SSC Napoli travel to San Siro to face AC Milan this coming Wednesday for the first of two meetings in the Quarter Finals of the Champions League.
AC Milan secured a place in this tie by knocking out Tottenham in the round 1/8. Although only drawing the return leg, a win in the first was more than enough to see them through with an aggregate score of 1-0. SSC Napoli turned up the heat with a 5-0 aggregate score against Eintracht in the 1/8-final. They won both their home and away match to leave little doubt of whom the better side was.
AC Milan go into their next Champions League match, averaging a humble 1.5 per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a mundane 15 goals, while conceding nine. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.
SSC Napoli head into their next Champions League match, averaging a remarkable 2.7 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They hit the target a striking 27 times, while also conceding ten. That amounts to an average of one per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.
AC Milan vs SSC Napoli Prediction
AC Milan Form
In their last three matches, AC Milan lost 3-1 against Udinese, won 0-4 against SSC Napoli, before drawing 0-0 against Empoli. In their last six Champions League home matches, AC Milan have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored ten and conceded six goals.
SSC Napoli Form
Six points is SSC Napoli have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Torino by 0-4. This was followed by a 0-4 defeat against AC Milan, before winning 1-2 against Lecce. In their last six Champions League away matches, SSC Napoli have three wins, they've drawn one and lost one two. They scored 13 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Both sides seem very focused on keeping things tight and, we believe a low scoring match is on the menu, as SSC Napoli travel to San Siro to face AC Milan.
AC Milan vs SSC Napoli Stats
- AC Milan have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
- In 8 of the last 9 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 AC Milan home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- AC Milan have scored in 11 of the last 13 home matches
- SSC Napoli have won the last 7 away matches in a row without conceding a goal
- SSC Napoli have won 8 of the last 9 matches without conceding a goal
- SSC Napoli have won 16 of the last 18 away matches
- SSC Napoli have not lost 21 of the last 23 away matches
- SSC Napoli have won 12 of the last 14 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
AC Milan vs SSC Napoli Team News
AC Milan could have as many as nine players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to SSC Napoli this coming Wednesday.
Simon Kjaer, Rade Krunic, Fode Ballo-Toure, Ante Rebic, Divock Origi, Junior Messias, Mike Maignan, Alessandro Florenzi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic nurses various injuries and won't take part for AC Milan against SSC Napoli at San Siro.
AC Milan vs SSC Napoli H2H
SSC Napoli were knocked out cold when AC Milan took a 4-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, SSC Napoli handed out in the game before. AC Milan outclassed SSC Napoli in their latest encounter, when they claimed a 4-0 win. The bookies have AC Milan to win this match at best price odds of 17/10.
Both teams to score paid out four times in the previous ten matches between home side AC Milan and SSC Napoli. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 10/11.
AC Milan vs SSC Napoli Results
AC Milan vs SSC Napoli Betting Tips
Olivier Giroud has three strikes in six Champions League matches for AC Milan, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with SSC Napoli. The visitors are looking to Victor Osimhen, who has provided his team with four Champions League goals.
AC Milan claimed a win four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. SSC Napoli won nine of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing one in this series of matches. SSC Napoli have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in five of their last 10 home games.
Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between AC Milan and SSC Napoli as under 2.5 goals happened four times. AC Milan scored an average of 1.4 goals a game, with SSC Napoli averaging 0.8 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of AC Milan’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for SSC Napoli, who managed to score two times in those matches.
