Thursday , 1 October 2026

SSC Napoli vs AC Milan, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
SSC Napoli
0 – 1
Full Time
AC Milan
Sun 6 Mar 2022 · 19:45 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Stefano Pioli
Kalidou Koulibaly 24' Y
Amir Rrahmani 37' Y
Y 39' Olivier Giroud
Victor Osimhen 77' Y
Y 77' Theo Hernandez
Y 83' Mike Maignan
Adam Ounas 90' Y
Y 90' Alessandro Florenzi

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs AC Milan — Serie A at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Alessandro Giallatini
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
  • Referee Mauro Vivenzi
  • Referee Giacomo Camplone

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

7
5
6
SSC Napoli 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-06 SSC Napoli 0–1 AC Milan 2021-12-19 AC Milan 0–1 SSC Napoli 2021-03-14 AC Milan 0–1 SSC Napoli 2020-11-22 SSC Napoli 1–3 AC Milan 2020-07-12 SSC Napoli 2–2 AC Milan

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar AC Milan H 0–1 L
27 Feb SS Lazio A 2–1 W
24 Feb FC Barcelona H 2–4 L
21 Feb Cagliari Calcio A 1–1 D
17 Feb FC Barcelona A 1–1 D
12 Feb FC Internazionale Milano H 1–1 D
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
25 Feb Udinese Calcio H 1–1 D
19 Feb US Salernitana 1919 A 2–2 D
13 Feb UC Sampdoria H 1–0 W
05 Feb FC Internazionale Milano A 2–1 W
23 Jan Juventus FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

SSC Napoli AC Milan
#9 Position #5
7 Points 11
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 0
7 Scored 10
6 Conceded 4
+1 GD +6
1.40 PPG 2.20
40% Win % 60%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
40% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

SSC Napoli are 9th (7 pts). AC Milan are 5th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Milan
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
8/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Diego Armando Maradona. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The 28-year-old Fikayo Tomori has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 8' Stefano Pioli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 8.
  • 13' Over 13 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' With 1 assists to his name this season, Kalidou Koulibaly is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SSC Napoli.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and AC Milan are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' Kalidou Koulibaly catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Franck Kessie made 518 appearances and scored 41 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' SSC Napoli receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Olivier Giroud. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stefano Pioli will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 49' What composure from Olivier Giroud! The France international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' AC Milan are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 67' Eljif Elmas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lorenzo Insigne on 67 minute.
  • 68' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Sandro Tonali is replaced by Rade Krunic.
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. SSC Napoli in their trying to find a way past AC Milan's compact .
  • 76' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Fabian Ruiz exits the field as Dries Mertens enters on 76.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Victor Osimhen is booked for SSC Napoli — Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Alexis Saelemaekers on, Junior Messias off on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Hirving Lozano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stanislav Lobotka at the 82 minute mark.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for AC Milan. Mike Maignan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' Ismael Bennacer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Adam Ounas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' AC Milan make a change. Rafael Leao trudges off to be replaced by Zlatan Ibrahimovic on 90 minutes.
  • 0-1 the final result. SSC Napoli will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-03-06 SSC Napoli 0–1 AC Milan 2021-12-19 AC Milan 0–1 SSC Napoli 2021-03-14 AC Milan 0–1 SSC Napoli 2020-11-22 SSC Napoli 1–3 AC Milan 2020-07-12 SSC Napoli 2–2 AC Milan

SSC Napoli Form

2022-03-06 SSC Napoli 0–1 AC Milan L 2022-02-27 SS Lazio 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2022-02-24 SSC Napoli 2–4 FC Barcelona L 2022-02-21 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2022-02-17 FC Barcelona 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2022-02-12 SSC Napoli 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano D

AC Milan Form

2022-03-06 SSC Napoli 0–1 AC Milan W 2022-02-25 AC Milan 1–1 Udinese Calcio D 2022-02-19 US Salernitana 1919 2–2 AC Milan D 2022-02-13 AC Milan 1–0 UC Sampdoria W 2022-02-05 FC Internazionale Milano 1–2 AC Milan W 2022-01-23 AC Milan 0–0 Juventus FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.93 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli25% Draw28% AC Milan47%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
53%
Draw or AC Milan
75%
SSC Napoli or AC Milan
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli16% Draw47% AC Milan37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10%
0 – 2
10%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 24% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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