Champions League: Newcastle vs AC Milan – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 6 match between Newcastle and AC Milan and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Newcastle, who hope to turn things around against AC Milan this coming Wednesday. This is a round 6 match in the current Champions League campaign, and they face each other at St James’ Park.

Newcastle are number 3 in the Group F table with five points after five matches. AC Milan rank as number 4 with five points after five matches played.

Form: Newcastle vs AC Milan

Newcastle Form

In their last three matches, Newcastle won 1-0 against Manchester United, before losing 3-0 against Everton and 4-1 to Tottenham. Newcastle only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored 11 and conceded 14 goals.

AC Milan Form

It is all or nothing with AC Milan following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 1-3 in an encounter with Borussia Dortmund to which, they replied by beating Frosinone 3-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 3-2 against Atalanta. In their last six Champions League away matches, AC Milan failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn three and lost two, scoring five while also conceding five times.

Betting stats and facts for Newcastle and AC Milan

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Newcastle and AC Milan. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.

In-form players: Newcastle vs AC Milan

Daniel Burn hit the target once in four Champions League matches, while Olivier Giroud scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both players will be hoping to double that at St James’ Park.

Betting markets: Newcastle vs AC Milan

Full-time result

Newcastle claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing zero along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. AC Milan won four of their last 10 games away, drawing three and losing three in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Newcastle scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. AC Milan scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Newcastle probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Wednesday, as AC Milan managed only one clean sheet in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newcastle, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in seven of the last ten matches that AC Milan played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.

Betting suggestion: Newcastle vs AC Milan

The match between Newcastle and AC Milan should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Champions League game.

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