Bournemouth vs AC Milan Prediction & Betting Tips

How both teams have been going lately

Over their last 20 matches across all competitions, Bournemouth have won nine, drawn eight and lost just three, scoring freely along the way. That's a healthy return, though it does include cup games and friendlies alongside their Premier League fixtures, so it's not a pure like-for-like sample.

Bournemouth: 20 completed matches; AC Milan: 20 completed matches.

Bournemouth

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

25

Difference

+23

AC Milan

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

29

Difference

-3

Milan's equivalent run reads seven wins, five draws and eight losses, a much choppier picture. Their last five have swung between good and bad: a comfortable win over Lecce, then a home defeat to Benfica in the Europa League, followed by a couple of draws against Lazio and Juventus.

Bournemouth's longer sample looks steadier, but both teams have shown they can drop points unexpectedly.

Comparative Team Statistics: Bournemouth vs AC Milan

Early days in the league phase

This competition's league table only has one round of fixtures logged so far. Bournemouth sit in the upper half after winning their opener, while Milan are down near the bottom having lost their first game at home to Benfica.

It's a tiny sample, just one match each, so it tells us more about a single result than about either side's overall level in this competition.

What might shape this one

Bournemouth have generally been busy in front of goal across their recent matches, and doing that again at home would suit them given how their fixtures have gone. Milan, meanwhile, have shown they can be there or thereabouts against tougher away opponents, drawing at both Lazio and Juventus, but that home loss to Benfica shows they're not immune to off nights either.

With both sides having played just once in this league phase, and no previous meetings between them to lean on, there's a fair bit of guesswork involved in how this particular matchup unfolds.