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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 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

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
#2 Position #5
76 Points 70
38 Played 38
23 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 20 / 10 / 8
58 Scored 53
36 Conceded 35
+22 GD +18
2.00 PPG 1.84
61% Win % 53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SSC Napoli are 2nd (76 pts). AC Milan are 5th (70 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between SSC Napoli and AC Milan.
  • 5' SSC Napoli are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Milan's shape.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Giacomo Bonaventura does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Jose Callejon, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Lorenzo Insigne catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' AC Milan started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' SSC Napoli are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Milan backline.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Milan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 49' Davide Calabria does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
  • 53' Piotr Zielinski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Tiemoue Bakayoko on, Lucas Biglia off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Marek Hamsik has done his job and it is now time for Dries Mertens to step up.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Ricardo Rodriguez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 67' A stunning finish from Piotr Zielinski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' Diego Laxalt is replacing Fabio Borini for the AC Milan side.
  • 72' Piotr Zielinski makes way for Amadou Diawara at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 73' Mario Rui makes way for Sebastiano Luperto at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 78' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and AC Milan are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Dries Mertens is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 81' Giacomo Bonaventura makes way for Patrick Cutrone at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Milan.
  • 86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' SSC Napoli receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli52% Draw23% AC Milan25%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
75%
Draw or AC Milan
48%
SSC Napoli or AC Milan
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli37% Draw40% AC Milan23%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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