The international break is finally over, and we are back with a matchup between the current and upcoming Serie A champions. Napoli have won the first matchup of the season between them, and Milan will want to get their revenge and keep their top-four position.
Napoli are in first place in the Serie A standings, and they aren’t going down anytime soon, as they are 19 points ahead of the second-place team, Lazio. Napoli have beaten Frankfurt 5-0 on aggregate to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals, and the draw has put them against Milan. The Parthenopeans are doing very well this season in Serie A and in Europe, even though they lost to Cremonese in the Coppa Italia on penalties.
Milan are doing very well in the Champions League, as they have beaten the Spurs 1-0 on aggregate to advance to the quarter-finals to face Napoli. Unfortunately for the Rossoneri, they aren’t having the same performance in Italy. They are currently sitting in fourth place, but they are in danger of losing that position if they lose this game. Milan lost the Italian Super Cup to Inter Milan earlier this year.
| Tournament: | Italian Serie A, season 2022-23, Matchday 28 |
| Venue: | Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy |
| Date: | 2 April 2023 |
| Time: | 6:45 p.m. GMT on Sunday |
According to the best Italian football bookies, Napoli are the home favorites at 1.75 (3/4). A draw is offered at 3.70 (27/10), while Milan are a big away underdog at 5.0 (4/1) to beat the Parthenopeans.
Napoli are coming off a big 4-0 away win against Torino. Osimhen scored twice, while Kvaratskhelia and Ndombele each scored once. The Parthenopeans are having a great run in all competitions, as they have conceded only one goal in their last nine matches. Napoli have scored nine goals in their last three games as well.
Milan are coming off a 3-1 away loss against Udinese. The Rossoneri have dropped off big time after winning the league last season. Milan are winless in the last four games in all competitions, and this won’t be an easy game for them either. They will be the underdogs in this match and the Champions League one as well. Milan’s fourth place is at risk to Roma and Atlanta (and even Juventus is on the way to the top-4 with 15 points cut) if they lose this game against Napoli.
This matchup has been evenly matched in recent years. In the last 10 head-to-head matches, Napoli won four, drew three, and Milan won three games. Interestingly, the away team has won the last five matches between them.
Napoli: WWWLW
Milan: LDDLW
Napoli have been much better this season, and they are almost certainly going to win the league. The Rossoneri have scored 20 goals less than Napoli and conceded 20 more goals as well.
The Serie A bookmakers have Napoli as favorites in this game, and that’s reasonable for many reasons. Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are in great form right now, and they can score goals for fun even in such a clash.
The recent matches between them have been trending this way. Three of the last four head-to-head games have gone under this total number of goals. Milan have gone under the total in seven of their last nine matches in all competitions as well.
Victor Osimhen has been one of the best forwards in Europe this season. He has 21 goals in only 23 league matches and another four in the Champions League. The only game that Osimhen missed in Serie A this season was against Milan, and he will want to score in this one.
Giacomo Raspadori is out for the Parthenopeans in this game, with all the other players from the main roster ready for the clash.
The Rossoneri are also pretty healthy, with only Junior Messias and Zlatan Ibrahimovic out, but they aren’t decisive for this Milan squad.
This will be the preview of the upcoming Champions League quarter-finals matchup, and we are going with Napoli and Osimhen to have a good game. Make sure you use our 2023 Napoli vs Milan betting predictions and bet them on the bookmakers in Italy to have more fun watching the game.
