Slovan Bratislava vs AC Milan Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Slovakian champions Slovan Bratislava have predictably struggled in the expanded UEFA Champions League season as they prepare to take on an improving AC Milan side.

Kick-off date/time: Tuesday 26th November, 2024: UK – 5:45pm / US ET – 12:45pm / US PT – 9:45am

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Slovan Bratislava Preview: Struggling Slovakians

Slovan Bratislava have started the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League league phase with four defeats from four, conceding 15 goals and scoring just two in the process as they sit rock-bottom of the 36-team league table.

The Slovakians were most recently beaten 4-1 in Bratislava by Dinamo Zagreb in this competition a couple of weeks ago but are top-of-the-table domestically as they come into this one on the back of collecting four points from their last two league games.

AC Milan Preview: Resurgent Rossoneri

Stefano Pioli departed AC Milan over the summer and was replaced by former Lille, Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk boss Paulo Fonseca. He has not been overly welcomed by Milan supporters and results have been inconsistent but there has been some famous results to cling on to.

Most notably, the Rossoneri defeated reigning European champions Real Madrid by three goals to one at the Bernabeu a couple of weeks ago to continue an improved run of form, which began with a defeat of Inter in the derby, after their poor start to the campaign.

Slovan Bratislava Team News: Fully fit

Slovan Bratislava have a fully fit and available squad for this weekend’s clash with no injury concerns or suspension issues so Vladimir Weiss will be able to name his strongest eleven for this one this week.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Takac; Blackman, Kashia, Bajric, Voet; Ihnatenko, Savvidis; Barseghyan, Tolic, Marcelli; Strelec

Unavailable:

Questionable:

AC Milan Team News: Still no Bennacer

Serbia international striker Luka Jovic is a key injury doubt for AC Milan this week, whilst former Arsenal man Ismael Bennacer is missing with another ankle injury. Alessandro Florenzi remains sidelined due to an ACL injury for this one.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Thiaw, Hernandez; Loftus-Cheek, Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Morata, Leao

Unavailable: Florenzi (Injured), Bennacer (Injured)

Questionable: Jovic (Injured)

Key Stats

The only previous UEFA competition matches between these two teams were in the 1992/93 UEFA Champions League second round. Milan won both encounters, 1-0 in Bratislava and 4-0 in in Italy.
Slovan Bratislava have won nine of their last 13 home matches in all competition (D1 L3).
Slovan Bratislava have won only one of their last six UEFA competition matches against Italian teams (D1 L4).
Slovan Bratislava have lost their previous four matches in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League this season.
AC Milan are aiming to win three successive group/league matches in the same edition of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2004/05.
AC Milan have scored the first goal in three of their four UEFA Champions League matches this season.
AC Milan have scored three goals in their last two UEFA Champions League matches. They have never scored three (or more) goals in three successive matches in the UEFA Champions League proper.
Álvaro Morata needs one goal to reach the landmark of 30 goals scored in the UEFA Champions League proper. He could become the third Spanish player to reach the landmark, after Raúl González (71) and Fernando Morientes (33).

Slovan Bratislava vs AC Milan Prediction

Slovan Bratislava have found themselves taken apart by sides that were expected to join them down at the bottom end of the 36-team table such as Celtic and Dinamo. They have tried to attack teams but without the requisite quality and potency to do so. AC Milan head to the Slovakian capital looking to build on a turnaround and improvement in form with a comfortable Rossoneri victory to be expected for this one.

Slovan Bratislava vs AC Milan Tip: AC Milan to win -1 handicap