Napoli vs AC Milan

22 November 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Paolo Valeri

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Dries Mertens 63’
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 20’, 54’
  • Jens Petter Hauge 90+5’

Match summary

AC Milan beat Napoli 3-1 on the road. AC Milan led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Zlatan Ibrahimovic put AC Milan ahead with a header in the 20th minute, set up by Theo Hernández. In the second half, Ibrahimovic made it 0-2 in the 54th minute, set up by Ante Rebic, Dries Mertens pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 63rd minute, and Jens Petter Hauge made it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Ismael Bennacer.

There was little between the sides on chances: Napoli created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots, AC Milan 1.85 from 15. Napoli had a player sent off.

Match stats

Napoli AC Milan
16 Shots 11
9 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1.88 xG 1.84
1.88 Non-penalty xG 1.84
14 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Napoli AC Milan
Kick-off
20’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Assist: Theo Hernández0-1 (AC Milan)
Half-time0-1
54’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Assist: Ante Rebic0-2 (AC Milan)
Dries Mertens1-2 (Napoli)
63’
90+5’
Jens Petter Hauge
Assist: Ismael Bennacer1-3 (AC Milan)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Tiemoué Bakayoko
  • Mário Rui
AC Milan
  • Davide Calabria
  • Franck Kessié
  • Ante Rebic
  • Samu Castillejo

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 1.85 20’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-1 20’ 54’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-2 54’ 63’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 1-2 63’ 90+5’ Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), 1-3 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 1.85 20’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-1 Ibrahimovic 20’ 54’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-2 Ibrahimovic 54’ 63’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 1-2 Mertens 63’ 90+5’ Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), 1-3 Hauge 90+5’
Napoli 1.98 xGAC Milan 1.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Napoli attacking 
54’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 27’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 63’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 73’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90+1’ Lorenzo Colombo (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 27’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 90+6’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 10’ Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 27’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 35’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Fabián (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 27’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 63’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 73’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90+1’ Lorenzo Colombo (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 27’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 90+6’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 10’ Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 35’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Fabián (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex Meret GK900 0.000.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF903 0.580.021
Kostas Manolas DEF901 0.030.282
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF901 0.050.081
Mário Rui DEF901 0.020.000
Fabián MID902 0.040.000
Tiemoué Bakayoko MID681 0.040.021
Hirving Lozano MID592 0.160.122
Matteo Politano MID723 0.080.063
Lorenzo Insigne MID900 0.000.051
Dries Mertens FWD9014 0.680.071
Piotr Zielinski Sub310 0.000.031
Andrea Petagna Sub181 0.240.121
Eljif Elmas Sub11 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 45% Avg odds 2.13
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
AC Milan win 27% Avg odds 3.49

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

Form going into the game

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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.