AC Milan vs Napoli Prediction, 9/18/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: AC Milan vs Napoli
Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022
Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy
TV: Paramount +
Odds/Point Spread: AC Milan (+123) Napoli (+220)
The Blues (4-2-0) are hitting the road to Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday where they will meet the Red and Blacks (4-2-0). AC Milan are priced at +123 while the Blues are at +220. The over/under is 2.75. The expected starting goalies will be Mike Maignan for AC Milan and Alex Meret for Napoli.
AC Milan has amassed 11 SVs and they also hold a save rate of 64.7 so far this year. This team's difference in goals is currently at 6 by 12 goals put in the net as well as 6 goals allowed. So far this season, the squad has an average of 2.33 points per contest (14 pts) and they also are 4th in the league with 9 assists. The Red and Blacks rank 4th for xG with 9.4, and the team's xGA are coming in at 4.8. AC Milan has tallied 15 yellow card warnings over the course of the season in addition to 1 red card. The Red and Blacks have surrendered 6 goals while surrendering 1.00 goals per 90, and opponents have recorded 17 shots on target against them. They have accounted for 2 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a rate of 33.3 on the season.
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Napoli has totaled 13 goals and their xG so far this season sits at 12.6. Their goals against per 90 minutes is at 0.67 in addition to 11 saves, and they have earned 3 shutouts. This season, S.S.C. Napoli has a save rate of 73.3 (15 SoTA), and rank 3rd in Serie A with 14 pts. Napoli ranks 1st when talking about goals surrendered having 4, and the squad's goal differential is sitting at 9. S.S.C. Napoli has a shut out rate of 50.0 on the season as well as 9 yellow card cautions. The Blues are averaging 2.3 pts per match while totaling 13 assists.
The guy who will defend the goal for AC Milan is Mike Maignan. Maignan has played for a total of 13,787 mins and has earned 389 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.99 (152 total goals surrendered) and his save % is .747. The goalkeeper hailing from France has seen 521 shots attempted at him in 153 starts. Maignan (79-33-40 record during his soccer career) has tallied 59 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 38.6% clean sheet percentage.
Alex Meret will be residing in front of the net for Napoli. He has conceded 1.12 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 53-28-23. Meret has totaled 32 clean sheets while he has seen 405 shots tried against him in 9,437 career mins. So far in his career, Meret has surrendered 117 goals and has racked up 301 saves in 105 starts. He has a save % of .743 and his shutout rate is 30.5%.
Olivier Giroud is one footballer who can be a difference maker for AC Milan. Giroud has been a starter in 262 contests during his career and he tallies 0.54 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing France has earned 147 goals in 24,286 professional minutes played. He has 48 assists while tallying 36 yellow card warnings so far in his career.
Napoli features a game changer in Matteo Politano, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. The forward hailing from Italy has accumulated 16,664 professional minutes while scoring 48 goals. He is averaging 0.26 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 192 matches so far in his pro soccer career. He has collected 25 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 29 times.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take AC Milan (+123)
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