Ace Football previews the Serie A game between AC Milan and SSC Napoli who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
AC Milan enjoy home advantage, when visitors SSC Napoli swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Looking at the Serie A standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and two places.
Team form: AC Milan vs SSC Napoli
AC Milan Form
In their last three outings, AC Milan won 1-0 against Bologna, beat Udinese by 0-3 and hammered Lecce 3-0. AC Milan claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
SSC Napoli Form
Their past three matches saw SSC Napoli beating Fiorentina 1-3, losing 2-0 against Manchester City, and beating Pisa by 3-2. SSC Napoli claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Serie A, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in eight goals, whilst conceding two.
Betting stats for AC Milan and SSC Napoli
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 10 AC Milan matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 AC Milan home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AC Milan have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AC Milan have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Serie A and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 SSC Napoli away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 SSC Napoli away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 SSC Napoli away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- SSC Napoli have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 SSC Napoli away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at San Siro across all tournaments AC Milan won five times, drew one and lost four times. SSC Napoli claimed four wins, four draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. SSC Napoli won their last 5 matches. SSC Napoli did not lose any of their last 7 matches away from home.
Both teams to score
AC Milan scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. SSC Napoli got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. AC Milan have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. AC Milan have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings. SSC Napoli scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for AC Milan, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for SSC Napoli, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. AC Milan scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.