Italian Serie A Football Odds: Chievo vs. AC Milan

The 27th Serie A gameweek kicks off today at Verona's Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi where home team Chievo will host Milan (19:45 UK time). The prior meeting between these two this season ended 2-0 in favor of Milan.

Chievo: A Poor Season

Chievo is ranked 16 in the Serie A table with 24 points – just four points away from Cagilari and the relegation zone. Chievo's season hasn't been good at all – the team lost 18 games, drawn 6 and won only 6. While Chievo lost 3-0 against Empori last week, their prior two games were consecutive wins – 0-1 against Parma away and 2-1 against Sampdoria.

With their backs to the wall, and a few big holes in Milan's defense, Chievo is in a good position to beat the red and blacks today. This adds up to Milan's inability to win games on the road lately – they are already at seven away matches without a win.

AC Milan: Win is Essential

Milan is currently ranked 9 in the table with 35 points (8w, 9d, 7l). They beat Cesena 2-0 at home last week but before that showed an unstable performance with two wins in almost two months. Goalie Christian Abbiati warned that today's meeting with Chievo could be dangerous for Milan. "Every team raises their game when they play Milan. We’ll have to find the spirit that we had on Sunday against Cesena," said the 37-year old goalie.

Abbiati will need extra help with his defense today, given the news that defender Adil Rami is injured and will miss the game – the defense already lacks Mattia De Sciglio and Cristian Zapata. Milan are six points away from the European places in the Serie A and the three points are very essential today.

Bet Live at bet365 Sports

bet365 Sports will offer live in-play bets as well as pre-match markets which are available now – full time result gave 2/1 to Chievo, 6/4 to Milan and 21/10 for a draw. Tune-in bet365 Sports this Saturday night for this slice of Italian football goodness.