9 FACTS ON AC MILAN v NAPOLI

It's almost time for a massive clash at San Siro as the Rossoneri host Napoli on Serie A matchday 18 - the penultimate match of the girone d'andata. The match is as hotly-anticipated as it is tricky for AC Milan against a side going well in the standings and that Rossoneri haven't beaten at home in the league since December 2014. We have all the ingredients for a brilliant evening of football; let's take a look at a few stats and facts.

RECORD WITH AC MILAN AS THE HOME TEAM
1- The two sides have met 73 times at the home of the Rossoneri: 32 wins for AC Milan to the Azzurri's 15 (26 draws).
2- Napoli have won four of their last 27 away matches in Serie A against AC Milan.

CURRENT FORM
3- AC Milan have kept a clean sheet in four of their last ten home games in the league, including the most recent against Salernitana on matchday 16.

GENERAL STATS
4- AC Milan are one of two teams to have scored in all 17 league matches this season (alongside Inter).
5- AC Milan have scored the most goals in the first 30 minutes of games (15 - level with Inter) in the league this season; Napoli have conceded 54% of their goals (seven out of 13, including six of the last seven) in this time frame.
6- Both AC Milan and Napoli have scored eleven goals from dead-ball situations in Serie A 2021/22, only Inter (14) and Fiorentina (12) have more.

PLAYER STATS
7- Zlatan Ibrahimović has scored four goals in his last five Serie A matches against Napoli, including a brace in the first game last season. Among those players with at least seven league goals scored this season, the Swede has the best minutes-per-goal ratio, scoring every 88 minutes.
8- Junior Messias has taken part in two goals in his two Serie A appearances against Napoli: a goal and an assist, both in the match between Crotone and the Partenopei last April.
9- Among the goalkeepers with at least three appearances this season, Mike Maignan (77.5%) and David Ospina (76.9%) have the highest save percentages.

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