Will Milan live up to their role as favorites?

This week, the last 16 teams will battle it out for the Europa League crown. The first legs of the round of 16 are scheduled for Thursday and in this round AC Milan will host the guests from Slavia Prague and the odds of 1.51 at the top indicate that the home side are clear favorites. Alongside Liverpool FC and Bayer Leverkusen, the Red & Blacks are considered to have the best chance of winning the cup in the end

After a brief crisis of results, the devils from Milan returned to winning ways last weekend just in time for this international appearance. The Rossoneri underlined their claims to a Champions League place in the Italian championship. But first the hosts want to continue to cause a stir in the Europa League this year. In the home match between AC Milan and Slavia Prague, the only thing that seems to matter according to the betting odds is the amount of success

But the visitors are certainly not to be underestimated. The Czechs already showed in their preliminary round group that they are a force to be reckoned with and took first place. Operating from a strong defensive base, the Red & Whites will also be looking for their chance in Milan. We will find out whether they succeed on Thursday at 21:00, when the game kicks off at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

AC Milan – statistics & current form

AC Milan is one of the figureheads of Italian soccer. Their greatest international success was winning the Champions League in 2007, while the Rossoneri can look back on 19 national championships. However, the title in the current season will probably go to their city rivals.

After 27 match days, the Red & Blacks have 17 wins and five point-splits to their name. With a total of 56 points, Il Diavolo are in a good third place, which would entitle them to participate in next year’s Champions League. Their nine-point cushion over fifth place is quite reassuring. It will be difficult for Milan to get back into the title race, as local rivals Inter have already built up a 13-point lead

AC Milan end negative trend

After a small results crisis with three competitive games without a win, the hosts returned to winning ways last Friday. The Rossoneri secured a narrow 1:0 win at Lazio. AC Milan benefited from being outnumbered for more than 30 minutes. As a result, head coach Stefano Pioli’s side have only lost one of their last twelve matches in Serie A.

This year, the Red & Blacks are benefiting in particular from their strong offense. The 51 goals they have scored are the third best in the league. Only Inter Milan and AS Roma have scored more often. The Devils’ top scorer is Frenchman Olivier Giroud, who tops the scoring charts with twelve goals

Milan fails in the Champions League

The hosts started this season in the Champions League. However, the Rossoneri only finished third in their preliminary round Group F behind Borussia Dortmund and PSG and were relegated to the Europa League. Here, the Italians prevailed against Stade Rennes in the play-offs. In the first leg, Pioli’s side made sure of a clear 3-0 win.

The Diavolo have only lost one of their last ten matches at home. Accordingly, betting on the hosts in the match between AC Milan and Slavia Prague is only rewarded with odds of 1.51.

Predicted line-up of AC Milan:

Slavia Prague – Statistics & current form

Slavia Prague is one of the most successful teams in the Czech Republic. They have won three of their seven championships in the last five years alone. This season, too, everything seems to be heading towards a duel between the two city rivals from Prague.

The Red & Whites have collected 17 wins and five points from the 23 games they have played. The total of 56 points currently puts them in second place, four points behind Sparta Prague. Both teams have therefore already qualified for the championship group of the six best-placed teams that will play off to become champions

Slavia Prague wins the group

As the reigning runners-up and cup winners, Sportovni qualified for the Europa League. The visitors progressed to the group stage via Dnipro and Luhansk. Here, the club Slavia Praha caused a surprise and won the group ahead of AS Roma and Servette Geneva. First place secured them a direct place in the round of 16. The first leg of the journey is now to Milan, where odds of 7.00 are on offer for bets on the Red & Whites between AC Milan and Slavia Prague.

Both in the league and in the Europa League, head coach Jindrich Trpisovsky’s side have impressed with a solid defense that has conceded very little. Only 17 goals were conceded in the Fortuna League and the ball only had to be picked out of their own net four times in the group stage. But the offense also scored 17 goals in six group games, an average of almost three goals per game. Mojmir Chytil has already beaten the opposing keeper a total of 14 times in both competitions.

The visitors are unbeaten away from home in eight competitive matches. Slavia have yet to lose an away game in the championship this season. Can the Czechs also hold their own in Italy and spring a surprise?

Predicted line-up of Slavia Prague:

AC Milan – Slavia Prague head-to-head / H2H result

The two teams have never met in their many international appearances. Now the time has come on Thursday evening. AC Milan host Slavia Prague and the bookmakers’ predictions, with odds of 1.51 in favor of the hosts, see the Rossoneri in a good starting position

AC Milan – Slavia Prague betting tip

This week, the battle begins for a place in the last eight, where the teams can still hope to win the Europa League. The hosts from Milan are among the favorites to win the title, but have no easy obstacle to overcome beforehand. Will the Rossoneri’s powerful offense be able to crack Slavia’s defensive bulwark?

The visitors proved in the group stage that they can compete with their international rivals. After all, the Red & Whites left Roma behind them to win the group

The hosts must win in front of their own fans and put themselves in a good position for the second leg. We are optimistic that they will succeed and recommend betting on Milan (AHC -1) at odds of 1.73 with the tested bookmaker Bet365 in the match between AC Milan and Slavia Prague. In case of a success with only one goal difference, we get the stake refunded

Since both teams have a strong defense, we do not expect a flood of goals. Therefore, in the match between AC Milan and Slavia Prague, at odds of 2.05, the bet on less than 2.5 goals is an alternative that can be played with a small stake.