AC Milan vs Inter preview and prediction: league leaders visit a side unbeaten against them in five

Context

AC Milan host Inter in Serie A on Saturday 31 October, with kick-off at 19:45 UTC at San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza. As things stand at the time of writing, the two sides sit at opposite ends of the top five.

Inter are 1st after 9 games, with 8 wins, 1 draw and no defeats. They have 25 points and a goal difference of +15. AC Milan are 5th with 18 points from 9 games, having won 5, drawn 3 and lost 1. Their goal difference is +7. That leaves 7 points between them, though both teams may play again before this fixture.

AC Milan's recent form

AC Milan have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding 9. The latest result was a 2-4 home defeat to Bologna on 28 October. Before that came a 2-0 win at Udinese and a 0-3 loss away to Bournemouth.

The two earlier results were a 3-2 home win over Atalanta and a 4-0 victory away to Red Bull Salzburg. Over the season they average 2 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per match. They have kept a clean sheet in 33% of their games and have scored in every one of them.

Inter's recent form

Inter have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5, scoring 11 and conceding 6. They beat Venezia 2-0 away on 28 October and Fiorentina 2-1 at home three days earlier. A 1-0 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk and a 3-1 win at Bologna preceded a 3-4 home defeat by Club Brugge KV on 13 October.

Their season averages are 2.8 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per match. Like their hosts, they have a clean-sheet rate of 33% and have not failed to score in any game. Some 78% of their matches have produced more than 2.5 goals, against 56% for AC Milan.

Head-to-head

AC Milan have the better of the recent record. In the last 5 meetings they have won 3 and drawn 2, and Inter have not won any.

• 8 March 2026: AC Milan 1-0 Inter
• 23 November 2025: Inter 0-1 AC Milan
• 23 April 2025: Inter 0-3 AC Milan
• 2 April 2025: AC Milan 1-1 Inter
• 2 February 2025: AC Milan 1-1 Inter

Outlook

The table and recent results favour Inter, who have lost once in their last 5 and have the stronger scoring record this season. The head-to-head record points the other way, with AC Milan unbeaten against them in the 5 meetings listed.

Both sides have conceded freely in recent weeks, and both have scored in every league game so far. A close game with goals at both ends looks likely, and it will be worth checking how each side fares in the coming rounds.