The San Siro giants not only missed the chance to knock city rivals Inter off top spot in the spring, but also slipped to fifth place. Under Ruben Amorim, they have made a decent start this time around, although points have still been dropped regularly — at least they defeated Inter 3-1 in the derby. The Budapest club ended its dominance of the domestic scene last season, surrendering the title. Now they are stuck in mid-table, although they are trying to improve.
The Italians began their Europa League campaign with a painful setback, losing 0-2 to Benfica at this very stadium. They made amends in October by thrashing Red Bull in Salzburg. They suffered another heavy defeat against Bournemouth, going down 0-3.
The Hungarians began their campaign back in July, in qualifying, and confidently eliminated Vojvodina, Twente, Górnik Zabrze and even Trabzonspor. Moreover, in the autumn they managed to beat both Celtic and Viktoria Plzeň in the league phase. Against Torreense, they produced an emphatic 4-1 victory.
Previous matches: Milan vs Ferencváros
The visitors from Budapest will be making their first trip to the iconic stadium.
The home side are expected to win comfortably, but they have been highly inconsistent. It is better to back “over 2.5 goals” (odds — 1.6).
Milan vs Ferencváros: key statistics and trends
Milan have won one of their last three matches
Milan score an average of 2.1 goals and concede 1.2 goals per match
Both teams have scored in 70% of Milan’s matches, while the average total is 3.3 goals per game
Ferencváros have won nine of their eleven tournament matches
Ferencváros score an average of 1.82 goals and concede 0.91 goals per match
Both teams have scored in 55% of Ferencváros’ matches, while the average total is 2.73 goals per game
Milan vs Ferencváros: possible starting lineups
Milan play in a 1-3-4-2-1 formation (possible lineup): Maignan — Tomori, De Winter, Pavlović — Hutchinson, Jashari, Rabiot, Bartesaghi — Loftus-Cheek, Chissee — Camarda
Ferencváros play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Radnóti — Osváth, Raemakers, Gomes, Kady — Korbu, Nagy — Yusuf, Zachariassen, Birmancevic — Lisztes
