January 9th features a match where Venezia plays host to Milan in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Venezia sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Lazio. Pedro struck first for Lazio in the 3rd minute, but Francesco Forte got the equalizer for Venezia in the 30th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while milan is fresh off their 4-2 win against Empoli. Franck Kessié scored the first goal for Milan in the 12th minute, but Nedim Bajrami got the equalizer for Empoli in the 18th minute , but Milan kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Milan should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Milan won by a score of 2 to 0. Brahim Díaz struck first for Milan in the 68th minute on a feed from Theo Hernández, then Theo Hernández added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Alexis Saelemaekers In the end, Venezia was frustrated by Milan’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Milan ended the match with the shutout victory.
Milan’s most prolific scorer has been Franck Kessié. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Domen Črnigoj and Thomas Henry have been the hottest scorers for Venezia in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.