Bournemouth vs AC Milan Prediction, Betting Tips & Team News (2026)

Bournemouth vs AC Milan prediction: the Cherries welcome AC Milan to the Vitality Stadium (Dean Court) on Thursday night for their UEFA Europa League matchday 3 tie, with kick-off at 20:00 WAT. Bournemouth are flying in Europe with two wins from two (6 points) — 2-0 at Real Sociedad and a 3-0 home win over Sturm Graz — while Milan have 3 points from their opening two games after a 4-0 win at Salzburg and a 0-2 home loss to Benfica.

This Bournemouth vs AC Milan prediction preview covers the first competitive meeting between the sides — their only previous clash was a 2016 friendly, which Milan won 2-1. With Ruben Amorim’s Milan expected to rotate ahead of their trip to Udinese, and Bournemouth missing Alex Scott, Julian Araujo and Eli Junior Kroupi, Thursday’s game is an intriguing one.

Bournemouth vs AC Milan Match Preview

Team Recent Form

Bournemouth (W-W-L-L-W):

18 Oct: Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland (PL)
15 Oct: Bournemouth 3-0 Sturm Graz (UEL)
10 Oct: Chelsea 5-1 Bournemouth (PL)
20 Sep: Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool (PL)
17 Sep: Real Sociedad 1-2 Bournemouth (UEL)

AC Milan (W-W-D-W-L):

18 Oct: AC Milan 3-2 Atalanta (Serie A)
15 Oct: RB Salzburg 0-4 AC Milan (UEL)
11 Oct: Sassuolo 1-1 AC Milan (Serie A)
20 Sep: AC Milan 3-0 Lecce (Serie A)
16 Sep: AC Milan 0-2 Benfica (UEL)

Milan sit 4th in Serie A with 15 points.

Key Stats

Bournemouth have a perfect 2/2 record in the Europa League with 6 points, while Milan have 3 points from their 2 games.
This is the first-ever competitive meeting between the two clubs.
Milan’s Filippo Terracciano is suspended after his red card at Salzburg, while Bournemouth are missing Alex Scott, Julian Araujo and Eli Junior Kroupi.

2-1 — Bournemouth’s perfect European home record and Milan’s likely rotation make the Cherries the value pick, but Milan’s attack should breach a defence missing key men. That 2-1 scoreline is the headline call in our Bournemouth vs AC Milan prediction.

Bournemouth vs AC Milan H2H

This is the first competitive meeting between Bournemouth and AC Milan.
Their only previous clash was a 2016 friendly, which Milan won 2-1.
There is no European history between the two clubs.
Both arrive off weekend league wins — Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland and AC Milan 3-2 Atalanta.

Pre Game Odds

Bournemouth: +107 (≈2.07)
Draw: not found — the draw price was not published on the sportsgambler page.
AC Milan: +230 (≈3.30)

These are the pre-game odds behind our Bournemouth vs AC Milan prediction (odds via sportsgambler, 20 Oct).

Team News Bournemouth

Alex Scott is out (thigh), Julian Araujo is unavailable and Eli Junior Kroupi is out (ankle). Ben Gannon-Doak has been added to the UEL squad.

Team News AC Milan

Filippo Terracciano is SUSPENDED following his red card at Salzburg. Matteo Gabbia and Alexis Saelemaekers are out injured, and rotation is expected ahead of the trip to Udinese (Sports Mole; La Gazzetta via thefalse9).

Bournemouth possible lineup (4-2-3-1-ish): Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams, Christie; Tavernier, Kluivert, Gannon-Doak; Evanilson. Sources conflict on some positions — the sportsgambler variant differs at centre-back, full-back, midfield and attack — so some uncertainty remains.

AC Milan possible lineup (3-4-2-1): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Chukwueze, Musah, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Loftus-Cheek, Cisse; Ramos. Footyaccumulators and Khel Now name Hutchinson, Modric and Pulisic among their variants, so rotation uncertainty remains.