AC Milan vs Napoli

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 🧑‍⚖️ Daniele Chiffi 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
AC Milan 5 · Napoli 2
Referee Stats
15 matches · 2.47 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.47
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.40
Over 4.5 cards 7%
Home wins 27%
Draws 20%
Away wins 53%
How the match was won
  • Napoli outshot their opponent (6-19).
  • Napoli controlled possession (63%).
  • Napoli had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

AC Milan (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 21
Avg: 1.32 / 1.11

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3
Napoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

25 / 18
Avg: 1.32 / 0.95

Points

33
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.74
1.32
GF
1.32
1.11
GA
0.95
53%
O2.5
42%
53%
BTTS
37%
42%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

AC Milan rank5th
Napoli rank2nd
AC Milan points70
Napoli points76
AC Milan: #5 · 70 pts · GD +18
6 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Napoli: #2 · 76 pts · GD +22
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AC Milan last 5 home

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals6-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Napoli last 5 away

W D D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals7-2
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

AC Milan trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Napoli trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

AC Milan score at home84%
AC Milan clean sheet at home37%
Napoli score away74%
Napoli clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

AC Milan score first42%
AC Milan win after scoring first75%
Napoli score first47%
Napoli win after scoring first89%
Comeback rate after conceding first: AC Milan 57% · Napoli 38%
Avg first goal minute: AC Milan 33.6' · Napoli 14.2'

Vs league average

AC Milan score at home1.32 vs 1.28
AC Milan concede at home1.11 vs 1.15
Napoli score away1.32 vs 1.15
Napoli concede away0.95 vs 1.28
AC Milan score 3% above league average, while Napoli score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: AC Milan are 4% below league average at home, and Napoli are 26% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

AC Milan goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
0-15 2
61-75 2

Napoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
16-30 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
7
Total Shots
6
19
Shots off Goal
2
6
Blocked Shots
1
6
Shots Inside Box
5
12
Shots Outside Box
1
7
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
1
7
Fouls
7
7
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
6
1
Total Passes
359
604
Passes Accurate
298
551
Passes %
83%
91%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
3'
3' Goal · 1-0
A. Saelemaekers
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Pulišić
31'
31' Goal · 2-0
C. Pulišić
Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Fofana
56'
56' 📺 VAR
P. Estupiñán
Card upgrade
57'
57' P. Estupiñán
59'
59' C. Pulišić
1st substitution · For: D. Bartesaghi
60'
60' Goal · 2-1
K. De Bruyne
Penalty
68'
68' A. Saelemaekers
2nd substitution · For: Z. Athekame
69'
69' S. Giménez
3rd substitution · For: Rafael Leão
72'
72' K. De Bruyne
1st substitution · For: E. Elmas
73'
73' S. McTominay
2nd substitution · For: David Neres
73'
73' R. Højlund
3rd substitution · For: L. Lucca
77'
77' M. Politano
4th substitution · For: N. Lang
80'
80' F. Tomori
4th substitution · For: K. De Winter
80'
80' Y. Fofana
5th substitution · For: R. Loftus-Cheek
90'
90' A. Rabiot
90+3'
90+3' S. Lobotka
5th substitution · For: B. Gilmour

AC Milan vs Napoli 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AC Milan beat Napoli 2-1 on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Daniele Chiffi. It was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

First half: AC Milan took an early lead at 3' when A. Saelemaekers scored, with the assist credited to C. Pulišić, making the score 1-0. AC Milan extended the lead at 31' when C. Pulišić scored, with the assist credited to Y. Fofana, making the score 2-0.

Second half: VAR intervened at 56' for AC Milan (Card upgrade). P. Estupiñán received a red card for AC Milan at 57'. AC Milan made their 1st substitution at 59', with C. Pulišić replacing D. Bartesaghi. Napoli reduced the deficit at 60' when K. De Bruyne scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. AC Milan made their 2nd substitution at 68', with A. Saelemaekers replacing Z. Athekame. AC Milan made their 3rd substitution at 69', with S. Giménez replacing Rafael Leão. Napoli made their 1st substitution at 72', with K. De Bruyne replacing E. Elmas. Napoli made their 2nd substitution at 73', with S. McTominay replacing David Neres. Napoli made their 3rd substitution at 73', with R. Højlund replacing L. Lucca. Napoli made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Politano replacing N. Lang. AC Milan made their 4th substitution at 80', with F. Tomori replacing K. De Winter. AC Milan made their 5th substitution at 80', with Y. Fofana replacing R. Loftus-Cheek. A. Rabiot received a yellow card for AC Milan at 90'. Napoli made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with S. Lobotka replacing B. Gilmour.

AC Milan used 5 substitutions while Napoli used 5 substitutions. AC Milan got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Napoli outshot their opponent (6-19).
  • Napoli controlled possession (63%).
  • Napoli had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins5
Draws5
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals11 (52.4%)
BTTS11 (52.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals4 (36.4%)
BTTS4 (36.4%)

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