AC Milan vs Napoli

18 September 2022 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Olivier Giroud 69’
  • Matteo Politano 55’ (pen)
  • Giovanni Simeone 78’

Match summary

Napoli won 2-1 away at AC Milan. It was goalless at half-time.

Matteo Politano put Napoli ahead from the penalty spot in the 55th minute, Olivier Giroud equalised in the 69th minute, set up by Theo Hernández, and Giovanni Simeone won it with a header in the 78th minute, set up by Mário Rui.

AC Milan can feel hard done by, creating 2.26 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Napoli's 1.18 from 9.

Match stats

AC Milan Napoli
22 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 4
9 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.25 xG 1.18
2.25 Non-penalty xG 0.42
18 Deep Completions 7

Key events

AC Milan Napoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
55’
Matteo Politano
Penalty0-1 (Napoli)
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Theo Hernández1-1 (AC Milan)
69’
78’
Giovanni Simeone
Assist: Mário Rui1-2 (Napoli)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

AC Milan
  • Davide Calabria
  • Simon Kjaer
  • Fikayo Tomori
  • Rade Krunic
Napoli
  • Amir Rrahmani
  • Giovanni Simeone
  • Alessio Zerbin

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.26 1.18 55’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), 0-1 55’ 69’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 1-1 69’ 78’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), 1-2 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.26 1.18 55’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), 0-1 Politano 55’ 69’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 1-1 Giroud 69’ 78’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), 1-2 Simeone 78’
AC Milan 2.26 xGNapoli 1.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Napoli attacking AC Milan attacking 
55’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 86’ Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 13’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 7’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 42’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 31’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+7’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 78’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 62’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 68’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Alessio Zerbin (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Yacine Adli (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 86’ Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 13’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 7’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 42’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 31’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+7’ Brahim Diaz (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 78’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 59’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 68’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Alessio Zerbin (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Rade Krunic (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Yacine Adli (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mike Maignan GK900 0.000.000
Davide Calabria DEF460 0.000.000
Fikayo Tomori DEF900 0.000.091
Simon Kjaer DEF460 0.000.000
Theo Hernández DEF9012 0.090.673
Ismael Bennacer MID900 0.000.235
Sandro Tonali MID901 0.030.243
Alexis Saelemaekers MID662 0.090.071
Charles De Ketelaere MID821 0.040.283
Rade Krunic MID663 0.190.131
Olivier Giroud FWD9018 1.200.492
Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa Sub442 0.430.000
Sergiño Dest Sub440 0.000.000
Brahim Diaz Sub241 0.100.000
Junior Messias Sub241 0.080.000
Yacine Adli Sub81 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 41% Avg odds 2.31
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.21
Napoli win 29% Avg odds 3.32

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

AC Milan DWDWW
Napoli WDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Napoli 0-1 AC Milan, 06 Mar 22 Next meeting: Napoli 0-4 AC Milan, 02 Apr 23  All AC Milan vs Napoli meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.