Serie A – AC Milan vs Napoli: Betting Preview

AC Milan and Napoli lock horns at San Siro on Sunday night for a Serie A showdown.

Both clubs have suffered a dip in form recently, causing them to be toppled at the summit of the Serie A table. Napoli, for instance, have slipped down to fourth after three defeats in their last five league games. The injury-hit visitors lie three points behind the second-placed AC Milan, who needed Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s late heroics to salvage a point last weekend.

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Stats and facts for AC Milan and SSC Napoli in Serie A.

Current form — AC Milan v. SSC Napoli

Tough-to-beat Rossoneri

It has been a bit of everything for AC Milan in their previous 3 matches, where they first beat Salernitana by 2-0. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Liverpool, before an encounter with Udinese produced a 1-1 draw.

The Partenopei struggling for results

It is all or nothing with SSC Napoli at the moment and sadly for them, it has been more “nothing” than “all”. They first went down 2-3 in an encounter with Atalanta to which, they replied by beating Leicester 3-2. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side when they lost 0-1 against Empoli.

How do the bookies view it?

On paper, the two sides seem evenly matched right now. However, judging by recent performances, AC Milan look the value pick here at odds 2.25 with ComeOn!, depending on your preferred betting strategy. The away win currently settles at 3.55, should the visitors manage to escape with all 3 points. A point for each team ramps up an accumulator with odds of 3.15.

AC Milan v. SSC Napoli — fixture history

The latest match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan was a close affair that saw the former win 1-0.

AC Milan head into their upcoming match against SSC Napoli with a 10% winning record in recent Serie A meetings. In 10 encounters, that amounts to a 1-4-5 record for the home side, as they amassed a win rate of 50%. Your betting strategy should take this h2h statistic into consideration, before adding a result to a possible accumulator. These matches were also remembered for a large number of goals.

Current table in the Serie A

According to the Serie A table, the difference between the two teams is currently only 3 points. This round 18 clash is of great importance to both teams and their position at the league table. SSC Napoli have an opportunity to catch up with AC Milan, who are currently 2nd on 39 points.

Primary goal getter

Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He is one of the AC Milan players, who is showing decent form now.

The visitors will be looking to in-form Dries Mertens to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently.