MATCH PREVIEW: ARSENAL 3-1 AC MILAN (EUROPA LEAGUE) FREE BETTING PICKS FOR TODAY, MARCH 15
League: EUROPE: Europa League – Play Offs – 1/8-finals
Match: 21:05 Arsenal – AC Milan
Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
Average odds: 1.47
Bookmaker: bwin
Result: 3:1 LOST
MATCH PREVIEW
| Arsenal ran out 2-0 winners at the San Siro in the first leg – as such, this match could end up being more akin to a friendly for the Gunners, who simply need to defend and keep possession to progress. |
| With Arsenal’s outright odds to win the Europa League shorter than ever, club manager Arsene Wenger has warned against complacency, stating: “Now we want to keep our focus and finish the job next week. That is the target.” |
| On the last three occasions that Milan have hosted the first leg of a post-group stage European knockout tie, the Italians have ended up eliminated. It looks for the world as though Milan are doomed to make it four in a row. |
| Arsenal’s record against Italian opposition is impressive. They have won over twice the number of games they have lost against Italian clubs, returning a record of: W17, D9, L8. Meanwhile, Milan have an overall win rate of just 31.6% against English clubs. |
| It has been a long time since Arsenal last tasted any form of European glory, winning the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1994. Milan, meanwhile, are without a major European trophy since 2007. |
| Players to watch: Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first competitive goal for Arsenal in the first leg. Having also scored against Watford at the weekend, he has good momentum ahead of this one. |
| Suso was the only player in Milan’s starting XI in the first leg with Premier League experience. He remains Milan’s joint-top scorer with six Serie A goals this season. |
| Stat attack: The Rossoneri have scored first in seven out of their last nine games. |
| Each of Milan’s last six games have seen under 2.5 goals scored. |
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