Hellas Verona v AC Milan

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Verona managed to halt a previously worrying spell of four defeats on the trot in the Italian top flight last weekend when the upcoming Friday night's hosts registered a welcome and desperately needed 3-2 win away from home at Parma which also lifted them out of the relegation zone.

AC Milan had to make do with a share of the points last Sunday in Serie A when they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Genoa which followed a previous 2-1 loss away from home at the new Serie A league leaders, Atalanta.

Previous defeats at the hands of Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Cagliari and Empoli respectively had threatened to land Verona in early relegation trouble down near the foot of the Serie A table but last weekend's win will give Paolo Zanetti's side plenty of confidence ahead of Friday night's encounter at their Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.

However, grabbing all three points on Friday night despite holding home advantage may be easier said than done especially as Verona have picked up just three wins from their last 13 league matches, along with being handed no fewer than 10 defeats as well.

The goals market looks an attractive proposition here though as Verona have not only conceded in each of their last 13 matches but there have been Over 2.5 goals in 13 of their 16 matches played to date in Serie A.

AC Milan have failed to win either of their last two games in the domestic top flight having slipped to a 2-1 loss away from home at Atalanta before being held to a frustrating 0-0 stalemate at home by Genoa.

Despite producing a slow start to this season's Serie A as the visitors failed to win any of their opening three games, AC Milan have produced a reasonable sequence of results in the Italian top flight since then as the visitors have been dealt just three defeats within their subsequent 13 matches overall.

Losses at the hands of Fiorentina, Napoli and Atalanta respectively have been outweighed by Paulo Fonseca's side picking up six wins within this 13-game period as well which will also give AC Milan a decent chance of a result here at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.

Goals also look set to unfold here in this Friday night tussle between Verona and AC Milan as 10 out of the visitors' 15 matches overall this season have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well.

Verona v AC Milan Verdict

Five out of the last six encounters between Verona and AC Milan have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored and this trend looks set to continue here on Friday night with both teams eager to collect an important three-point haul.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS Yes @ 2.10

Correct Score: Draw @ 4.00