Roma v AC Milan

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It's advantage Roma ahead of this upcoming 2nd leg Europa League quarter-final tie against Italian counterparts AC Milan following Roma's valuable 1-0 win in Milan last week and the hosts will be quietly confident about their chances of progressing through to the semi-finals of this competition having won three out of their last four games in all competitions, while AC Milan were held to a 3-3 draw away from home at Sassuolo in Serie A on the weekend.

Recent victories against Sassuolo and Lazio along with last week's win at AC Milan in the Europa League will give Daniele De Rossi's side plenty of belief and confidence that they can at least avoid defeat in this return leg at their Stadio Olimpico which would see them through to the semi-finals.

The bigger picture also looks promising from Roma's perspective as the hosts have lost just twice in their last 17 matches in all competitions which were defeats at the hands of Inter Milan and Brighton, but De Rossi's side have also collected 12 wins within this period as well, giving them a decent chance of success here on Thursday night.

The goals market also looks promising as six of Roma's last 10 home games have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net.

AC Milan were involved in a high-scoring encounter in Serie A on the weekend as Stefano Pioli's side were held to a 3-3 draw away from home at second from bottom club Sassuolo which followed a previously disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to fellow compatriots Roma in last week's 1st leg tie in this quarter-final of the Europa League.

Prior to these two ordinary results, AC Milan had posted an impressive seven-match winning streak in all competitions which included home and away wins against Czech Republic side Slavia Prague with the Italian outfit running out comprehensive 7-3 winners on aggregate in the Round of last 16.

Four of these previous seven wins were achieved on their travels as AC Milan registered important wins on the road at Lazio, Slavia Prague, Verona and Fiorentina respectively while the goals markets also look promising where AC Milan are concerned as six of the visitors' last 10 games overall have produced goals for both sides.

Indeed, the prospect of further goals for this 2nd leg tie is underlined by the fact that eight of AC Milan's last 10 outings on the road have also resulted in both teams scoring so this looks the most likely outcome in this upcoming encounter.

Roma v AC Milan Verdict

Previous history between Roma and AC Milan suggest goals for both sides looks extremely likely in this 2nd leg as eight of the last nine meetings have seen both teams notch.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.50

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50