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After starting the season in such positive fashion, things have taken a sour turn of late for Milan. The Rossoneri have lost all three of their most recent Serie A matches, first to Sampdoria, then to Roma and finally 3-2 to city rivals Inter in a heated derby at the weekend. The only bright spot in the weeks leading up to today’s OddsDigger Milan vs AEK Athens preview was their UEFA Europa League, Group D victory over Rijeka. That 3-2 win at the San Siro maintained their 100% start to this season’s competition.

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Vincenzo Montella’s side smashed in eight goals in their two group games before this week’s expert Milan vs AEK Athens betting tips, their win over the Croatians Rijeka preceded by a stunning 5-1 over Austria Vienna. The Milanese remain suspect in defence however, keeping the opposition at bay just once in their most recent nine fixtures.

Greek side AEK Athens make the short trip to Italy having not picked up a victory in three. The Athenians have only lost once in seven Super League matches in 2017/18 and four points from their first two European outings is a solid start for manager Manuel Jiménez Jiménez. The Spanish coach has only watched his attack fail to register on the scoreboard once in eight contests. Although he has been short of goals domestically, Croatian striker Marko Livaja helped himself to two goals in AEK’s 2-2 draw with Austria Vienna at the end of September.

Milan vs AEK Athens Prediction and Betting Advice

The bookies’ football odds predict that the home team in our Milan vs AEK Athens bets and preview should pick up a comfortable three points on Thursday to take their tally to nine in Group D. The Europa League will be a welcome distraction for Vincenzo Montella, whose players have had a tough few weeks in Serie A. The Rossoneri have won five of their six fixtures at the San Siro this season nonetheless, their recent loss to Roma the only negative on their own patch this season to date.

The Italians have a proud record at the San Siro in Europe’s secondary club competition – they have lost just once in thirteen previous games there and even that loss was a 0-1 defeat to Roda JC in a two-legged tie that AC won overall. Recent poor Serie A results aside, Montella has steered his club to eight wins in twelve in all competitions in 2017/18 and Thursday should see them take their ninth win of the campaign. Betway push their competition aside in terms of value for this selection, making them our bookmaker of choice.

The final choice for today’s free Milan vs AEK Athens predictions concerns the goal scorer markets where we have backed Andre Silva to add to his tally for the season on Thursday. The Portuguese international moved to Italy from Porto over the summer for close to €40m and has found it difficult to adapt to the higher level in Serie A so far.

But even though the twenty-one-year-old is yet to get off the mark in the Italian top flight, he has found much more success in European competition. Silva has bagged six goals in his last three Europa League appearances including four in two Group D outings so far. AEK haven’t kept a clean sheet in four, so Silva will fancy his chances of boosting his numbers this week. 10Bet’s odds emerged as the most lucrative way to back our football tips today, so make sure to use their services to place your bet.