AC Milan vs. Napoli: Preview and betting tips

Wednesday’s football programme will also feature the Italian Champions League clash between AC Milan and Napoli alongside Real Madrid and Chelsea. What to expect from the match and what to bet on?

AC Milan are not rolling nearly as well after last year’s title season, they are currently fourth in the league. The Champions League is definitely not in their pocket, with fifth-placed Inter Milan only a point behind. AC made it through to the quarter-finals against Tottenham.

Napoli is probably the most pleasant surprise in Europe this season. They have a 14-point lead at the top of Serie A, so they can concentrate fully on the Champions League. They have already overtaken Liverpool and Frankfurt in the knockout stages.

AC Milan’s key figures

The home side rely on Rafael Leão, the Portuguese winger has scored 11 goals and assisted ten times. At 36, Olivier Giroud is still firing, the French striker has netted 12 goals and assisted six.

Napoli’s key figures

Victor Osimhen is firing in the away jersey, the Nigerian striker has netted 25 goals and assisted on five. Twenty-two-year-old Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has netted 14 goals and assisted on 16 from the wing position.

Surprisingly, AC’s defense has struggled, with 36 goals scored, making it the worst of the first half of the table. At the same time, it has scored more than once in only one of its last six games, ironically against Napoli.

This plays into the hands of Napoli, which has the sovereign best attack in Serie A with 66 shots. On average, they score 2.24 goals in the league. It has struck more than once in 14 of the past 16 games, including five to the Juventus net or four against FC Torino.

Considering Napoli’s season-long form, the Osimhen momentum factor, and the defensive woes on the other side, as well as Napoli’s extreme appetite for success, I think the visitors will win in Milan.

Source: Livesport