Genoa host Milan in the 11th round of Serie A on Sunday, 8 November, with kick-off scheduled for 17:00 Moscow time. The visitors are regarded as favourites by bookmakers and are expected to take all three points despite playing away from home.
Genoa are currently positioned in the middle of the Italian top flight, sitting 11th with 13 points from their opening 10 matches. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 14.
The Genoa side have won three of their past four games, beating Lecce 2-1, Juventus 2-0 and Venezia 1-0. Their only defeat in that sequence came against Roma, who won 2-0.
Milan arrive in fifth place with 21 points and are expected to challenge for the league’s medals this season. They have scored 21 times and conceded 12 goals, giving them a positive goal difference of nine.
However, Milan’s latest result was an unexpected 2-0 defeat by Ferencvaros in the Europa League during midweek. Before that, they recorded an impressive 3-1 victory over Inter in Serie A.
Form and head-to-head record
Milan have lost two of their past three matches and have not drawn any of their last seven games. Genoa, meanwhile, are on a three-match winning run.
The most recent meeting between the clubs ended in a 2-1 victory for Milan. That result is another factor behind the expectation that the visitors will prevail again, although Genoa’s recent form suggests they could pose a threat at home.
The prediction is for Milan to win 2-1.
Bookmakers list Milan as the match favourites, but no specific odds are provided.