AC Milan at SSC Napoli 11/22/20 - Serie A Picks & Predictions
A massive battle at the top of the Serie A will take place on Sunday, when the 3rd Napoli will play host to league leaders AC Milan. Napoli were in very good shape prior to the international break, while AC Milan sort of struggled to get wins lately.
Napoli (5-2-0) are coming off a slim 1-0 away win against Bologna, in a match where they scored an early goal and sat on it. Prior to that they beat Rijeka by 2-1 on the road in the Europa League. They have now won four of their last five matches in all competitions. Napoli are sitting at the 3rd spot of the Serie A with 14 points, scoring 15 goals and conceding just seven in the process. They have a 2-1-0 record at home, with 10 goals for and just three against.
AC Milan (5-0-2) were stuck at a very frustrating 2-2 draw at home against Verona. That match had it all, a couple of own goals, disallowed goals and a missed penalty kick by Zlatan. Prior to that they lost by 3-0 at home against Lille in the Europa League. But that was their only loss of a pretty successful season so far. AC Milan are leading the Serie A with 17 points, scoring 16 goals and conceding seven in the process. They have won all three league matches on the road, scoring six and conceding just two.
The two teams played for a couple of draws last season in the Serie A. Napoli have been excellent as hosts against AC Milan in recent years, going undefeated in the last nine (6-0-3). Ten of the last 11 matches between the two sides in this venue produced 3 goals or more, so the Over 2.75 Goals makes sense here.