Europa League: Bournemouth vs AC Milan – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Bournemouth and AC Milan who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When AC Milan come to Vitality Stadium for the Europa League match on Thursday, Bournemouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Bournemouth vs AC Milan

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Chelsea, they were left empty-handed in a 5-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Sturm Graz in a 3-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-0 win against Sunderland in their most recent outing. Bournemouth just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Europa League matches at the Vitality Stadium. They also drew zero and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded zero goals.

AC Milan Form

AC Milan look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Sassuolo, before downing first Salzburg by 0-4, then Atalanta in a 3-2 win. AC Milan won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and 13 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bournemouth and AC Milan

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

In-form players: Bournemouth vs AC Milan

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Rayan, who is performing well for Bournemouth. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Europa League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against AC Milan.The visitors will be looking to Alphadjo Cisse to find the net once again, after managing three Europa League goals for AC Milan in recent matches.

Popular markets: Bournemouth vs AC Milan

Full-time result

Bournemouth claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. AC Milan won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. AC Milan did not lose any of their last 6 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Bournemouth scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. AC Milan got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Bournemouth managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Bournemouth saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for AC Milan, who scored 2.2 times on average in these matches.