Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Champions League match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
Napoli and AC Milan meet for the third time in as many weeks on Tuesday. They play each other for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
AC Milan arrive at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium with a 1-0 aggregate lead. They won last week’s first-leg at San Siro thanks to a first-half goal from Ismaël Bennacer.
Team form: SSC Napoli vs AC Milan
SSC Napoli Form
It has been a bit of everything for SSC Napoli in their previous three matches, where they first beat Lecce by 1-2. This was followed by a disappointing 1-0 defeat against AC Milan before an encounter with Verona produced a 0-0 draw. SSC Napoli showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 19 times, while letting in four themselves.
AC Milan Form
In their last three matches, AC Milan drew 0-0 with Empoli and beat SSC Napoli 1-0 before a 1-1 draw with Bologna. The Red and Blacks claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for SSC Napoli and AC Milan
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that SSC Napoli and AC Milan played across all tournaments.
- SSC Napoli have scored in 29 of the last 31 home matches
- In 12 of the last 14 SSC Napoli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 SSC Napoli home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 SSC Napoli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 SSC Napoli matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AC Milan have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
- AC Milan have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- AC Milan have not won 6 of the last 8 away matches
- In 3 of the last 4 AC Milan away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players to watch: SSC Napoli vs AC Milan
Olivier Giroud shows decent form right now for AC Milan, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing SSC Napoli, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with Victor Osimhen also looks like a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Champions League matches.
Popular markets: SSC Napoli vs AC Milan
Full-time result
Of their 10 most recent games at Diego Armando Maradona across all tournaments, SSC Napoli won five times, drew two and lost three. AC Milan won three of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing three and losing four.
Both teams to score
SSC Napoli scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, AC Milan only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. The Red and Blacks managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of SSC Napoli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for AC Milan, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: SSC Napoli vs AC Milan
The match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Champions League game.
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