Lazio vs AC Milan Predictions

• Four of the last six meetings between these two have produced fewer than three goals.
• Lazio have conceded just three times in their last five matches.
• Four of Milan’s last six away games have gone under 2.5 goals.

Cup becoming a priority for Lazio

Lazio welcome AC Milan to the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday night in a Coppa Italia clash that has all the hallmarks of a tight, tactical battle. Lazio have not been lighting Serie A up in the way that the table-topping Rossoneri have, but they are capable of an upset at home under renowned cup manager Maurizio Sarri.

The Biancoceleste have rediscovered some defensive resilience in recent weeks, keeping clean sheets against Pisa, Cagliari and Lecce while limiting AC Milan to only one goal at the San Siro on Saturday.

Unfortunately for Lazio, Rafael Leao’s strike proved to be the winner and the defeat leaves them in eighth place with a six-point gap to make up to the European places. The Coppa Italia may already be a more realistic route into continental competition for Sarri’s side and they should go with a relatively strong line-up here.

Cagey affair on cards

Milan, meanwhile, have not been as impressive away from home as they have at San Siro, drawing three of their six road trips in Serie A. Four of those half dozen matches have featured fewer than three goals, as did their opening match in this competition against Bari.

The head-to-head record between these two sides strongly suggests a cagey encounter could be on the cards. Four of the last six meetings have gone under 2.5 goals, with both teams often cancelling each other out in midfield. Lazio’s defensive organisation under Sarri and Milan’s pragmatic approach in knockout football point towards another low-scoring affair.

Correct score backers may want to keep Milan to win 1-0 on side, a result that has occurred in two of the last four meetings between the pair. Lazio, however, have shown enough defensive resilience to suggest they could grind out a 1-1 draw.