Milan face Feyenoord Rotterdam in the second leg. Prediction, 18.02.25
The guests are in the better starting position
There have been some surprising results in the Champions League play-offs. One of these is certainly Feyenoord Rotterdam's 1:0 victory in the first leg against AC Milan. The Italians are the favorites to advance to the round of 16 in this duel, but they will have to win the second leg by at least 2 goals. Feyenoord finished in 19th place in the group stage and achieved strong results. Among other things, they won against Bayern Munich and drew against Manchester City. Milan, on the other hand, have now conceded 2 defeats in a row and need a significant improvement in performance at home in front of their own fans.
AC Milan
- 5 wins in 8 group matches
- Last 2 defeats in a row
- Only 2 goals in the last 3 games
Feyenoord Rotterdam
- First leg won 1:0
- Conceded 21 goals in 8 games in the group stage
- Only lost one of 4 games away from home
| AC Milan Home | Feyenoord Away |
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| Hellas Verona 1:0 | 0:0 NAC Breda |
| AS Rom 3:1 | 2:1 Ajax Amsterdam |
| Inter Mailand 1:1 | 6:1 OSC Lille |
| FC Parma 3:2 | 1:1 Willem II Tilburg |
| FC Girona 1:0 | 0:1 Fortuna Düsseldorf |
Milan still have every chance at home
AC Milan's season has not gone as hoped so far, as they are already a few points behind the top 4 in Serie A and are in danger of dropping out of the play-offs in the Champions League. Milan could have avoided this had they not lost to Dinamo Zagreb on the final matchday and would have finished in the top 8 of the table. As it was, however, they only managed 13th place and were drawn with Feyenoord Rotterdam in the play-offs. They lost their first leg 1:0, their second defeat in a row. However, the hosts have won 5 of their 8 group games, including beating Real Madrid. Like most Italian teams, they were very stable defensively, conceding just 11 goals. However, the offense only scored 14 goals, which is significantly less than 2.00 goals per game. In the winter, they signed some quality players in Joao Felix and Santiago Gimenez. However, they also failed to score in Rotterdam. Now they want to do it at home in front of their own fans, where they have recently won 3 games in a row against Bruges, Red Star Belgrade and FC Girona.
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AC Milan
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Hellas Verona
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1:0 (0:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15.02.2025 - Serie A
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| UEFA Champions League |
Feyenoord
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AC Milan
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1:0 (1:0) | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12.02.2025 - UEFA Champions League
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| Serie A |
Empoli
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AC Milan
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0:2 (0:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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08.02.2025 - Serie A
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| Coppa Italia |
AC Milan
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AS Rom
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3:1 (2:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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05.02.2025 - Coppa Italia
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| Serie A |
AC Milan
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Inter Mailand
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1:1 (1:0) | U | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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02.02.2025 - Serie A
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The new coach still has a good record
Sergio Conceicao only took over the team at the beginning of the year and has since won 7 out of 12 games. They have been beaten a total of 3 times, with all 3 games being played away from home. They are still unbeaten at home in 2025 and want to stay that way. The last time they played at home they won 3:1 against AS Roma in the Coppa Italia. Before that, they drew 1-1 in the derby against Inter Milan. However, the team is still struggling to score goals under the new coach. 19 goals in 12 games is not an outstanding figure for a top team.
AC Milan
System: 4-2-3-1.
Feyenoord naturally want to spring a surprise
Feyenoord already performed well in the group stage and will probably be satisfied with 19th place. They won 4 out of 8 games and lost 3. Somewhat unusually, the defeats were against teams that were not necessarily better, with the exception of Bayer Leverkusen. However, the other two defeats were against Red Bull Salzburg and Lille. At the same time, they managed a 3-0 home win against FC Bayern Munich and a 3-3 draw against Manchester City. In the group stage, Feyenoord's matches usually promised spectacle. Every game ended with more than 2.5 goals and the overall goal difference was 18:21. Defensively, this is of course disastrous and recently cost Brian Priske his job. His successor Pascal Bosschaart is supposed to bring more stability to the team and he did just that in his first game. In the 1:0 win against Milan, they were very solid in defense and hardly allowed any big chances.
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NAC Breda
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Feyenoord
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15.02.2025 - Eredivisie
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Feyenoord
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AC Milan
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1:0 (1:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12.02.2025 - UEFA Champions League
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| Eredivisie |
Feyenoord
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Sparta Rotterdam
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3:0 (1:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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08.02.2025 - Eredivisie
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| Eredivisie |
Ajax Amsterdam
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Feyenoord
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02.02.2025 - Eredivisie
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| UEFA Champions League |
OSC Lille
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Feyenoord
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6:1 (2:1) | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29.01.2025 - UEFA Champions League
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They have lost touch in the league
The main reason for the dismissal of coach Brian Priske was certainly the poor results in the league. The team only won one of their last league games and lost the two top games against PSV Eindhoven (0:3) and Ajax Amsterdam (1:2). They have now slipped to fifth place in the table and are already 12 points behind league leaders Ajax. The team is particularly struggling away from home and has won just 5 of its 11 games. They have failed to win their last 3 away games in the league, picking up just a single point in the process. {{18/02/2025 06:30|The last away win came on December 7, 2024 when they beat Waalwijk 2-3. In addition, Feyenoord have only managed to keep a clean sheet in one away game this season.}}
Feyenoord Rotterdam
System: 4-3-3.
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Feyenoord
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AC Milan
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12.02.2025 - UEFA Champions League
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Comparison statistics last 10 events
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6 Wins 4 |
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1 Draw 2 |
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3 Defeats 4 |
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14 Goals scored 12 |
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10 Goals received 14 |
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12 Shots on target 8 |
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Milan have a good chance of reaching the round of 16 - Our prediction
Although Milan narrowly lost the first leg 1-0, they have every chance of turning that result around at home. Milan are still unbeaten at home in 2025, while Feyenoord are also struggling away from home. We would therefore bet on the favorite this time and give a tip 1. However, a spectacle is probably not to be expected again, as Milan's offense must first find its feet. The tip "under 2.5 goals" should therefore be suitable for a single betting slip.
