AC Milan vs Napoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-10-28 19:45.
[p]AC Milan have had unexpected down time ahead of this Serie A clash with Napoli after Saturday’s game against Bologna was postponed due to flooding. Milan president Paolo Scaroni called the decision “incomprehensible”, and the hosts might feel a little hard done by, with suspended duo Théo Hernandez and Tijjani Reijnders now missing this big match instead of the one against Bologna.[/p]
[p]Now trailing leaders Napoli by eight points with a game in hand, Milan are seeking a fourth consecutive clean sheet in home league encounters (W3), having lost on none of their last seven Serie A outings at San Siro (W4, D3). And last season’s 1-0 win in this corresponding fixture might be a good omen for the Rossoneri if things are tight, as four of the last five H2Hs here have produced just a single goal (W2, L3)![/p]
[p]But table toppers Napoli will fancy their chances given that they’ve won their last two league games 1-0 and have conceded just once across their last seven competitive outings (W6, D1). It’s the sort of defensive solidity that head coach Antonio Conte prides himself on, and he’s incidentally never lost a managerial H2H against opposite number Paulo Fonseca (W1, D3). [/p]
[p]The Partenopei have also kept clean sheets in each of their last three league away games (W2, D1), their longest such run since they did so six times in a row en route to the title in 2022/23. It might be too early for them to be dreaming of a second scudetto in three seasons, but they’re only one point behind where they were in that triumphant campaign after nine rounds of fixtures (W7, D1, L1 currently).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Samuel Chukwueze has two goal contributions across Milan’s last two matches (G1, A1), with his strike against Udinese (W 1-0) his third club goal in succession to complete the scoring. Meanwhile, Napoli right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo has netted three times between the 50th and 80th minute across his last three appearances for club and country.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Napoli possess Serie A’s best second-half record this term after matchday nine (2H: W6, D2, L1).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]