AC Milan vs Parma Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League, January 26, 2025

AC Milan vs Parma Preview

• Competition: Serie A
• Date: Sunday, January 26
• Time: 11:30 AM GMT
• Venue: San Siro

AC Milan vs Parma will take place at the San Siro stadium in the Serie A on January 26 as the eighth-place team will host 16th-placed Parma on Sunday.

The Rossoneri started their campaign poorly in Serie A which led to the sacking of Paulo Fonseca and after that experienced, Portuguese manager Sergio Conceicao was appointed to lead the team from Milan. As of now, the team is stable and they are performing much better. In the last five games, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Their loss came against their arch-rival Juventus as the match ended in a 2-0 win for Thiago Motta’s team and they drew against Cagliari as the game ended in a 1-1 stalemate. AC Milan did score goals in each of their last five games which shows their attacking prowess but defensively they have been poor at the back. In 20 games till now in the league, they have won eight, drawn seven and lost five games, currently, they have 31 points on the table and are still eight points behind the top four spot.

Parma, on the other hand, are sitting very near to the relegation zone and have only a lead of one point. In 21 games, they have won four, drawn eight and lost nine games till now and have 20 points. They have dropped points from winning positions and will look to improve their performance in the upcoming games. In the last five fixtures, they have won only once, drawn twice and lost twice.

Their win against Monza did give them some hope of positive momentum but they failed to keep their momentum as they drew against Torio 0-0, lost against Genoa by 1-0 and once against drew against Venzia which ended 1-1. Facing AC Milan away from home will not be an easy task and surely they will have to be at their best to get a good result.

On that note, let’s take a look at the team news for AC Milan vs Parma game.

AC Milan Team News

Milan played an excellent game against Girona, winning the match and gaining all three points. However, they do have some injury concerns going into the next fixture. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Malick Thiaw, Samuel Chukwueze, and Alessandro Florenzi are injured. Emerson Royal is doubtful, as he was injured in the fourth minute against Girona, and Davide Calabria will replace him. The rest of the players are fit and will be available for the match.

Parma Team News

Parma also have injury issues in their squad, as Gabriel Charpentier, Mateusz Kowalski, Adrian Bernabe and Alessandro Circati all are injured. Botond Balogh, Adrian Benedyczak and Yordan Osorio are doubtful for the upcoming fixture. The rest of the players are fit and will be available against the Rossoneri.

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AC Milan vs Parma Predicted Lineups

AC Milan Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Mike Maignan

Defenders: Davide Calabria (C), Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic, Theo Hernanadez

Midfielders: Ismael Bennacer, Youssouf Fofana

Forwards: Yunus Musah, Tijjani Reijnders, Rafael Leao, Alvaro Morata

Parma (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Zion Suzuki

Defenders: Enrico Del Prato (C) , Alessandro Vogliacco, Lautaro Valenti, Emanuele Valeri

Midfielders: Mandela Keita, Simon Sohm

Forwards: Pontus Almqvist, Hernani, Valentin Mihaila, Matteo Cancellieri

AC Milan vs Parma Head-to-Head Record

These two sides have only faced each other in Serie A and clearly, the Rossoneri have been the better side in the last five fixtures. Milan won three out of five fixtures against them, drawn once and Parma won only once in the last fixture when they played at home.

Key Players to Watch in AC Milan vs Parma

Rafael Leao (AC Milan)

The Portuguese talisman has played 18 games in Serie A in which he scored four goals and provided four assists. In seven UEFA Champions League games, he has scored three goals and provided one assist.

The Portuguese has completed 8 take-ons in his last five games and he is the biggest attacking threat from the Rossoneri. In the last five fixtures has has taken eight shots out of which only three were on target. Leao likes to get involved in the game and likes to take a lot of touches. With his pace and dribbling ability, he can create opportunities for himself and his teammates.

Simon Sohm (Parma)

Sohm is a tactically intelligent, versatile and charismatic midfielder, gifted with good ball skills, distribution, vision and ability to read the game. He displays a natural technique to make fast decisions in tight spaces under pressure.

In the last five games he completed 27 progressive passes in the game and in 31 games scored three goals. The Swiss midfielder created 10 shot-creating actions in the last five games. Sohm’s reading of the game helps him anticipate any attacking threats from the opposition team. Sohm always likes to have to ball and therefore has a lot of touches per game.

AC Milan vs Parma Prediction

Milan has always been the better side in this fixture, even though last time they did face the defeat against Parma they will look to take revenge this time for sure. Milan has a home advantage and surely the atmosphere of San Siro will make things difficult for Parma, Most probably the Rossoneri will win this fixture.

Prediction: AC Milan 2-1 Parma

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