Hellas Verona Form and Lineup
With each round the chances of Hellas Verona staying up are becoming more and more remote. The team have lost their last four matches, even though they have often faced fellow strugglers. The saddest part is that over this spell they have scored only once, and that by a stroke of luck: goalkeeper Montipo cleared long towards Bowie and it worked out. Next up the team face Milan, who beat them 3:0 in the reverse fixture.
Key numbers for Hellas Verona:
Hellas Verona are 19th in Serie A for possession (41.1%).
Lorenzo Montipo concedes more often than any other goalkeeper in the league (1.7 goals per game).
Hellas Verona make more tackles (18.1) and interceptions (10.1) per match than any other side in Serie A.
Potential Hellas Verona lineup (3-5-2): Montipo – Nellsson, Edmundsson, Frez – Oyogoke, Akpa Akpro, Gagliardini, Bernabe, Belgali – Bowie, Harrui.
Unavailable: Bella-Kotchap, Lovric, Serdar (all injured).
Milan Form and Lineup
In the previous round Milan sensationally lost to Udinese (0:3), which was their second defeat in a row and third in the last five matches. The attack led by Leao has stopped scoring consistently, and the pillar of Milan’s defensive reliability, goalkeeper Maignan, has stopped bailing the team out. Very often that is the main reason for their failures.
Key numbers for Milan:
Maignan is the best goalkeeper in Serie A for goals prevented (9.3).
Milan are second in the league for expected goals (52.7).
The Rossoneri are second for penalties won (7).
Potential Milan lineup (4-3-3): Maignan – Atekame, De Winter, Pavlovic, Bartezaghi – Ricci, Modric, Rabiot – Saelemaekers, Leao, Pulisic.
