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SSC Napoli vs AC Milan, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
SSC Napoli
3 – 2
Full Time
AC Milan
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Lorenzo Insigne 30' Y
Y 30' Suso
Y 66' Ricardo Rodriguez
Kalidou Koulibaly 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs AC Milan — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Gianluca Vuoto
  • Referee Stefano Del Giovane

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

7
5
6
SSC Napoli 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 SSC Napoli 3–2 AC Milan

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug AC Milan H 3–2 W
18 Aug SS Lazio A 2–1 W
05 May Olympique Lyonnais A 0–1 L
28 Apr Romania H 1–1 D
21 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 3–0 W
14 Apr FC Bayern München H 2–1 W
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug SSC Napoli A 2–3 L
20 May SS Lazio H 0–1 L
13 May Udinese Calcio A 2–1 W
06 May Atalanta BC H 1–0 W
29 Apr Torino FC A 1–4 L
22 Apr Empoli FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

SSC Napoli AC Milan
#10 Position #4
15 Points 24
11 Played 11
4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 1
18 Scored 23
14 Conceded 13
+4 GD +10
1.36 PPG 2.18
36% Win % 64%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
27% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

SSC Napoli are 10th (15 pts). AC Milan are 4th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/3
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Milan
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
10/3
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Kevin De Bruyne 4 G 1 A
Rasmus Hojlund 3 G
Matteo Politano 2 G 3 A
Antonio Vergara 1 G
AC Milan
Adrien Rabiot 5 G 4 A
Alphadjo Cisse 5 G
Diego Moreira 4 G 3 A
Christian Pulisic 4 G 1 A
Goncalo Ramos 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' ssc napoli have kicked off against ac milan. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Brilliant from the ! Giacomo Bonaventura makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 15.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. ac milan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' ac milan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lorenzo Insigne made 523 appearances and scored 91 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. ssc napoli must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Davide Calabria has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' What a moment for Davide Calabria! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Piotr Zielinski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Lucas Biglia is replaced by Tiemoue Bakayoko.
  • 63' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Marek Hamsik by Dries Mertens on 63 minute.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ricardo Rodriguez on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Piotr Zielinski doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 71' AC Milan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Laxalt is hanging Fabio Borini on the field on 71 minute.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Piotr Zielinski as he leaves the pitch. Amadou Diawara steps in for SSC Napoli.
  • 73' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 73 minute. Mario Rui leaves to be changed by Sebastiano Luperto.
  • 78' ac milan have won 627 goals from 530 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' What composure from Dries Mertens! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-5.
  • 81' Patrick Cutrone is replacing Giacomo Bonaventura for the AC Milan side.
  • 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both ssc napoli and ac milan are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Kalidou Koulibaly. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli49% Draw22% AC Milan29%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
71%
Draw or AC Milan
51%
SSC Napoli or AC Milan
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli35% Draw39% AC Milan26%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.