Champions League betting and spectator preview: Milan and Liverpool meet at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Milan form and stats
Milan was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Europa League. Manchester United was too strong.19 points is a decent return from 8 Serie A games here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for Milan. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. 1W-1D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Milan.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Milan, as their goalkeeper Anton Ciprian Tatarusanu has completely shut out the opponents for 204 minutes in the Serie A.
The Milan supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Salernitana in Serie A and win 2-0. Midfield player Franck Kessié got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Kessié scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 54 successful passes (of 56 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Genoa and winning 3-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Milan have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost one.
There will be little rest for Milan after this match as they are travelling to Udinese for a Serie A game in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 8 games), Milan's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Milan have conceded only 7 goals.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool's mission in Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Real Madrid.Liverpool's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Liverpool collect 19 points from their 8 away matches in the Premier League. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Total Champions League statistics for Liverpool: 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Liverpool hope to make it five in this match.
Two travels in a row for Liverpool, whose manager J. Klopp could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Klopp when Divock Origi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute. The end of the last match, against Wolverhampton Wanderers, was very satisfying as Divock Origi scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Trent Alexander-Arnold, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.04. Alexander-Arnold hit four key passes and won 1 of 2 duels.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Everton with the score of 4-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Liverpool in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Liverpool, zero draws and two defeats.
After this away game Liverpool return home for a Premier League game against Aston Villa. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Liverpool alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (26 from 8 played). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Liverpool - Milan 3-2 registered in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the former three meetings): Milan won one game, zero matches ended in a draw and Liverpool have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneTop Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 13 goals |  D. Teixeira da Silva 8 goals |  S. Mané 7 goals |
Milan missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Milan | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 10 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Scored | S | 42 | 71 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 62% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.1 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 7.4 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.8 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 18.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | ||
| 42% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 41% | ||
| 11.8 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Porto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| 3 | Milan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 38 |
| 2 | Inter | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 37 |
| 3 | Napoli | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Roma | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Juventus | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Bologna | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Lazio | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| 11 | Empoli | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Torino | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 14 | Udinese | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Venezia | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -13 | 15 |
| 17 | Spezia | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -19 | 11 |
| 18 | Genoa | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 10 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -22 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 10 |