Arsenal vs AC Milan: Club Friendlies Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

Wednesday night's match between Arsenal and AC Milan at Singapore's National Stadium is the first of two preseason assignments for the two A-teams. As they both set out to make up for the mistakes of 2024–25, Mikel Arteta and Massimiliano Allegri engage in a titillating European romance.

Previous Matches and Head-to-Head

Arsenal are facing the risk of becoming the Premier League's eternal also-rans in 2024-25, as Liverpool wins their 20th league championship. Manchester City's collapse was due to a lack of movement in the transfer market and a series of catastrophic fitness blows. Sporting director Andrea Berta is expected to finalise a deal for the sought-after number nine soon after the housekeeping portion of the transfer window has concluded.

Gunners forwards Ben White and Kai Havertz scored in a 2-0 victory against Watford in a friendly played behind closed doors over the weekend, marking the first unofficial summer assignment for the Gunners. AC Milan have brought in the unpredictable but successful Allegri, who took over for Sergio Conceicao after a dismal 2024-25 season. Allegri, 57 years old, takes over for Sergio Conceicao after a dismal 2024-25 season.

Milan will not participate in any European football in 2025–26 due to their eighth-place finish in Serie A, defeat in the Coppa Italia final to Bologna, and elimination from the Champions League playoffs at the hands of Feyenoord. From now until August 10, Milan will play friendly matches against Arsenal, Liverpool, Leeds United, and Chelsea. In the intervening days, they will face Perth Glory on August 31.

Even Milan's most recent recollections of Arsenal aren't exactly glowing, as the Gunners defeated the Rossoneri 5-1 on aggregate in the Europa League last 16 in the 2017–18 season and eliminated them from the Champions League in the 2007–08 season. However, four years later, Milan got even with Arsenal.

Arsenal x AC Milan Team News

Kepa, Norgaard, and Zubimendi were all on Arsenal's trip to Singapore, but Madueke's achievements with Chelsea at the Club World Cup may cause him to have to wait a little longer for his debut.

As Gyokeres is also waiting for his transfer to go through, Havertz may be expected to lead the charge after his return from a significant hamstring injury; Gabriel Jesus is still recovering from his ACL trouble.

Martin Odegaard should still wear the captain's armband from the opening whistle, but 15-year-old Max Dowman might get some vital senior minutes on Wednesday.

Real Madrid's excellent Luka Modric will wear the red and black stripes this season. Still, the Rossoneri's tour team following the Club World Cup strangely did not include the 39-year-old Luka Modric, who was born six years after Milan's star acquisition made his professional debut.

Theo Hernandez, who Al-Hilal enticed, and Tijjani Reijnders are no longer with the club; nonetheless, fellow newcomer Samuele Ricci is among them.

On the left side, the rumoured Gunners target Rafael Leao should show off his skills, and in Santiago Gimenez's absence, Noah Okafor may lead the attack.

Our prediction

Arsenal to win @ 1.80 on Sky247.ng

In Wednesday's highly anticipated match, a calm Arsenal team, accompanied by reinforcements, will meet a Milan squad that is adjusting to Allegri's tactics while being without Hernandez and Reijnders, two key players from previous seasons. There will be a plethora of substitutions on both sides at halftime, but Arteta's squad can make a statement as they begin their tour of Asia.

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