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Rapid Vienna will invite AC Milan to the Allianz Stadion in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. The hosts play their second friendly match while the visitors get their pre-season proceedings underway with this match.
The hosts met Slavia Prague in a friendly earlier this month and suffered a 3-0 loss. This is their last friendly game of the month as after this match, they will play Wisla Krakow in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round next week.
The visitors will play for the first time since a 5-2 loss to Roma in a friendly match in Perth in May. Theo Hernández and Noah Okafor scored in the first and second halves respectively, but they struggled in the absence of strikers Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leão.
The Serie A side have a busy schedule in the pre-season and will face Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Barcelona as part of their tour of the USA.
Rapid Vienna vs AC Milan Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met seven times in all competitions thus far, with all meetings coming in UEFA competitions before 1973. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with four wins. The hosts have got the better of the Serie A giants just once and two games have ended in draws.
- The hosts have suffered just one loss in six friendlies in 2024.
- Rapid Vienna's only win in this fixture was registered at home in the erstwhile UEFA European Cup first round in 1957.
- AC Milan have just one win in their last seven friendlies while suffering six losses.
- The visitors have scored at least two goals in five of their seven meetings against the hosts.
Rapid Vienna vs AC Milan Prediction
Die Grün-Weißen have just two wins in their last 10 games in all competitions, including friendlies, and have lost three of their last four home games. Matthias Seidl has been appointed as the new captain and will lead the team in this match.
The Rossoneri will play their first match under new manager Paulo Fonseca and will look to get their pre-season underway with a win. He will look to field a strong squad in his first game in charge, though key players might be rested.
There's nothing much to separate the two teams in this match and, considering the visitors' better record in this fixture, we back them to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Rapid Vienna 1-2 AC Milan
Rapid Vienna vs AC Milan Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - AC Milan to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Ruben Loftus-Cheek to score or assist any time - Yes
