AC Milan vs Sampdoria Prediction 20.05.2023

• Competition: Italy - Serie A
• Date: Saturday, 20th, May 2023
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20.45 CEST
• Venue: San Siro (Milano)

AC Milan left an unrecognizably bad impression this year and is absolutely not even a pale shadow of the team from last season that won the Italian championship title - after 11 years. The Neapolitans roared through this year's edition of Serie A like a fast train, so the Rossoneri said goodbye to defending the Scudetto well before the end of the season. To make matters worse, Stefano Pioli's chosen could be left without a place in the UEFA Champions League, as they behind fourth-placed Lazio by a whopping four points with three rounds before the end of the season.

After 11 long years in the elite tier of Italian football, Sampdoria is moving to a lower rank. The squad from Genoa showed the weakest performance of all the teams this season and it is no wonder that they are cemented for the last place in the table with a miserable 18 points after 35 rounds. That performance means that Il Doria is left without mathematical chances to survive in Serie A, since they have 13 points less than Hellas Verona, which is the first above the line (relegation zone). An irreparable minus for four rounds until the curtain drop on the 2022/23 campaign.

AC Milan vs Sampdoria Betting Tips: AH1 (-1.5)

AC Milan did not shine during the first meeting of the season in Genoa against Doria. However, they managed, even with one less player (Rafael Leao was sent off in the 47th minute), to take home all three points in a 2-1 victory. This weekend, the Rossoneri should have a significantly easier job, as they desperately need the points.

AC Milan ended the month of April without defeat (three wins and four draws), they eliminated Napoli from the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League and were only a step away from the finals of the same. But, everything turned upside down for Pioli and his boys in the space of six days. Inter gave them a serious slap, losing both semi-final matches of the elite competition (0-2; 0-1), and in Serie A they suffered a defeat against Spezia (0-2).

As we can see, not only their results are worrying, but also the attacking blade has significantly numbed, not scoring a single one in the last three competitive games. Their situation in Serie A can be characterized as extremely alarming, since they allowed Lazio to move away from them four steps three rounds before the end of the season.

However, the boys in the red-blacks jerseys no longer have the right to make a mistake if they want their hopes in the fight for the last place that leads to the UEFA Champions League to remain alive. Saturday's clash will be an ideal opportunity for the squad from "San Siro" to finally break the black streak, after three consecutive defeats.

Already written off Sampdoria arrives in the city of fashion this weekend. The team that is already at the start of May, with consecutive defeats against Torino and Udinese (both 0-2), has lost any chance of survival in Serie A, so they have nothing else left but to slowly pack their bags for moving to a lower rank (in Serie B, more precisely).

By the way, Doria is by far the worst guest in the current season, especially their back line, which allows opponents two goals per match on average. AC Milan, despite the mid-week elimination from the elite competition, will have to raise their heads and continue the chase for Lazio. Therefore, the victory of the Rossoneri should not be questioned for a single moment, and we believe that it will be convincing!