AC Milan vs Arsenal Odds – Robin Van Persie Last Goal Special

AC Milan vs Arsenal – Wednesday 15th February (ITV 1, 19 45pm)

The Champions League makes a welcome return this week with Arsenal flying the flag for the Premier League as they travel to AC Milan for the first-leg of their second round tie. It will be a tough test for Arsenal who will be looking to draw inspiration from their stunning 2-0 win at the San Siro back in 2008 but will be aware of the immense firepower of the Serie A leaders. The Rossoneri are available at evens to win on Wednesday, while Arsenal can be backed at 14/5 to come away with the win, with a draw priced at 12/5. If Robin van Persie scores the last goal in this game Paddy Power will refund all losing firts/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on the match.

AC Milan qualified for the second round after finishing second behind Barcelona in Group H, while Arsenal topped Group F. It is safe to say that Milan simply do not like playing English opposition as they were dumped out of the Champions League by Tottenham last season, Man Utd in 2010 and Arsenal in 2008 when The Gunners became the first English club to beat AC Milan in the San Siro. Arsenal can no longer look to Cesc Fabregas and Emmanual Adebayor for inspiration but they do have the outstanding Robin Van Persie who is having an excellent season. Arsenal’s recent slump appears to be behind them following their 7-1 thrashing of Blackburn Rovers and Saturday’s hard fought win away to in-form Sunderland. However, their away record in Europe is not the best, with Arsene Wenger’s men winning just three of their last 12 matches on the road in the competition.

Milan possess one of the strongest attacks in Europe with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexandre Pato and Robinho in their ranks and you fancy them to breach a less than resilient Arsenal defence. Ibrahimovic is available as the 9/2 First Goalscorer, while Pato and Lopez have been handed odds of 6/1 to open the scoring. Arsenal’s star man Robin Van Persie is also available at 6/1, while Thierry Henry is priced at 9/1. Milan look a good bet at 7/1 to win 2-1, while Arsenal can be backed at 9/1 to come away with a 1-0 win. Meanwhile a 1-1 could be worth a punt at 11/2.

Match Betting

• evens – AC Milan
• 14/5 – Arsenal
• 12/5 – Draw

Correct Score Odds

• 6/1 – AC Milan 1-0
• 17/2 – AC Milan 2-0
• 7/1 – AC Milan 2-1

• 9/1 – Arsenal 1-0
• 19/1 – Arsenal 2-0
• 11/1 – Arsenal 2-1

• 8/1 – Draw 0-0
• 11/2 – Draw 1-1
• 12/1 – Draw 2-2

First Goalscorer Odds

• 9/2 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic
• 6/1 – Robin Van Persie
• 6/1 – Alexandre Pato
• 6/1 – Maxi Lopez
• 13/2 – Robinho
• 8/1 – Kevin-Prince Boateng
• 9/1 – Filippo Inzaghi
• 9/1 – Thierry Henry
• 10/1 – Gervinho

Odds courtesy of Paddy Power