Slavia Prague go head-to-head against AC Milan on Thursday. Read our Predictions and Betting Tips with Match Preview, Head-to-head stats (h2h) and Team Form Analysis.
This match will be played on 14/03/2024 at 14:45
A spot in the Europa League quarter-finals will be at stake when Slavia Prague and AC Milan take on each other at Fortuna Arena on Thursday. Jindrich Trpisovsky’s troops aim to build on a thrilling 4-0 win over Teplice and they need yet another big win if they are to eliminate the Rossoneri in the EL double-header. El Hadji Malick Diouf misses out through suspension after the 19-year-old was sent off in the San Siro defeat, while all Kolar, Pech, and Zafeiris remain in the recovery room.
Stefano Pioli’s troops, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning run in all competitions ahead of the trip to Prague. As AC Milan are likely to adopt a cautious approach in the second leg, we are tempted to place our bets on under 2.5 goals. Olivier Giroud returns to the starting XI, while both Rafael Leao and Alessandro Florenzi are back from the domestic bans.
How the bookies view it
AC Milan have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 6/5 by Wjcasino to claim the win. Slavia Prague are considered outsiders with a home win priced at 11/5 by 10bet while Wjcasino is offering odds of 3/1 for a draw.
Head to head
Last week’s clash was the first ever meeting between Slavia Prague and AC Milan.
Players to watch
Vaclav Jurecka often features in attack and could be worth keeping an eye on for Slavia Prague. The forward has four goals in his last six matches and is priced at 12/5 by yyslot to get on the score sheet on Thursday.
Olivier Giroud leads the line for AC Milan and having opened the scoring in the first leg, could be backed to find the net on Thursday at 17/10 with yyslot. Christian Pulisic has also scored in his last two matches and could be worth keeping an eye on at 10/3 with Wj casino.
Recent Meetings
The last week’s game in Milano was the first head-to-head encounter between these two rivals.
AC Milan celebrated a 4-2 victory against ten-man Slavia Prague on the occasion. I Rossoneri dominated the pitch but Slavia Prague showed quality in attack by converting two chances at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Slavia Prague vs AC Milan Prediction
Slavia Prague play attacking-minded football under Jindich Trpisovsky. They scored at least three goals in five of the previous six home outings across competitions. The y have shown attacking quality with ten men on the pitch away at AC Milan last week. They will also come into this on the back of putting four unanswered goals past Teplice in the domestic league’s clash on Sunday. AC Milan notched at least two goals in all but one of the previous eleven away outings across competitions. This match has goals in it and we will take the 1.66 odds offered for the Over 2.5 goals pick.
Slavia Prague have already beaten Italian opposition in front of the home fans this season. They dispatched Roma 2-0 in the group phase. Slavia have won five home outings on the spin in Europa League this season, each by at least two goals difference. AC Milan obviously possess more quality in their ranks but the value is with the hosts who are 1.66 to avoid a defeat on Thursday.
