Pescara vs AC Milan Match Betting Preview

Bottom placed Pescara welcome AC Milan to the Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia on Sunday and it is a game with the away side simply needs to claim three points from in order to keep their hopes of a European placed finish alive.

Pescara Match Betting News

Pescara did very well to earn promotion into the Serie A last season but their time in the Italian top flight has proven to be nothing short of a disaster so far.

Having sacked manager Massimo Oddo in February, there were expectations that the experienced Zdeněk Zeman could bring about a revival for the club and he did enjoy a stunning start with a 5-0 victory over Genoa.

However, Pescara have gone back to their old habits since, losing four consecutive matches and relegation seems all but a certainty for the Delfini at the moment. Nonetheless, the minnows will continue fighting and they will be hopeful of putting up a good showing against AC Milan this weekend.

Simone Pepe, Gianluca Caprari, Francesco Zampano, Alberto Gilardino and Andrea Coda are the players set to miss out on the day due to injuries.

AC Milan Match Betting News

AC Milan have certainly enjoyed improvement under Vincenzo Montella this season but the level of competition in the Serie A has become so intense that Rossoneri have still not been able to break into the European places.

Nonetheless, Milan do stand a decent chance of earning a Europa League finish and Montella will be hopeful that his side is able to enjoy a good run of form from now till the end of the season, with a victory over Pescara on the agenda this weekend.

Riccardo Montolivo, Suso, Andrea Bertolacci, Gustavo Gomez, Giacomo Bonaventura and Ignazio Abate are the players who look set to miss out on the day due to injuries.

Pescara vs AC Milan Match Prediction

Milan have never lost against Pescara and it does look like the record will continue on Sunday as well. Pescara are in shambles at the moment and with Milan looking strong, a comfortable away victory is expected to be on the cards.

Match Betting Tip: AC Milan to win @1.53 at Bet365

: Posted in Serie A • Date: 01.04.2017