After picking up just one win in their last seven matches, Napoli will attempt to revive their faltering title challenge when they host a struggling Milan side in Naples.
Antonio Conte’s team have been in the title mix all season, but they now find themselves three points behind Inter at the top of the table. By the time they kick off, that gap could stand at six points.
- Napoli to win – 19/20 with SBK
- Both teams to score (yes) – 4/5 with Betfred
- Romelu Lukaku to score or assist – 10/11 with Paddy Power
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Napoli and AC Milan clash at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Matchday 30 of the Serie A season.
The hosts sit second in the table on 61 points. They have won 18, drawn seven and lost four.
Antonio Conte’s team has spent only one week outside of the top two since Matchday 5. But after a run of seven matches that has seen them pick up just eight points, the title is in real danger of slipping away.
A seven match winning streak throughout December and early January had previously propelled the Blues to the top of the league. That now seems like ancient history, with Conte’s team registering just one win since Matchday 22 in January.
The run of poor results has coincided with the January departure of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. But it would be too simple to blame the slump on this alone.
Napoli did snap a five-match winless run with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Matchday 28. Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori sealed the three points.
But any hopes that this represented a turning point in the season proved to be wrong when Conte’s team were held to a goalless draw away at Venice the following weekend. This was in the last round of fixtures before the international break.
AC Milan are having an even tougher time of things. The Rossoneri sit mid-table with 47 points from 29 matches. They have won 13, drawn eight and lost eight in what has been a largely inconsistent season.
In an attempt to revive their fortunes, Milan appointed former Porto boss Sergio Conceicao at the turn of the year. The change seemed to work as Milan won the Supercoppa and their league form also picked up.
But the run of results didn’t last long and there were rumours as recently as February that Conceicao had already had enough.
Things have picked up again in recent weeks. Milan are on a winning run of two that started with a 3-2 win away at Leece on Matchday 28. The victory snapped a two match losing streak.
The Red and Blacks backed that up the following weekend with a 2-1 win at home to Como. Goals from Christian Pulisic and Tijjani Reijnders saw Milan come from behind to seal a much needed three points ahead of the international break.
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Napoli need the three points to keep pace with Inter at the top of Serie A. Milan need the points if they are to have any chance of making a late charge for a place in the top four and next season’s Champions League. Our match betting tips are below:
Napoli has been poor in recent weeks, but if you inspect their results more closely, it’s more on the road that the Blues have struggled.
Antonio Conte’s won their last home match 2-1 against Fiorentina and they drew 1-1 with Inter in the home match before.
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In their seven match run with just one win, only three matches were at home. Along with the two results above, they also drew 1-1 at home to Udinese. That is probably their only indiscretion at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona recently.
Furthermore, Napoli has won ten of their 14 home matches this season. They are nearly even money to beat an average Milan team. That can’t be missed.
⚽ Back Napoli to win at 19/20 with SBK ⚽
Napoli’s 0-0 draw with Venice in their final match before the international break ended a run of eight matches without a clean sheet.
Milan has scored in their last eight in Serie A. They have also conceded in their last four and in 10 of their previous 12. There surely has to be goals at both ends in this match.
⚽ Back yes in both teams to score at 4/5 with Betfred ⚽
Anybody who remembers Romelu Lukaku from his stints in the Premier League knows the big Belgian can be very hit and miss.
Lukaku isn’t much different in Italy, but he does seem to be more at home on the continent than he was in England.
The striker has scored ten goals and provided eight assists in 27 Serie A matches for Napoli this season. He’s not prolific, but he has been reasonably consistent with his goal contributions for the Blues.
In Napoli’s last home match, Lukaku scored and provided an assist. Let’s hope he is about to embark on one of his runs and back him to chip in with another goal contribution against Milan.
⚽ Back Romula Lukaku to score or assist at 10/11 with Paddy Power ⚽
- Location: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy.
- Date and time: Sunday 30th March, 7.45pm GMT.
- How to watch: TNT Sports 1 and OneFootball.
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