{"id":5990,"date":"2025-09-23T12:08:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/?p=5990"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:34:38","slug":"ac-milan-vs-napoli-preview-sep-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/ac-milan-vs-napoli-preview-sep-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Serie A: AC Milan vs. Napoli Preview: Away Side Looking to Remain Top (Sep 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AC Milan host champions Napoli in Serie A with the away side looking to remain top of the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hosts sit just three points behind their opponents, knowing a win could take them to the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Match Result<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AC Milan<\/td><td>3\/2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Napoli<\/td><td>19\/2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Draw<\/td><td>7\/3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With AC Milan favored to win the clash, you have plenty of options when it comes to placing bets on this top of the table clash. Whether you&#8217;re putting your money down on this game or looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/top.icasinoreviews.co.nz\/no-verification-casino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top no verification casinos<\/a> to place a wager on, you have plenty of options<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Consistently Close Between Milan and Napoli Recent Meetings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><br><\/td><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AC Milan<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Napoli<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Draw<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goals<\/td><td>86<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>46<\/td><td><br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s always been pretty close between Milan and Napoli in recent years, with both sides exchanging wins but it was Napoli who did the double over their opponents last season on their way to the Scudetto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milan\u2019s last win over Napoli came in February of 2024 with a 1-0 victory courtesy of a Theo Hernandez goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Stats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AC Milan and Napoli have scored nine goals in their last five games.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Napoli average 2.3 goals per game this season in Serie A.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Pulisic is Milan\u2019s top scorer this season with three goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Napoli have won their previous two fixtures against Milan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AC Milan Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst Milan may not have matched Napoli\u2019s start, their opening few games have been an impressive improvement on last season\u2019s lacklustre campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a strong start, they will be without three key players for this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rafeal Leao, Mike Maignan and Ardon Jashari all miss out through injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One year since Gabbia sent the red and black half of Milano into raptures \u2764\ud83d\udda4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ygmWx7Nk4z\">pic.twitter.com\/ygmWx7Nk4z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; AC Milan (@acmilan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acmilan\/status\/1970050450805121508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Possible Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pietro Terracciano (GK), Strahinja Pavlovic, Matteo Gabbia, Fikayo Tomori, Pervis Estupinan, Adrien Rabiot, Luka Modric, Youssouf Fofana, Alexis Saelemaekers, Christian Pulisic, Santiago Jimenez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Napoli Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Napoli have picked up where they left off last season, with Antonio Conte\u2019s team once again at the top of the table with a 100% record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will be without four players for this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alessandro Buongiorno, Nikita Contini, Pasquale Mazzocchi and Romelu Lukaku are all unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u23f9\ufe0f Full time: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NapoliPisa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NapoliPisa<\/a> 3-2<br><br>\ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForzaNapoliSempre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ForzaNapoliSempre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ml3o6AGg3\">pic.twitter.com\/5ml3o6AGg3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sscnapoli\/status\/1970227917184540891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Possible Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Meret (GK), Leonardo Spinazzola, Juan Jesus, Sam Beukema, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Billy Gilmour, Scott McTominay, Kevin De Bruyne, Eljif Elmas, Matteo Politano, Rasmus Hoijlund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AC Milan vs. Napoli<strong> Picks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of the inform sides in Serie A face off at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acmilan.com\/en\/club\/venues\/san-siro\/sectors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Siro<\/a>, can Milan end Napoli\u2019s 100% record? It\u2019ll be a tough test for Allegri\u2019s men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even without certain players Conte\u2019s Napoli look as strong as ever and show no sign of stopping, with even Billy Gilmour chipping in on the goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A game that could be very close, but Napoli take this one late on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other markets include Scott McTominay to have two or more shots on target, Christian Pulisic to score and Kevin De Bruyne to score from outside the box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AC Milan host champions Napoli in Serie A with the away side looking to remain top of the table. The hosts sit just three points behind their opponents, knowing a win could take them to the summit. 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