10 STATS AHEAD OF AC MILAN V NAPOLI

Coach Pioli’s side are back in action tonight after the international break drew to a close. The Rossoneri will be eager to bounce back from an undeserved defeat in Turin and have the chance to do so at San Siro against Ancelotti’s Napoli, a side fresh off the back of a home draw and at a delicate point in their season. While we wait for kick-off at 18:00 CET tonight, let’s take a look at ten statistics relating to this fixture on matchday 13 of Serie A:

PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS AT SAN SIRO

1- AC Milan and Napoli have faced each other 71 times at San Siro in Serie A: the record has seen Milan win 32, Napoli win 14 and the remaining 25 end as draws.

GENERAL STATISTICS

2- Milan and Napoli have played 142 games against one another in Serie A: the Rossoneri hold the better record with 54 victories compared to Napoli’s 42, while the remaining 46 have ended as draws.

3- The most common scoreline between the two sides in Serie A is 0-0, the final result of 21 games, including their last encounter in Serie A.

4- Milan’s next goal against Napoli will be their 200th against this opposition in the league, an achievement held only by Inter (207) and Juventus (219). 

PLAYER FOCUS

5- Krzysztof Piątek could make his 50th Serie A appearance in this game. The Polish striker has scored twelve goals in his first 30 league games for Milan, having netted 13 in his first 19 appearances in the competition for Genoa (shot conversion rate - 16.2% with the Rossoneri and 16.9% with the Rossoblù).

6- Only Kolarov and Pulgar have made more crosses (from set-pieces and open play) than Suso (71) and Callejón (70) in the league this season. Suso’s first goal for Milan came against Napoli in August 2016, a game in which he also provided the assist for the winner.

7- Theo Hernández has the most attempted and successful dribbles (38 and 17) out of all the defenders in the league this season.

8- Giacomo Bonaventura has scored four goals against Napoli in Serie A, his highest total for any opposition. Three of these goals came at the San Paolo, including his first goal in the top-flight division for Atalanta in April 2012.

COACH FOCUS

9- Stefano Pioli has faced Napoli 17 times in Serie A with a record of six wins, three draws and eight defeats.

10- Milan played 282 games under Carlo Ancelotti, as the coach departed with a record of 162 wins, 68 draws and 68 defeats.

Remember that tickets are on sale for the home games against Napoli and Sassuolo. Buy yours now! See you at San Siro!