The biggest night in Bournemouth’s history comes on UEFA Europa League (UEL) matchday three as seven-time European champions AC Milan arrive at the Vitality Stadium.
Match News and Current Form
A historic night awaits for Bournemouth, who have started to find form as their 2-0 victory over Sunderland represented their first Premier League win under Marco Rose (D3, L3). The Cherries now go in search of a third successive win in all competitions for the first time since December 2024, and doing so would see them become the first English side in over 50 years to win their first three major European matches. Bournemouth must fancy their chances too as they’ve been beaten on their own turf just once since their opening home game of 2026 (W6, D8).
AC Milan have made a stellar start to life under Ruben Amorim (W5, D3, L1), keeping their unbeaten Serie A record intact with a 3-2 win over Atalanta on Sunday. The Rossoneri’s only defeat of the campaign came on matchday one in the UEL against Benfica (2-0), but they responded emphatically by thrashing Salzburg 4-0 last week. Amorim now goes in search of a first managerial win against Bournemouth (D2, L1) defending an unbeaten personal away record in the UEL group/league phase (W4, D2), with his Milan side also yet to lose on the road this term (W2, D3).
Head-to-Head History
Bournemouth will be the 12th different English team Milan have faced, and they’ve had a tough time on these shores having won just two of their last 22 trips to England in major European competition (D7, L13).
Hot Stats and Streaks
Bournemouth received 3+ yellow cards in five of their last six competitive games.
Bournemouth’s last four home wins were accompanied by a clean sheet.
Milan’s last nine competitive away games produced under 8.5 corners.
Five of Milan’s last six away matches saw both teams score.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Bournemouth’s Brazilian winger Rayan chases history here, as he could become just the eighth player to score in each of an English team’s first three major European matches, with both of the previous two strikes putting the Cherries 2-0 up. Adrien Rabiot has been directly involved in four goals in Milan’s last three games (G2, A2), with each of his last nine goals coming after the 40th minute.
Alex Scott is still out for Bournemouth, while Milan’s Matteo Gabbia and Alexis Saelemaekers are injured and Filippo Terracciano is suspended.
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Betting Analysis
With the odds surprisingly favouring Bournemouth, an AC Milan win looks sorely tempting here given their solid form under Amorim.
Author: Ryan Fisher
