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Champions League: Tottenham vs AC Milan – Match preview and betting tip

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The Champions League last-16 tie at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Wednesday sees home team Tottenham up against AC Milan. Spurs go into the second leg 1-0 behind on aggregate after losing the opening fixture at San Siro on February 14.

Team form: Tottenham vs AC Milan

Tottenham Form

Tottenham have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-0 victory against Chelsea. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Sheffield United, before handing over all three points in a 1-0 defeat against Wolverhampton. Spurs won four of their previous six Champions League games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 15 goals.

AC Milan Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for AC Milan. They first took out Monza by 0-1 before downing Atalanta by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Fiorentina, who ran out 2-1 winners. Stefano Pioli’s side, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Champions League.

Betting stats and facts for Tottenham and AC Milan

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Tottenham and AC Milan. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • Tottenham have scored in 15 of the last 17 home matches
  • In the last 5 Tottenham home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Tottenham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Tottenham have scored in 7 of the last 9 matches
  • In 12 of the last 14 AC Milan away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 3 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
  • AC Milan have conceded in 13 of the last 15 matches
  • AC Milan have conceded in 13 of the last 15 away matches
  • AC Milan have not won 8 of the last 9 away matches

Players on top: Tottenham vs AC Milan

Heung-Min Son netted twice in his six last Champions League matches for Tottenham, who look to him to add a third this coming Wednesday. Olivier Giroud racked up four goals in his past six Champions League games going for AC Milan.

Betting markets: Tottenham vs AC Milan

Full-time result

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw six wins for Tottenham in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew one and lost three, while AC Milan won two of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing two and losing six.

Both teams to score

Tottenham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, AC Milan only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Tottenham have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. AC Milan managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Tottenham were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Tottenham, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of AC Milan’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.

Betting suggestion: Tottenham vs AC Milan

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Tottenham and AC Milan seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Champions League match.

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