22 October 2026, 19:00 UTC

Bournemouth vs AC Milan UEFA Europa League prediction & result

Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Referee: Vassilis Fotias
Full time3 – 0

Final score: Bournemouth 3-0 AC Milan.

Before kick-off the model made it 32% Bournemouth, 27% draw, 41% AC Milan — fair odds of 3.13, 3.70 and 2.44.

Most likely scoreline: 1-2.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

AC Milan at 41%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Bournemouth99%Draw1%AC Milan0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals, and a card each of the 1 sending-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

•Francisco Evanilson
6'
⚽Justin Kluivert (pen)
8'
Bafode Diakite
16'
27'
Mike Maignan
Tyler Adams
29'
32'
🔁Omari Hutchinsonout: Lorenzo Torriani
⚽Marcus Tavernier (pen)
32'
35'
Pervis Estupinan
45'
🔁Pervis Estupinanout: Davide Bartesaghi
45'
🔁Ruben Loftus-Cheekout: Adrien Rabiot
🔁Tyler Adamsout: Lewis Cook
62'
🔁Marcus Tavernierout: Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha
62'
🔁Justin Kluivertout: Alex Tóth
62'
63'
Fikayo Tomori
🔁Francisco Evanilsonout: Álvaro Rodríguez
65'
66'
🔁Fikayo Tomoriout: Sankhoun Diawara
76'
🔁Diego Moreiraout: Christian Comotto
🔁Alex Tóthout: Amine Adli
77'
81'
Koni De Winter
⚽Amine Adli
84'

Match stats — Bournemouth vs AC Milan

64%Possession36%
20Shots3
7On target0
6Corners4
3.22xG0.17

Goals against chances

Bournemouth3 from 3.22 xGabout what the chances were worth
AC Milan0 from 0.17 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Bournemouth 4-4-2
  • 20M. Di GregorioG
  • 5J. HillD
  • 18B. DiakitéD
  • 14António SilvaD
  • 3A. TruffertD
  • 11B. DoakM
  • 10R. ChristieM
  • 12T. AdamsM
  • 16M. TavernierM
  • 19J. KluivertF
  • 9EvanilsonF
Substitutes
  • 55M. AllanG
  • 7D. BrooksM
  • 4L. CookM
  • 21A. AdliF
  • 1Đ. PetrovićG
  • 37RayanF
  • 30Á. RodríguezF
  • 15A. SmithD
  • 6J. SolerD
Coach: M. Rose
AC Milan 3-4-2-1
  • 16M. MaignanG
  • 23F. TomoriD
  • 5K. De WinterD
  • 31S. PavlovićD
  • 22Diego MoreiraM
  • 80Y. MusahM
  • 30A. JashariM
  • 2P. EstupiñánM
  • 20O. HutchinsonM
  • 8R. Loftus-CheekM
  • 70A. CissèF
Substitutes
  • 41L. P. BouyerG
  • 73F. CamardaF
  • 28C. ComottoM
  • 13S. BocoumD
  • 34Mario GilaD
  • 14L. ModrićM
  • 11C. PulišićM
  • 12A. RabiotM
  • 96L. TorrianiG
Coach: Ruben Amorim

Form going into Bournemouth vs AC Milan

Bournemouth

UEFA Europa League

  • W3-0Sturm Graz15 October 2026
  • W2-1away to Real Sociedad17 September 2026

AC Milan

UEFA Europa League

  • W4-0away to Red Bull Salzburg15 October 2026
  • L0-2Benfica16 September 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

UEFA Europa League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
2Bournemouth4400112+912
28AC Milan410347-33

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Leading scorers: Bournemouth and AC Milan

Bournemouth

GoalsAssists

  • Rayan30

AC Milan

GoalsAssists

  • A. Cissè30

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Bournemouth beat AC Milan 3–0. The model had leaned towards a win for AC Milan at 41% and given a win for Bournemouth 32%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goals: Justin Kluivert (penalty) 8' for Bournemouth, Marcus Tavernier (penalty) 32' for Bournemouth, Amine Adli 84' for Bournemouth. Sent off: Mike Maignan (AC Milan) 27'. On expected goals it finished 3.22–0.17.

How the call on Bournemouth v AC Milan has moved

First published on 8 Oct at 35% / 28% / 37% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 6 updates, it read 32% / 27% / 41%: the biggest move is AC Milan's chance of winning, up 4 points.

  1. Bournemouth win32%▼ −3
  2. Draw27%▼ −1
  3. AC Milan win41%▲ +4

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.