Napoli vs AC Milan Prediction 22.11.2020

Here's our Napoli vs AC Milan Prediction analysis: Put your game faces on, and prepare for what promises to be an exciting fixture between Napoli and high-flying AC Milan at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday night.

Match status: 2020/21 Serie A - Matchweek 8
Kick-off: Sunday 22 Nov 2020, 07:45pm CET
 Venue: Stadio San Paolo (Naples)

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In rich vein of form, Milan are gradually returning to the top of Italian football, where they truly belong. Hell-bent on bringing back the glory days, the Rossoneri are currently dominating the Serie A. In fact, they have been the best side in the league post-lockdown.

Interestingly, their upturn in fortunes coincided with the arrival of legendary forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who made the switch to San Siro in January. Placed at the summit of the standings, Milan will be gunning for victory here, to pull further away from the chasing pack.

Napoli vs AC Milan Team News

Having endured a disappointing 2019/20 league campaign – finishing seventh on the log – Napoli are looking to return to the league’s business-end this time around. So far, so good for Gli Azzurri as they occupy third place, three points shy of the summit.

Scheduled to take on struggling Bologna on the last matchday, Napoli were touted by the media as overwhelming favorites for victory. Expected to run riot against their relatively weaker opposition, Gli Azzurri turned toothless in the game.

Struggling to break down Bologna’s low block, Napoli’s attacking efforts proved futile until Osimhen broke the deadlock inside 23 minutes. Following the breakthrough goal, Gattuso’s men continued pumping balls forward in search of a second goal to put the game to bed.

Ultimately, there weren’t to be any more strikes, and the Blues could celebrate a fortuitous 1-0 victory at the sound of the final whistle. Those vital points took their tally to fourteen, propelling them to within three of this weekend’s opposition Milan.

So far, Milan are yet to suffer defeat in the league, recording five wins and two draws in their opening seven matches. Things are looking very good for Pioli’s men, who are working really hard to attempt stealing the Scudetto from Juve’s tight arms.

In a tightly-contested affair against Verona last time out, Milan couldn’t muster a victory, and were forced home with only one point in the bag. In fact, they were already headed for defeat before a last-gasp Ibrahimovic strike brought the scores level on 2-2.

The Swedish, once again, turned savior for the Rossoneri grabbing an important goal to preserve his side’s 100% unbeaten start to the campaign. With his side still in pole position to clinch the league title, Ibra will hope to continue coming up with the goods to keep Milan atop the ladder.

Injured or Suspended Players

Napoli: Victor Osimhen, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Amir Rrahmani, Elseid Hysaj and David Ospina.
AC Milan: Rafael Leao and Daniel Maldini.

Pre-Match Odds

Napoli: 2.34
Draw: 3.68
AC Milan: 3.152

All odds are for Napoli vs AC Milan Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Napoli vs AC Milan Predictions

A very strong side, Napoli will surely give Milan a tough game in this fixture. However, it is worth noting that Napoli have been shambolic in recent games, picking up a measly one point from their previous two league games.

Against this formidable Milan squad, Gli Azzurri are likely to succumb to defeat. The visitors cannot afford to drop any points if they are to hold onto top-spot, and stay clear of reigning champions Juventus. Hence, we fancy Milan to secure the win here.