Napoli continue their steady march towards the Serie A title as they welcome AC Milan to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with both teams still set for Champions League quarter-final clash.
Napoli went into the international break holding a 19-point lead at the top of the Serie A standings. With just eleven matches left to play, it is now their title to lose and it will take some monumental collapse in the final weeks for Partenopei not to end their 30-year wait for the Scudetto.
The Neapolitans head into Sunday’s clash with 10 wins from their last 11 matches across all competitions. They claimed a 4-0 victory at Torino in their previous Serie A fixture with Victor Osimhen netting a brace while Kvichia Kvaratskhelia and Tanguy Ndombele also on target.
It has been such a dominant campaign for Napoli that they top almost every stat ranking in Serie A. Luciano Spalletti’s men are the leading scorers in the league while they also boast the best defence which has conceded just once in the last nine matches.
AC Milan are almost certain to relinquish the Scudetto this season. They are currently fourth on the table, 23 points off the pace, which means securing Champions League football is their only domestic target in the final weeks of the season.
The Rossoneri were not at their best prior to the international break as they are winless in their last four matches. They suffered a 3-1 defeat at Udinese in their previous Serie A fixture with Zlatan Ibrahimovic marking his return to the team with a penalty on the stroke of halftime.
The result at Udinese highlights one of the problems for AC Milan as they have found things difficult on their travels this season. Stefano Pioli’s men have lost four of their last five Serie A away matches with a 4-0 defeat at Lazio among the results in that run.
How the bookies view it
Napoli are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 4/5 with Coral. A victory for AC Milan is valued at 4/1 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by William Hill.
Recent head to head
Napoli have the upper hand in recent meetings against AC Milan with three wins from the last four matches. The Neapolitans claimed a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch
Victory Osimhen remains the leading scorer for Napoli with his brace at Torino taking his tally to 21 Serie A goals this season. As always, the Nigerian striker will be the one to watch on Sunday and is priced at 13/10 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s return from injury could be considered a major boost for AC Milan. With the veteran striker finding the net last time out at Udinese, he could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime on Sunday at 23/10 with BetVictor.
Anything else catch the eye?
The reverse fixture produced over 2.5 goals and a repeat is priced at evens with William Hill. Both teams could be backed to score at 22/23 by SBK while given Napoli’s goalscoring record this season, over 3.5 goals could also be considered at 5/2 by Unibet.
Napoli have scored in both halves in four of their last six home matches and Saturday’s clash can be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 2/1 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Napoli and AC Milan will be played on Apr 2, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Napoli vs AC Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
