearances in the league, including their last three home encounters. BTTS is available at 5/6 for Saturday.

Football Odds

Team News

Juventus will be hoping that top scorer Dusan Vlahovic will be able to shake off a recent issue to be involved at the weekend. Francisco Conceicao will be hoping to overcome a thigh problem to be involved against Milan, managed by his father Sergio. Their returns would be timely as the hosts are back in Uefa Champions League action in midweek against Club Brugge.

La Vecchia Signora's long-term absentees continue to be Arkadiusz Milik, Bremer and Juan Cabal. Timothy Weah will be hoping to feature against the club his father George played for, while Douglas Luiz is expected to be named on the bench again, despite a January exit looking likely for the midfielder.

Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram are expected to be the duo in the engine room once again, while Nico Gonzalez will occupy the left flank. If Vlahovic isn't fit enough to start, Teun Koopmeiners could be tasked with leading the line like he did at Atalanta last time out.

For Milan, their win against Como came at a cost as Alvaro Morata, Christian Pulisic and Malick Thiaw were all forced off due to injury, with the latter looking to have picked up the worst of the lot. He looks to be out of action for the next few weeks, which could impact Conceicao's plans.

Matteo Gabbia looks like he will get the opportunity to deputise for the German defender and partner Fikayo Tomori in the heart of the backline. Morata would have been unable to feature against his former side anyway due to suspension, while there is some hope that Pulisic could be declared fit to play.

Tammy Abraham is expected to come in up front for Morata, and he should be aided by the exciting winger Rafael Leao, who scored against Como, and Tijjani Reijnders.

Samuel Chukwueze, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Alessandro Florenzi are the other notable names in the I Rossoneri medical bay.

Draw @ 21/10

Juve have become synonymous with draws this season because 13 of their 20 matches in Serie A have ended with a share of the spoils. Thiago Motta has made his team tough to beat as they are still yet to taste defeat, but there is more work to be done offensively if the hosts are to make things more interesting at the top of the table.

Their last three results have been draws, and they are about to host a side who (you guessed it) they drew with in the reverse fixture. It was a dull 0-0 that was played out at San Siro back in November, so we are hoping for a lot more entertainment this time around.

Milan have drawn three of their previous five league matches, which all came on home soil, while they have taken maximum points in their two most recent away days.

I'm expecting Juve to be a much tougher test than the ones they faced at Como and Verona, and this is going to be Conceicao's most toughest league fixture to date. I Rossoneri have exciting attacking players who can cause some trouble for the Old Lady, but the hosts' unbeaten record speaks for itself, and their defence have risen to every challenge they have faced so far.

I believe there is value to be had in backing Juventus to record their 14th draw of the campaign and their fourth in a row.

Over 2.5 goals @ 11/10

Unlike the meeting at San Siro, I believe this one will include goals. Juve have scored at least two goals in each of their last five appearances at the Allianz, while over 2.5 goals has been a winning selection in four of them.

Those games all ended up 2-2, which not only bodes well for this selection, but for my opening one too. Additionally, there have also been at least three goals scored in four of Milan's last nine outings in Serie A, three of which have come on the road.

Should Vlahovic return to action here, Juventus will gain a stronger bite in attack, which should help this threshold being reached on Saturday. Juve have looked good offensively here over the past few months, and they will want that to continue against a side who are just three points behind them.

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