Series A, Saturday, 17.08.2024 at 20:45
If you want to place an exciting combined bet on the 1st Serie A matchday this weekend, then a very specific AC Milan Turin FC tip together with an odds boost is a must.
I’m taking a little more risk in my prediction, as I’m not completely ruling out a goal from the visitors. But one way or another: After a full 90 minutes, the “Rossoneri” should have prevailed!
It’s not necessarily the case that Stefano Pioli had a poor 2023/24 season with Milan.
Rather, it was the unquenchable desire for trophies and cups on the part of the club’s management that led to the replacement of the master coach with Paulo Fonseca in the summer.
And I can understand the AC bosses to a certain extent. After all, 250 million euros were spent on transfers in the last summer break alone.
And in the current summer months, they have made further purchases with Alvaro Morata (Atletico), Strahinja Pavlovic (RB Salzburg) and Royal Emerson (Tottenham).
Turin, on the other hand, are struggling with the problem of still not being interesting enough for top players despite several solid finishes on the fringes of the European Cup zone.
Robin Gosens is currently being heavily courted, but the former Serie A player is likely to ignore the “Toro’s” request and will probably prefer to move from Union to PSV Eindhoven.
The Turin club would need a winger like him who is capable of playing coast-to-coast and getting involved in the attacking play
Turin may have won their last league game against AC Milan, but they’ve only beaten Milan once in back-to-back Serie A wins in the last 38 years.
That alone makes me pessimistic that the “Granata” will start the new 2024/25 season with a positive experience as guests at the venerable San Siro.
Especially as the hype surrounding AC’s preparations is absolutely justified. Nobody in Europe can top victories over Manchester City (3:2), Real Madrid (1:0), Barcelona (3:2) and Monza (3:1).
What’s more, in my opinion, this is the most impressive series of test matches I’ve come across this summer
The really nice thing about the AC Milan Turin FC odds displayed in the Sunmaker app is their weighting.
Because they are nowhere near as one-sided as feared. You can still expect betting odds of around 1.70 for a Milan win.
I could also go into more detail about the odds for a draw and an away win, which are 3.80 and 5.00 respectively. But that would probably be superfluous. A solid “AC Milan Turin FC bet” on a home win will ultimately form the immovable basis of my combination bet
The additional condition required to turn my single bet into a combined bet is quickly found: Over 2.5 goals.
This is because Milan’s 38 games in the last Serie A season led to an average league high of 3.29 goals per match.
Consequently, I expect a similar outcome to that of August 26, 2023, the last meeting to date with FC Torino at the San Siro, which went 4-1 to the Rossoneri.
And while we’re on the subject of Milan’s last home win over their upcoming opponents, I might as well mention the entire series, which stretches back several decades!
Because the last time the “Granata” won a Serie A away game against Milan at the San Siro, I wasn’t even born yet.
In fact, 39 years have passed since this scenario last occurred. This was followed by 20 wins for Milan and only eight draws
Moreover, Milan are usually well prepared at the start of the season. As their preparation this year has left nothing to be desired, I’m sticking to my guns: it’ll be a home win bet!
Especially as AC could possibly win for the fifth time in a row on the first Serie A matchday of the new season on Saturday.
Also interesting: Although both clubs have a long and successful history in this division, this is only the third ever meeting on a first matchday
Conclusion: Milan invested heavily in the summer and signed numerous top players, underlining their Scudetto ambitions for the new season.
Their impressive preparation, which includes victories against top international clubs such as Manchester City and Barcelona, makes them favorites going into this match.
Torino, on the other hand, continue to struggle to attract big names and have struggled with the curse of not being able to win against the Rossoneri at the San Siro for around 40 years.
My AC Milan Turin FC tip: Win AC Milan & Over 2.5 goals
