Round 28 of the 2022-23 Italian Serie A season continues Sunday, April 2, with five games around the league, so we have prepared the best Napoli vs. AC Milan betting pick along with the latest team stats and odds update.
Napoli – AC Milan Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds (2.4.2023)
While Napoli are cruising through Serie A, AC Milan continue their battle for Champions League qualification. The Red and Blacks are winless in three straight league matches and will try to bounce back in the toughest possible matchup against the Blues.
Napoli vs. AC Milan: Initial Situation
Napoli are topping Serie A with 71 points (W23, D2, L2) and a 64:16 goal difference. The Blues are 19 points ahead of their closest rivals Lazio. Napoli have been a dominant force all season long and will win the title with ease. On the other side, AC Milan are fourth with 48 points (W14, D6, L7) and a 44:36 goal difference, just one point ahead of AS Roma.
Napoli Stats & Form
The Blues are riding a three-game winning streak following a 4-0 thrashing of Torino on the road in Round 27. Napoli have won ten of their previous 11 matches in all competitions while keeping their net intact nine times in that stretch. Their last defeat came on March 3 when the Blues lost 1-0 to Lazio as 1.60 home favorites.
Victor Osimhen scored a brace against Torino, and the 24-year-old striker now has 25 goals on his season tally. The 22-year-old winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia continues to impress and has already accounted for 14 goals and 16 assists in 2022-23, while midfielder Piotr Zielinski has added seven goals and ten dishes.
AC Milan Stats & Form
The Red and Blacks have only earned a point over their last three league matches. They’ve played a 1-1 home draw against Salernitana while losing to Fiorentina 2-1 and Udinese 3-1 on the road. In their previous seven showings away from home, AC Milan have recorded one win, two draws, and four defeats.
The veteran striker Olivier Giroud is AC Milan’s leading scorer with 12 goals this season. He’s also accounted for six dishes in 34 appearances in all competitions, while winger Rafael Leao has amassed nine goals and ten assists. The 22-year-old Sandro Tonali is a key player in the middle of the park, and he has seven assists and a couple of goals on his account.
Napoli – AC Milan: Head-to-Head
The Blues have recorded three wins and a pair of losses in their last five encounters with the Red and Blacks. Napoli outlasted AC Milan 2-1 in their first meeting of the season, and the Blues were outshot 22-9. Interestingly, the visiting team has emerged victorious in each of the past five dates between Napoli and AC Milan.
Napoli – AC Milan Odds
If you want to ride the H2H betting trend and back the visitors to pull off an upset, you can get 5.00 odds at BetVictor Sportsbook. The hosts are 1.73 favorites at bet365 Sportsbook. The bookmakers are not expecting a high-scoring affair, and bet365 offers 2.05 odds on Over 2.5 Goals.
I’m not going to stand in front of this Napoli team. The Blues have been outstanding so far this season, and after that surprising home loss to Lazio, I’m backing Napoli to avoid another upsetting result in front of the home crowd. Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have been unstoppable thus far, and I’m expecting more of the same when AC Milan come to town.
Betting tip and prediction: Napoli – AC Milan (2.4.2023)