The Milan & Napoli managers S. Pioli and I. Gattuso are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie A league table.
- Milan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Serie A
- Napoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Europa League match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Manchester United, so at least Milan are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Milan form and stats
6 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Milan have to build on here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the Serie A.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Hellas Verona and winning 2-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Milan have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Manchester United are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Milan in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. On the other hand, Milan have conceded 19 goals.
Napoli form and stats
6 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Napoli playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Napoli are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Serie A against Bologna (placed 12th). Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Sassuolo.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Napoli in our archives, and the results are: one win for Napoli, zero draws and one defeat.
Napoli has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Juventus in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The travelling fans enjoy Napoli's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 12 league matches away. In the opposite end, Napoli have conceded 18 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Napoli - Milan 1-3. Milan-Napoli H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Milan two wins, Napoli four wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Z. Ibrahimović 14 goals |   L. Insigne 13 goals |  F. Kessié 9 goals |
Milan missing players
Napoli missing players
| Milan | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 50 | 25 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 22 | 55 |
| 30 | 19 | 12 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 88% |
| 65% | 69% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 31% | 46% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 44% |
| 8% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 54% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 52% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 12% | 15% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15.1 | 17.3 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 16.9 | 16.6 |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 35% | 31% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | 37% |
- All of Milan's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Milan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Milan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Serie A
- Milan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
- Milan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Napoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Napoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Milan | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Juventus | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 52 |
| 4 | Roma | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 49 |
| 6 | Napoli | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 47 |
| 7 | Lazio | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 43 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Udinese | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Bologna | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Genoa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | Spezia | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Benevento | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -22 | 26 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 18 | Torino | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 19 | Parma | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 30 | -29 | 16 |
| 20 | Crotone | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 38 | -36 | 15 |