The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's friendly clash between Manchester City and AC Milan, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's pre-season clash against AC Milan at Yankee Stadium.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Man City 3-4 Celtic
Wednesday, July 24 at 12.30am in Club Friendlies 1
Wednesday, July 24 at 12.30am in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: Rapid Vienna 1-1 AC Milan
Saturday, July 20 at 4.30pm in Club Friendlies 1
Saturday, July 20 at 4.30pm in Club Friendlies 1
We said: Manchester City 2-3 AC Milan
Although Manchester City have only played one pre-season game, they still managed to score three times against Celtic and should be confident of causing AC Milan's defence problems. However, with many of City's best players absent from their US tour, the Rossoneri should be able to take advantage of their weakened side on Saturday. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 54.69%. A win for AC Milan had a probability of 24.35% and a draw had a probability of 21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.99%) and 1-0 (6.65%). The likeliest AC Milan win was 1-2 (6.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-3 win for AC Milan in this match.
| Result | ||
| Manchester City | Draw | AC Milan |
54.69% ( 0.56) | 20.95% ( -0.13) | 24.35% ( -0.44) |
| Both teams to score 65.05% ( -0.05) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
![Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola during the FC Series match between Manchester City and Celtic at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 23, 2024 [on July 25, 2024]](https://sm.imgix.net/11/29/1x1.gif?w=1&h=1 "Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola during the FC Series match between Manchester City and Celtic at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 23, 2024 [on July 25, 2024]")
