Milan vs Fiorentina Prediction: Expect a low-scoring match

One of the highlights of Matchday 15 of the Serie A will be when AC Milan face Fiorentina. Both teams are in great form, and the Violets have a five-match winning streak. However, despite that winning streak, the odds are in favour of the Devils.

Milan successfully ended their league campaign with a 4:0 win over Austria's Salzburg in the sixth leg. The Red and Blacks qualified second in Group E, losing only to Chelsea. Milan faces Tottenham FC in the last eight of the UEFA Champions League. Milan has since defeated the Austrian club twice in Serie A: a 2:1 home win over La Spezia and a 0:0 draw away to Cremonese. At the start of the 15th round, AC Milan is sitting in third place in Serie A with 30 points behind relegation leader Napoli on 8 points. AC Milan's home statistics are third in the division, +6=0-1, 18:8 goal difference.

After a 3:4 home defeat at the hands of Inter Milan, Fiorentina has now won five games in a row, three of them in Serie A and two in the Conference League. Three wins and nine points from that period have lifted Fiorentina to 10th position in the standings with 19 points, eight less than Atalanta in the European competition. Fiorentina's away statistics are 10th in the league, +2=2-3, 6:6 goal difference. The eye-catching fact is that Violet has a very low-scoring record in away games, with only two goals scored in seven games.

Both teams are in good form, but despite this, we doubt the upcoming meeting will be goal-rich. There are two main points to note here. First, the reporting round is the last one before the World Cup, and both clubs have internationals who must participate in the Mundial. Naturally, these guys will do everything possible not to get injured before the World Cup. Secondly, Fiorentina is an away team. As for the outcome, we doubt the visitors will win, as AC Milan has only lost six out of seven home games to Napoli. We predict Milan to pick up points in a low-scoring game.

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