Displaced from the Serie A summit, Napoli will be eyeing a win against Milan to keep their title chase going. Napoli are second trailing Inter Milan by three points and will host ninth placed Milan. Read on for our prediction.
One win in the last seven matches is a run that has slowed down Napoli so much. They will hope to win here to send a statement that they are still up to task.
That is easier said than done though; they have one win in their last six meetings with Milan. Here, they will be eyeing a league double against Milan, having won 2-0 in the reverse fixture. Their recent form is, however, a big impediment.
Milan have woken from their slumber, the one which saw them drop from a top four contender to ninth. Before heading into the international break, Milan posted two wins, against Como and Lecce, ending a run of three straight losses.
They were expected to win those matches either way, and against Napoli they will get their real challenge. Milan will have revenge lined up after their loss in the reverse fixture. In their last six matches at Napoli, Milan are unbeaten, winning three.
That should boost their confidence after struggling a lot on the road.
The last two meetings between these teams had at least a clean sheet, but that is not a norm in this fixture. Both teams scored three times in the last seven matches pitting these teams. Individually, both teams scored in the majority of their recent matches, a trend that we should see in this game as well.
Napoli pride themselves in having the best defence in the league but have managed just one clean sheet in nine matches. Our prediction for Napoli v Milan is for both teams to score.