AC Milan v Empoli

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AC Milan picked up a very useful looking 1-0 win away from home at Lazio in last week's Serie A action and the hosts will no doubt be looking for more of the same when they return to the familiar surroundings of their Stadio Giuseppe Meazza when they play host to Empoli on Sunday afternoon, while the visitors' previously encouraging six-game unbeaten run was halted last weekend by way of a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to Cagliari which resulted in Empoli dropping down to 14th place in the Serie A table.

AC Milan maintained their third place position in the Italian top flight table thanks to that solid win on the road at Lazio and although the hosts trail the Serie A league leaders and bitter rivals, Inter Milan, Sunday's hosts' sights are now firmly fixed on nailing down a top four finish and qualifying for Champions League football again next season.

With 11 league games remaining of this season's Serie A campaign, AC Milan hold a commanding nine-point buffer above fifth placed Roma heading into this weekend's domestic top flight action and having suffered just the single defeat within their last 12 league matches, AC Milan look to be in good shape with regards picking up another positive result here this Sunday.

Empoli were unable to stretch their unbeaten run and mini revival to seven games in the Italian top flight last weekend when they were handed a disappointing 1-0 loss at home by Cagliari, leaving the visitors in 14th place in the table but now only just two points above the bottom three clubs ahead of this tough looking trip to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Empoli had previously collected crucial wins against the likes of Monza, Salernitana and Sassuolo respectively along with picking up points in draws with Juventus, Genoa and Fiorentina, but the bigger picture still shows the visitors have only managed to muster just these three wins from their previous 15 games overall.

Empoli have also struggled on their travels in Serie A for quite some time as the visitors have recorded just four wins out of their last 22 outings on the road in the domestic top flight and further trouble could be lying in wait just around the corner for Davide Nicola's side as they have lost five of their last seven meetings against AC Milan.

AC Milan v Empoli Verdict

AC Milan have picked up eight wins from their last 12 matches overall in Serie A and along with a decent head-to-head record against their upcoming visitors, AC Milan look to be in the box seat for all three points here this Sunday while goals could also feature as four of the last six meetings have resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

AC Milan win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.10

Correct Score: AC Milan 3-0 @ 9.50