Thursday , 2 July 2026

SSC Napoli vs AC Milan, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
1 – 3
Full Time
AC Milan
Sun 22 Nov 2020 · 19:45 UTC Stadio San Paolo HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Tiemoue Bakayoko 16' Y
Y 47' Davide Calabria
Y 59' Ante Rebic
Tiemoue Bakayoko 65' R
Y 76' Franck Kessie
Mario Rui 81' Y
Y 85' Samu Castillejo

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs AC Milan — Serie A at Stadio San Paolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Alessandro Giallatini
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Valerio Colarossi

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
2020-11-22 SSC Napoli 1–3 AC Milan 2020-07-12 SSC Napoli 2–2 AC Milan 2019-11-23 AC Milan 1–1 SSC Napoli 2019-01-26 AC Milan 0–0 SSC Napoli 2018-08-25 SSC Napoli 3–2 AC Milan

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov AC Milan H 1–3 L
08 Nov Bologna FC 1909 A 1–0 W
05 Nov HNK Rijeka A 2–1 W
01 Nov US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–2 L
29 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–0 W
25 Oct Benevento Calcio A 2–1 W
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov SSC Napoli A 3–1 W
08 Nov Hellas Verona FC H 2–2 D
05 Nov Lille OSC H 0–3 L
01 Nov Udinese Calcio A 2–1 W
29 Oct AC Sparta Praha H 3–0 W
26 Oct AS Roma H 3–3 D

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' That's the starting whistle at Stadio San Paolo. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SSC Napoli and AC Milan.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Stadio San Paolo. AC Milan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Hirving Lozano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 80 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 15' It’s high time Stefano Pioli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Tiemoue Bakayoko on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SSC Napoli will be frustrated.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Zlatan Ibrahimovic gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Alexis Saelemaekers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' AC Milan come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' A moment of madness from Davide Calabria on 47 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AC Milan will be frustrated.
  • 52' It looks surprising AC Milan does not make any changes. Kalidou Koulibaly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' Magnificent from Zlatan Ibrahimovic! That is 112 goals in 278 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 56' Piotr Zielinski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hirving Lozano on 56 minute.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ante Rebic.
  • 63' What a moment for Dries Mertens! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Red card for Tiemoue Bakayoko.
  • 69' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 69 minute. Matteo Politano leaves to be changed by Andrea Petagna.
  • 73' Fresh legs for AC Milan! Samu Castillejo comes on to replace Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Franck Kessie.
  • 79' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is replaced by Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 81' SSC Napoli receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for AC Milan. Samu Castillejo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' Rade Krunic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hakan Calhanoglu at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Fabian Ruiz exits the field as Eljif Elmas enters on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matteo Politano 5
Olivier Giroud 5
Dries Mertens 3
Piotr Zielinski 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Giacomo Bonaventura 2
Rafael Leao 2
Theo Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2020-11-22 SSC Napoli 1–3 AC Milan 2020-07-12 SSC Napoli 2–2 AC Milan 2019-11-23 AC Milan 1–1 SSC Napoli 2019-01-26 AC Milan 0–0 SSC Napoli 2018-08-25 SSC Napoli 3–2 AC Milan

SSC Napoli Form

2020-11-22 SSC Napoli 1–3 AC Milan L 2020-11-08 Bologna FC 1909 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2020-11-05 HNK Rijeka 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2020-11-01 SSC Napoli 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2020-10-29 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2020-10-25 Benevento Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli W

AC Milan Form

2020-11-22 SSC Napoli 1–3 AC Milan W 2020-11-08 AC Milan 2–2 Hellas Verona FC D 2020-11-05 AC Milan 0–3 Lille OSC L 2020-11-01 Udinese Calcio 1–2 AC Milan W 2020-10-29 AC Milan 3–0 AC Sparta Praha W 2020-10-26 AC Milan 3–3 AS Roma D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli or AC Milan 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli31% Draw27% AC Milan42%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
58%
Draw or AC Milan
69%
SSC Napoli or AC Milan
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli21% Draw45% AC Milan34%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.5%
0 – 2
7.8%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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