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AC Milan vs. SSC Napoli
Coming up next Sunday is a true classic in Italian football: AC Milan hosts Calcio Napoli at the legendary San Siro on matchday 18 of Serie A. The match will be broadcast in prime time on Sunday at 20:45. Milan have been shaky of late and have had to deal with a number of absences due to injury. Ibrahimovic secured a meagre draw at Udinese Calcio for the fashionable city last weekend with a most eye-catching goal. Despite this meagre result in Udine, Milan are second in the table.
Napoli are currently in a bit of a form crisis. The southern Italians recently lost 1-0 at home to FC Empoli. As a result, the Partenopei are only in fourth place in the table. Recently, however, the Neapolitans have also been missing several regular players due to injury. But we are sure that we will see an exciting match between the second and fourth of the Serie A next Sunday. Find out more about this top clash in our Milan vs Napoli tip
Milan – Napoli Info
– Date & Time: 19.12.2021, at 20:45 hrs.
– Venue: Milan, Guiseppe Meazza (80,018 spectators)
– Competition: Serie A, Matchday 18
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Milan Form & Balance Check
Ac Milan are currently playing sluggish football than they did at the start of the season. The Milanisti have had to replace several regular players due to injury in the recent past. Recently, important players like Rebic, Leao and Co. were missing in the offensive. These absences have also made themselves felt in the forward play. Against Udinese Calcio, Milan were very harmless in front of the generic goal until Ibrahimovic’s goal. Nevertheless, the fashionable city has been unbeaten for three league games now. Therefore, the form curve is by no means pointing downwards.
Third best offense in the league
Although AC Milan only scored one goal against Udinese Calcio, the fashionable city still form the third best offence in the league. Only arch-enemy Inter Milan and Atalanta Bergamo managed to score more goals. Milan’s top scorer is, how could it be otherwise, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swede has overcome the opposing goalkeepers seven times so far. He needs just 88 minutes for a goal. We think he will pose a big challenge to the recently weakening Napoli defence.
Milan facts & analysis
– They are currently second in the table.
– Milan drew their last match against Udinese Calcio 1:1
– The fashionable city are unbeaten in three league games
Napoli Form & Balance Check
SSC Napoli suffered a bitter 1-0 defeat to FC Empoli in their last league match. The second defeat in their own stadium hurt enormously and definitely did not bring back the self-image of the southern Italians that had only recently been there. Since the Neapolitans have not won for three league games, their form curve is pointing steeply downwards. The many injured players also made themselves felt with the Partenopei. Nevertheless, they are not inferior to AC Milan in terms of quality.
Six goals conceded in three games
The southern Italians usually have a defence that is as strong as an ox. For a long time they were by far the best defensive team in the league. While they remain the best defensive team in the entire Serie A, they have conceded a staggering six goals in their last three games. If the Neapolitans continue to be unsafe, it won’t be long before they are replaced by Inter Milan (15 goals conceded) as the best defence in Serie A.
Napoli facts & analysis
– They are currently fourth in the table.
– Napoli form the best defence in the league
– The Neapolitans have conceded six goals in their past three league matches
Predicted line-up – last update on 18 December 2021
Ac Milan will be missing defender Simon Kjaer for almost the entire season due to injury. Milan captain Romagnoli will take his place from now on. We strongly expect Tonali and Kessie to start in the centre of midfield again, as Bakayoko and Bennacer did not perform well in the last match. Milan will most likely operate in their usual 4-2-3-1 system again.
We expect Calcio Napoli to play the same formation as AC Milan. Like AC Milan, the Neapolitans will have to do without their defender Koulibaly. For this reason, Juan Jesus will most likely move into central defence, as he did last time. We suspect that compared to the last league game Insigne will again play from the start.
Milan vs Napoli direct comparison & stats
Ac Milan’s record against SSC Napoli so far has been disastrous. The Milanese side have only won three times, the two sides have drawn a staggering eight times and the Calcio Napoli tifosi have won nine times. In view of this, Napoli have a great chance of scoring in Milan.
Napoli have lost only one of their last 13 league encounters against Milan.
– The fashionable side were beaten 1-0 at the San Siro in their last match
– Napoli have always scored at least one goal against Milan in their last four matches
