Napoli are aiming to strengthen their grip at the top of the standings as they travel to AC Milan for a midweek Serie A fixture. Milan have also shown some good form lately, particularly at home and with little to separate both teams at the moment, they could be set to cancel each other out.
AC Milan will be well rested heading into Tuesday’s clash having not played at the weekend after their clash with Bologna was postponed due to heavy rain and flooding. Paulo Fonseca's men have won their last two matches, claiming a 1-0 victory over Udinese in their previous Serie A fixture before beating Club Brugge 3-1 in the Champions League.
Things have been pretty steady for AC Milan in Serie A lately as they have picked up four wins from their last five matches. The Rossoneri are also unbeaten at home in the league and are currently on a three match winning run in front of their fans.
Napoli have looked a different side since stumbling at Verona in their opening fixture of the season. They are unbeaten in their last eight matches, claiming seven wins in that run and are currently setting the pace at the top of the standings.
The Neapolitan travel to San Siro off the back of a 1-0 victory over Lecce last time out in Serie A. There is an argument that Antonio Conte’s men have mostly faced unfancied teams so far, with their only real test a 0-0 draw with Juventus.
How the bookies view it: Closely fought encounter
The bookies appear to be anticipating a closely fought contest with a win for AC Milan priced at 7/5 by Betfred, who is also offering 7/4 for Napoli victory. A draw is set at odds of 13/5 by Betfred.
Head to head: Little to separate them
AC Milan have a 17-15 edge with 19 draws from 59 previous matches against Napoli. Two of the last three fixtures have ended in draws, although the Rossoneri did claim a 1-0 victory in the last meeting at San Siro back in February.
Players to watch: Pulisic still hot
Christian Pulisic continues to impress for AC Milan and has found the net in seven of the last nine matches across all competitions. The forward is priced at 11/4 by Betfred to maintain his scoring run.
Romelu Lukaku has also settled to life at Napoli and has already bagged three Serie A goals so far. The striker could be worth keeping an eye on and is priced at 9/4 to get on the scoresheet on Tuesday.
Probable line-ups
AC Milan are still without Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi, who are long-term injury absentees. Alvaro Morata could be given the nod in attack, with Pulisic and Rafael Leao providing support.
Stanislav Lobotka remains the only injury absentee for Napoli, with the midfielder sidelined with a hamstring problem. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Matteo Politano could return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench last time out.
AC Milan: Maignan, Hernandez, Tomori, Gabbia, Royal, Reijnders, Fofana, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Pulisic, Morata
Napoli: Meret, Olivera, Buongiorno, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo, Gilmour, McTominay, Anguissa, Politano, Kvaratskhelia, Lukaku
Anything else catch the eye?
AC Milan and Napoli have attacking quality and could be set to serve up goals in Tuesday’s clash. Over 2.5 goals is priced at 8/11 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 2/1 for over 3.5 goals.
The Rossoneri have seen more goals after the break in three of their last four matches and a similar pattern is priced at 21/20 by Betfred.
This Serie A match between AC Milan and Napoli will be played on Oct 29, 2024 and kick off at 20:45. Check below for our tipsters best AC Milan vs Napoli prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
