Venezia travel to the San Siro on Friday looking to recover from a disappointing opening-day defeat, while AC Milan can build on their encouraging victory over Torino under new boss Ruben Amorim.
Milan began life under Amorim with a 2-1 success at Torino, where Adrien Rabiot came off the bench to register a goal and an assist, while Goncalo Ramos also showed his threat with five attempts at goal.
The Rossoneri dominated for long spells and should be even more comfortable against Venezia, who lost 2-0 at home to Lecce despite enjoying plenty of possession and creating opportunities.
Venezia had two goals disallowed in that defeat and will feel they deserved more from the contest, but their defensive lapses were punished and they now face a significant rise in class.
Milan should expect to control possession and territory at the San Siro, where their superior quality can make the difference against a Venezia side still adapting to Serie A.
AC Milan v Venezia Tips Summary
Best Bet - AC Milan to win to nil @ 5/4
Alternative Bet - Adrien Rabiot to score or assist @ 13/10
Bet Builder - Under 9 corners, Goncalo Ramos 4+ shots & John Yeboah 1+ shot on target @ 8/1
AC Milan v Venezia Prediction
Best Bet: AC Milan to win to nil @ 5/4
Milan should have too much quality for Venezia and can make it two wins from two with a clean sheet at the San Siro.
The Rossoneri made a winning start under Amorim with their 2-1 victory over Torino and controlled large periods of that contest, finishing with 19 shots.
They now face a newly promoted Venezia side who were beaten 2-0 at home by Lecce in their opening league fixture and failed to score despite taking 19 attempts of their own.
Milan have also dominated this fixture in recent meetings, winning each of the last four clashes with Venezia by at least two goals and scoring 11 times without conceding.
Venezia may have been unfortunate to see two goals disallowed against Lecce, but they were ultimately punished for their defensive shortcomings and could struggle to contain Milan for 90 minutes.
With the hosts expected to control possession and spend long spells camped inside the Venezia half, Milan's recent dominance of this fixture makes them appealing to win comfortably without conceding.
Alternative Bet: Adrien Rabiot to score or assist @ 13/10
Rabiot made an immediate impact from the bench against Torino and looks worth backing to continue his strong start to the season.
The French midfielder replaced Ardon Jashari just before the hour and quickly teed up Alphadjo Cisse for Milan's opening goal before scoring himself only two minutes later.
Rabiot was a major attacking contributor for Milan last season, finishing with 10 Serie A goal involvements, and his display against Torino showed he can remain an important figure under Amorim.
After a busy summer of World Cup action, Rabiot was eased back into Serie A life by Amorim but can expect to start this clash, and he should have plenty of opportunities to influence in the final third.
AC Milan v Venezia Bet Builder
Under 9 corners
Goncalo Ramos 4+ shots
John Yeboah 1+ shot on target
Pays 8/1
Milan are expected to dominate this contest, but under nine corners appeals, with seven of their last nine competitive matches producing fewer than that total.
Goncalo Ramos also looks capable of being heavily involved in front of goal. He fired off five shots in the win over Torino and Milan should dominate once more against Venezia, making four or more attempts a realistic target for their focal point in attack.
The Portuguese forward has a tendency to get his shots away, averaging 3.99 efforts per 90 minutes in Ligue 1 last season for Paris Saint-Germain, and he should be busy against a defence likely to spend much of the evening under pressure.
John Yeboah can provide the Venezia element to this three-fold. The Ecuadorian forward had two attempts and one shot on target against Lecce, while he managed five efforts in Venezia's Coppa Italia win earlier this season, scoring once.
Venezia may be underdogs, but Yeboah is one of their most likely sources of attacking threat and can test the Milan goalkeeper at least once.
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Key Match Stats
AC Milan have won their last four matches against Venezia by at least two goals.
The Rossoneri have scored 11 goals and conceded none in their last four meetings with Venezia.
Milan began the Serie A season with a 2-1 win over Torino.
Seven of AC Milan's last nine competitive matches have produced fewer than nine corners.
Venezia were beaten 2-0 by Lecce in their Serie A opener.
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