Bookies Blog

After receiving a sound drubbing off league rivals Manchester United on Saturday Arsenal will be looking to use the home advantage they have at the Emirates tonight to take them to the San Siro with an aggregate lead.

The bookies believe that this is a definite possibility with Arsenal 11/10 favourites to win the game. Milan had a very shaky start to the season, but in the past few months have shown better form, although just four goals in their last five league games suggest that they still may have some way to go in catching fierce rivals Inter, who are currently over 20 points ahead of Milan at the top of Serie A. However, Milan have been given just a half goal advantage at 1.84 on Betfair in the Asian Handicap and so the bookies certainly believe that Arsenal’s dominance won’t be too great.

AC’s inability to score is also shown in the first goalscorer markets, most bookmakers have shorter odds for there to be no goalscorer than for an AC Milan player to score first. Meanwhile, Adebayor is currently on magnificent form having scored ten goals in his last eight games and is tipped at 15/2 to score first and is just 7/4 to score at any time in the game.

However, no matter how much the bookies favour Arsenal, AC have a history of dominance in the Champions league and as Liverpool have proved so many times, league form does not necessarily dictate how things are going to go in Europe.