This time, for a change, I have a bet365 prediction for you. AC Milan will start the game with an advantage on paper, having won three out of four games, and are finding themselves on one of the places that pushes them towards the Champions League for next season. Depending on how they will play their game against Barcelona this week, it will either boost their morale or crush it, offering a small advantage to Palermo.
Palermo have only won 3 games in the entire season and find themselves 5 points short from safety of relegation, plus they have just rehired Giuseppe Sannino as their new coach for the rest of the season, just a few hours after they had let go of Gian Piero Gasperini, following their home defeat 2-1 to Siena on Sunday. Even though they went ahead before the break, when Anselmo fired at home and looked fairly certain to win the second half, Siena returned to hit back immediately and Emeghara equalized after 51 minutes. The game ended a few minutes later when Alessandro Rossina scored from the penalty spot.
Milan has some squad problems with Kevin Constant, who has received a one-game suspension after being sent-off at Genoa on Friday, and will miss the home match against Palermo on Sunday. The team is fairly convinced it is able to overtake the second spot in the league table and upset Napoli.
An interesting stat shows that 76% of Palermo’s conceded goals happened in the second half, that’s when they are most vulnerable, so a bet on Milan scoring in the first half wouldn’t be so far off. Since Palermo is also playing away, you should know that most of Palermo’s points have been earned on home soil, while AC Milan scored at least once in their last 8 games.
With that being said, I am going to side with AC Milan and bet 9 units at 1.72.