Bournemouth vs AC Milan predictions: Cisse can lead charge for Italians at Vitality
Ian Wilkerson
Bournemouth are looking to build upon Sunday’s win over Sunderland, their first Premier League success of the campaign
AC Milan are unbeaten in seven Serie A games this season and won 4-0 at RB Salzburg in their last Europa League away game
Alphadjo Cisse scored a hat-trick in Milan’s victory in Austria and has scored in two other away games this season
Bournemouth have already beaten Real Sociedad and Sturm Graz in this season’s Europa League, but Marco Rose’s team will be wary that AC Milan provide a stern test on Thursday.
The Serie A outfit are unbeaten in seven league games this season and responded well to an opening Europa defeat at home to Benfica by beating RB Salzburg 4-0 in their next outing.
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Key Stats
AC Milan have drawn three of their last four away matches
Six of Bournemouth’s last eight games have featured at least three goals
Both teams have scored in five of Milan’s last six away games
Bournemouth have found the net in all but one of their last 18 outings
Milan’s Alphadjo Cisse has scored five goals in away matches this season
Evanilson has scored in his last three appearances for the Cherries
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Team News
Midfielder Alex Scott is out for the Cherries with a thigh injury while Julian Araujo and Eli Junior Kroupi are also unavailable.
Milan will be without Filippo Terracciano after his red card in the win over Salzburg, while Matteo Gabbia and Alexis Saelemaekers are both injured.
Need to know
Bournemouth will be delighted with the fact they have beaten Real Sociedad and Sturm Graz in their first two Europa League matches, but their season has yet to catch fire under new manager Rose.
They claimed their first league win of the campaign against Sunderland on Sunday, which condemned the Black Cats to their fourth successive defeat, and Milan head to the Vitality Stadium having lost just one of their nine games this term.
That defeat came in their Europa League opener against Benfica, but they recovered well with a 4-0 win over RB Salzburg and they could prove a tough nut to crack.
Prediction
Expect both teams to score as Bournemouth have failed to find the net in just one of their last 18 games and there have been goals at both ends in five of Milan’s last six away matches.
Alphadjo Cisse has grasped his Milan opportunity by scoring in away Serie A matches against Torino and Juventus, and he was in inspired form in their last Europa League outing when he scored a hat-trick in the 4-0 win over RB Salzburg.
His team-mate Strahinja Pavlovic is expected to keep his place at the heart of the Milan defence and after a yellow card in their defeat to Benfica and in three of his seven Serie A outings this season, the Serbian could be vulnerable to another caution.
