Catania vs A.C Milan Betting Pick | Italian Serie A

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2011-01-29 - Catania vs A.C Milan

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Match Analysis :

This match will see the emergence of midfielders Mark Van Bommel and Urby Emanuelson for A.C Milan while Diego Simeone will want to show his mark as coach.

Simeone will have a point to prove here as he played for Inter Milan back in the 1990's. He was on the Catania's bench last week but were beaten 2-0 by Parma. But he has changed their formation to a 4-2-3-1 and players like Adrian Ricchiuti, who were marginalised by Marco Giampaolo more room to show what they are capable of.

This Saturday night Simeone will have Catania play with a 4-3-3 formation with players such as Ricchiuti, Alejandro Gomez, Beppe Mascara and Maxi Lopez all expected to start.

Catania are currently sitting in 16th spot with three points clear of the relegation zone. But their home form is strong at the Stadio Angelo Massimino that they have no fear going into this match.

For Milan, they had to battle hard to beat Cesena last weekend. They then signed Emanuelson and Van Bommel in midweek then progressed to the Coppa Italia semi-finals with a 2-1 win at Sampdoria in midweek.

Both players are expected to start this match and it has to be said that their win over Cesena was vital as it allowed them to capitalise over their opponents slip ups to establish a four points gap at the top.

Catania Team News :
As for the team news, Catania's Marco Biagianti, Alessandro Potenza and Cristian Llama are injured going into this match.

AC Milan Team News :
Milan has a far greater crisis as they are missing Kevin Prince Boateng, Gianluca Zambrotta, Pippo Inzaghi, Marco Amelia, Andrea Pirlo, Marek Jankulovski, Alessandro Nesta, Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf, Matthieu Flamini and Daniele Bonera.

The Betting Verdict :

Take Milan to win here and give the 1/2 ball away.

The Statistics :

CATANIA LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-01-16	D	1-1	H v Chievo
	2011-01-09	L	1-2	H v Inter_Milan
	2010-12-19	W	1-0	H v Brescia
	2010-12-05	L	1-3	H v Juventus
	2010-11-21	W	1-0	H v Bari
	2010-11-10	W	1-0	H v Udinese

MILAN_AC LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-01-16	D	1-1	A v Lecce
	2011-01-06	W	0-1	A v Cagliari
	2010-12-12	W	0-3	A v Bologna
	2010-11-27	D	1-1	A v Sampdoria
	2010-11-14	W	0-1	A v Inter_Milan
	2010-11-07	W	2-3	A v Bari

HEAD TO HEAD CATANIA v MILAN_AC
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2009-11-29	Catania	0-2	Milan_AC
2009-05-03	Catania	0-2	Milan_AC
2008-02-27	Catania	1-1	Milan_AC
2007-05-13	Catania	1-1	Milan_AC

The Pick :

Catania 1-2 A.C Milan

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take A.C Milan to win.

Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet

Take A.C Milan and give the 1/2 ball here.

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