Milan vs. Napoli PREVIEW (21.01.2017)
Milan and Napoli meet at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in a match for the 21st matchday of Serie A. Napoli won at home (4-2) last time they faced each other in this edition of the league, 27-08-2016. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time they faced this stage was 04-10-2015, in a match for Serie A, which ended Napoli’s win by (0-4). The goals of the meeting were marked by Allan (13 ‘), L. Insigne (48’ and 67 ‘) and R. Ely (77’ Autogolo) to Napoli.
After 11 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in 5th place, having won 37 points. In the last game, they drew with Torino away by (2-2), after having won (1-0) at home in a game against Cagliari. In the last 10 home games for the league, Milan have 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, with 23 points out of 30.
For this competition, you have not lost any of the last 8 games in your stadium. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 5 of their 10 matches. The team conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has regularly scored, as it managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home games there is a tendency to few goals, since 5 of their last 10 games for this competition ended with less than 1.5 goals. In 19 games in this event, suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 turnaround. There has been a highlight in the last 10 home games for this competition: they suffered 4 of their 9 goals in the 46′-60 ‘minute.
Milan have made a very positive Italian Championship and are currently at the top of the league table with 65% of the points played, remaining four points from the access zone to the next Champions League. It is important to note that the team has one less game because of a delayed game. The team scored 30 goals, being the ninth best attack of the competition, and suffered 22 goals, having the third defense less beat and these numbers demonstrate that needs improving in the attack to score more goals, since the defense has shown a certain solidity. Playing at home, Milan have a 77% advantage, averaging 1.60 goals and conceded on average 0.90 goals per game, which shows the quality to play to their fans. In the overall competition, the home side often scores more in the second half, as 23 of the 30 goals came in this time, especially between 45 and 60 minutes and between 60 and 75 minutes, where there were 8 goals in each One of these periods.
The visiting team is currently in 3rd place with 41 points, after 12 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate game, won at home against Sampdoria by (2-1). In the last game, won at home against Pescara by (3-1). For the championship, Napoli conquered 15 points in 27 chances, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. In the matches played out for the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of their 11 matches. The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has marked with great regularity, since it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games for this competition there is a tendency for goals to be scored, as 7 in 9 have finished with over 2.5 goals in the scoreboard. In 20 games in this event, he only achieved 1 turnaround in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Napoli have a good time in this Italian Championship and occupy the first positions with a use of 68% of the points played. It is important to note that the team is 4 points behind Juventus. The team scored 45 goals, being the best attack of the competition, and conceded 23 goals, having the fifth defense less beat and these numbers demonstrate the balance between the offensive and defensive sector. Playing away from home, the Napoli have 55% use, averaging 2 goals and conceded an average of 1.11 goals per game, which shows the quality when playing as a visitor. Overall, the visiting team often scores more in the second half, with 30 of the 45 goals coming in this time, especially in the 45-60 minutes with 13 goals.