Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Warkop]

on inter milan versus napoli

napoli statistics

AVG GOAL 2.47
SHOT 92
ASSIST 31
CROSS 78
BALL POSSESSION 32'53


inter milan statistics

AVG GOAL 2.27
SHOT 84
ASSIST 23
CROSS 107
BALL POSSESSION 29'41


napoli is better in much statistics than inter milan

Not so far from the ball possession of the two clubs, and Cross which is owned by Inter Milan is superior to Napoli, that Inter Milan has more control over the suspension of some of their wing players, of course it will likely create a chance for goals in the meeting later, but the shot that is have Napoli is very large, it will likely create a goal opportunity in the first half minutes, (AVG GOAL): Napoli 2.47, Inter Milan 2.27 the comparison only produces a thin value and that means this match will be much more balanced, because both of them are buying and selling attacks on the first minute until the end of the match, everything returns to the two clubs respectively, because that is not a benchmark for a victory in a soccer match, anything can change..

[Maidak]

Things didn't go very well for Milan considering the last four weeks in the Serie A. They didn't get even one comfortable win in terms of score. They lost 5 points in this time period as well. This has helped Napoli very much as they are eight points ahead of Milan now. Milan might be in a big trouble as for retaining their title this season. They need to bring back their old performance and start a winning streak. They have no other choice for now as Napoli seem unstoppable. At least they can keep the gap at this point until Napoli start to stumble.
But unless Napoli maintain a very bad form it is very difficult for any team to catch up with them too much.

The teams have played only 15 matches. There is still a long journey ahead. But in just 15 matches, the Napoli team is 8 points ahead of second-placed Milan and 10 points ahead of third-placed Juventus. So Napoli is in the best position to win the title. Even if they drop a point in the 2/1 match, Napoli is more likely to win the title. However, the teams will still play about 23 more matches. It is very difficult to perform consistently for such a long time. And so Napoli is far ahead now though. Even then, there is no way to say for sure that Napoli will be the champions this season.

Napoli have been waiting for this moment since many years there should be no reason to waste it unless they are faced with 2choices between SerieA title or UCL
Milan is Napoli closest competitor, unfortunately Milan lost several points in the last 5 matches as if they gave Napoli a chance lol if Milan and Juventus lose more points in the next few games it means Napoli are indeed prepared to win.

The first thing is that even though they are so much behind in terms of points(8 ) they are still in the second position and not so far behind. The eight-point difference is still going to be very big for them. There is no denying that they should have done better considering that they are the defending champions.

However, not having Ibrahimović available was a big setback for them. But that is obviously going to benefit Napoli a lot. They are currently at the top of the table and there is no way they are going to just give away the benefit of eight points. Now I don’t know what is going to happen after the World Cup break, but unless Napoli loses a lot of points, it is going to be hard for Milan to successfully defend that title.

[ginsan]

Yes, it cannot be denied that the increased performance of AC Milan last season was inseparable from the role of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Even though he has slowed down, it is his mentality that keeps his teammates more motivated. This is what made AC Milan decide to extend his contract even though he was injured. They need a player who has a good mentality and that is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He is indeed a temperamental player, but he can balance it with good performances. Not many players have those characteristics, AC Milan are lucky they have them now.

ibrahimovic has indeed been one of the influential players for Ac milan in the previous season. But this season, Ibrahimovic can only contribute through the atmosphere of the locker room to encourage the AC Milan team in every match because Ibrahimovic is still recovering from the injury he has experienced. but recently I read in one of the newspapers about ibrahimovic who was reported to have started to recover from injury. Stafano Pioli really needs Ibrahimovic on the pitch in the upcoming matches.

[rozak]

but unless Napoli loses a lot of points, it is going to be hard for Milan to successfully defend that title.

This season still has a lot of games left. no need to be too pessimistic for Milan to defend their title.
Napoli has won quite a few points with the consistency of their game. and of course lucky because the other team played quite badly at the start of the season.
nothing is impossible with the difference in points. even Milan also managed to catch Lazio, Atalanta, and Udinese. when Milan manages to catch up with Napoli, it will make Serie A even more enjoyable. although I hope Napoli will finish this season well.

[Distraction]

The Serie A started to be really enjoyable since Juventus' domination finished. Juventus became the champions nine seasons in a row until the 2019/20 season. Finally we started to see different teams starting to win the league title after that. First Inter and after that Milan reached the title. This season it looks like Napoli will be the champions. It would be a very meaningful championship for them at the same time by the way. Because it has been 30+ years since they got their last championship here.

The only boring part might start depending on if Napoli open the point gap with the others much more and finish the season earlier than the expectations. But I will still enjoy the league anyway because we will have another different champion team.  

[masulum]

However, not having Ibrahimović available was a big setback for them. But that is obviously going to benefit Napoli a lot. They are currently at the top of the table and there is no way they are going to just give away the benefit of eight points. Now I don’t know what is going to happen after the World Cup break, but unless Napoli loses a lot of points, it is going to be hard for Milan to successfully defend that title.

The good thing is, AC Milan not really dependent to Ibrahimovic, even last season when they are getting title. So, this season, maybe hard because Ibrahimovic need to recover from his injured. As soon As he can play even just for subtitutions, i feel Milan will doing something difference after january transfer window. Last news I've read, Ibrahimovic will possible to join squad when AC Milan face Tottenham in UCL. maybe we will see Milan have better motivations, even Ibrahimovic doesn't play in this match.

[alpamar99]

Now it's just a matter of seeing whether Juventus' condition after the players recover and the league starts again will play better or vice versa because if for example this improves then replacing by giving compensation is clearly not very good so there is no need to change coaches but if performance is still stagnant I I think Allegri can still be replaced.
Maybe this can also be a consideration for the higher-ups now.

Juventus have started to interfere in the league but there is not good enough football for the championship. In the past, in the middle of a game Juventus would just close the goal and even Chiellini or Bonucci would hit the headshot and score. This team even won the matches they played poorly and became the champion. For now, the number of Italian players must be increased and the players affiliated with the club should be transferred. A star as effective as Chiesa is needed and also a world-class centre-back and a left-back are needed. Not much problem elsewhere. The club has fallen out of shape due to its mismanagement in the last two years but Juventus is always one of the top 5 clubs in the world, this does not change.

When saying this we also have to be aware of how Juventus' condition was at the start of this season with lots of injured players for them but for half of the season it looks like their injury storm is over and this is clearly profitable for them and actually if the full team is without problems I'm still pretty sure with Juventus who will speak volumes in the League.

[hahay]

The Serie A started to be really enjoyable since Juventus' domination finished. Juventus became the champions nine seasons in a row until the 2019/20 season. Finally we started to see different teams starting to win the league title after that. First Inter and after that Milan reached the title. This season it looks like Napoli will be the champions. It would be a very meaningful championship for them at the same time by the way. Because it has been 30+ years since they got their last championship here.

The only boring part might start depending on if Napoli open the point gap with the others much more and finish the season earlier than the expectations. But I will still enjoy the league anyway because we will have another different champion team.  

It doesn't matter if Napoli can have a very wide points gap because if Napoli don't have a very wide points gap, then I think Napoli will be overtaken again. At least with Napoli having a very wide point gap later on then Napoli will win the title for sure and that will be interesting, because every season Serie A gets a new winner.
Because as time goes by, the three teams that previously won their Serie A title are slowly getting back up and will still be putting pressure on Napoli who are at the top of the standings.

Therefore, I personally hope that Napoli will be able to maintain their performance so that they continue to be strong at the top of the standings.
Because the league will continue and at least there is still a meaningful second half of the season, there is still no guarantee for Napoli to be able to win the title, unless Napoli already have points that can no longer be chased.

[samuraijin]

However, not having Ibrahimović available was a big setback for them. But that is obviously going to benefit Napoli a lot. They are currently at the top of the table and there is no way they are going to just give away the benefit of eight points. Now I don’t know what is going to happen after the World Cup break, but unless Napoli loses a lot of points, it is going to be hard for Milan to successfully defend that title.

The good thing is, AC Milan not really dependent to Ibrahimovic, even last season when they are getting title. So, this season, maybe hard because Ibrahimovic need to recover from his injured. As soon As he can play even just for subtitutions, i feel Milan will doing something difference after january transfer window. Last news I've read, Ibrahimovic will possible to join squad when AC Milan face Tottenham in UCL. maybe we will see Milan have better motivations, even Ibrahimovic doesn't play in this match.

My question is, is Ibrahimovic able to play for 90 minutes against Tottenham, because this player is always hit by injuries and the age factor is no longer young, if the Milan coach forces Ibrahimovic to play in the Champions League, it will make his injury worse. , the fight for the Serie A title is still relatively long so I'm afraid of Ibrahimovic, will not play an important match in Serie A, hopefully some of AC Milan's core players, no one gets injured when their players return to the club, and can continue this season well, like last year...

[Velvet78]

Ibrahimovic is a really good leader for Milan above all else. He wasn't performing like in the old times maybe but even Milan players were admitting that he was leading the team very well to the victories. He had an important share in their Serie A title in the previous season because of that as well.

But they need to be able to do the same things without him too and it looks like they are good at it for now. But their performance is still a little away from the one in the previous season. Napoli are making use of it a lot so Milan should wake up immediately after this break ends. Otherwise it will be a dream for them to retain their title.

[Bobrox]

My question is, is Ibrahimovic able to play for 90 minutes against Tottenham, because this player is always hit by injuries and the age factor is no longer young, if the Milan coach forces Ibrahimovic to play in the Champions League, it will make his injury worse. , the fight for the Serie A title is still relatively long so I'm afraid of Ibrahimovic, will not play an important match in Serie A, hopefully some of AC Milan's core players, no one gets injured when their players return to the club, and can continue this season well, like last year...

Ibrahimovic can't play over 90 minutes against with Tottenham Hotspur on Champion League, I don't think he will be in starting eleven or line up name for Milan against with Spurs, have been over with Ibrahimovic era right now but he can be leader with Milan player. Milan still have Giroud and Divock Origi will be central forward and I don't see have opportunity for Ibrahimovic get or settle regular position.

He has chance for playing but several minutes only as substitute player not in starting eleven who play at the early minutes, for now, Ibrahimovic's presence is just a role model and motivation for Milan players to continue to perform consistently, Opportunities for Ibrahimovic to be able to appear regularly for Milan seem very difficult with several forward options currently owned by Milan.

[kro55]

Ibrahimovic is a really good leader for Milan above all else. He wasn't performing like in the old times maybe but even Milan players were admitting that he was leading the team very well to the victories. He had an important share in their Serie A title in the previous season because of that as well.

But they need to be able to do the same things without him too and it looks like they are good at it for now. But their performance is still a little away from the one in the previous season. Napoli are making use of it a lot so Milan should wake up immediately after this break ends. Otherwise it will be a dream for them to retain their title.

Ibrahimovic's age is now 41. He still has excellent fitness though. But it is foolish to expect better performance from him at this age. And I guess the AC Milan management is not expecting a good performance from Ibra either. Basically, Ibrahimovic is a good leader now. When he is with the squad, he can boost the morale of the players, and instill confidence in the players. And confidence is essential to consistently perform well.

Napoli has been a very strong team since the start of the season. And consistently they are able to win. And they are now 8 points ahead of second-placed Milan in the table. Closing this point gap is impossible if Napoli is able to continue their good form. But if Napoli loses Truck, Milan and Juventus will try to go to the top of the table.

[tulusikhlas]

The Serie A started to be really enjoyable since Juventus' domination finished. Juventus became the champions nine seasons in a row until the 2019/20 season. Finally we started to see different teams starting to win the league title after that. First Inter and after that Milan reached the title. This season it looks like Napoli will be the champions. It would be a very meaningful championship for them at the same time by the way. Because it has been 30+ years since they got their last championship here.

The only boring part might start depending on if Napoli open the point gap with the others much more and finish the season earlier than the expectations. But I will still enjoy the league anyway because we will have another different champion team.  

The league will run more interesting when many teams take turns to become champions and also competitive competition without leaving points to be very far apart. Today we have seen that, especially last season where the title was decided in their last game between AC Milan and Inter Milan who had to fight to the last drop of blood. Competition like this is what we have been waiting for and want to see in a competition.

[nara1892]

Yes, it cannot be denied that the increased performance of AC Milan last season was inseparable from the role of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Even though he has slowed down, it is his mentality that keeps his teammates more motivated. This is what made AC Milan decide to extend his contract even though he was injured. They need a player who has a good mentality and that is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He is indeed a temperamental player, but he can balance it with good performances. Not many players have those characteristics, AC Milan are lucky they have them now.

ibrahimovic has indeed been one of the influential players for Ac milan in the previous season. But this season, Ibrahimovic can only contribute through the atmosphere of the locker room to encourage the AC Milan team in every match because Ibrahimovic is still recovering from the injury he has experienced. but recently I read in one of the newspapers about ibrahimovic who was reported to have started to recover from injury. Stafano Pioli really needs Ibrahimovic on the pitch in the upcoming matches.

At least he still continues to contribute now even though he still can't really play for AC Milan.
But then again the role on the pitch is much more helpful actually than continuing to provide motivation in the dressing room.
Last season Zlatan was always a protector for Milan players and this season actually when Zlatan is not around they also have to learn a lot that their protector will not always be on the pitch so this can be a good experience too for the young players to be more motivated.

[CLS63]

Romelu Lukaku is a chronic injured player as it seems. He wanted to be a part of Inter so much and he reached his goal as well. However he is dealing with serious injuries this time. Since the day he came back he hasn't been able to play properly for Inter. He has had three injuries so far and the last one is still going on.

I know that there is a long time for their next matches so he can get well until then. But I have big doubts about his contribution to the team this season. Him and Martinez made a great duo in the past but we can't see it again now. Despite all this, Inter are still one of the most productive teams in the league which is a great success of course.

[CryptoBuds]

Things didn't go very well for Milan considering the last four weeks in the Serie A. They didn't get even one comfortable win in terms of score. They lost 5 points in this time period as well. This has helped Napoli very much as they are eight points ahead of Milan now. Milan might be in a big trouble as for retaining their title this season. They need to bring back their old performance and start a winning streak. They have no other choice for now as Napoli seem unstoppable. At least they can keep the gap at this point until Napoli start to stumble.
But unless Napoli maintain a very bad form it is very difficult for any team to catch up with them too much.

The teams have played only 15 matches. There is still a long journey ahead. But in just 15 matches, the Napoli team is 8 points ahead of second-placed Milan and 10 points ahead of third-placed Juventus. So Napoli is in the best position to win the title. Even if they drop a point in the 2/1 match, Napoli is more likely to win the title. However, the teams will still play about 23 more matches. It is very difficult to perform consistently for such a long time. And so Napoli is far ahead now though. Even then, there is no way to say for sure that Napoli will be the champions this season.

Napoli have been waiting for this moment since many years there should be no reason to waste it unless they are faced with 2choices between SerieA title or UCL
Milan is Napoli closest competitor, unfortunately Milan lost several points in the last 5 matches as if they gave Napoli a chance lol if Milan and Juventus lose more points in the next few games it means Napoli are indeed prepared to win.

All teams in Serie A have tried to strengthen themselves this season. Almost all the teams inducted new talented players to strengthen themselves. But no team other than Napoli can succeed so far. Napoli's main strength is the strong bond between the players. They have now been able to prove themselves at the top of the table as well as in Serie A and the Champions League thanks to the good understanding between the players. I'd say if Napoli can keep up this kind of performance they will be in contention for both the Serie A and Champions League titles. And this qualification they have this season.

[snipie]

Romelu Lukaku is a chronic injured player as it seems. He wanted to be a part of Inter so much and he reached his goal as well. However he is dealing with serious injuries this time. Since the day he came back he hasn't been able to play properly for Inter. He has had three injuries so far and the last one is still going on.

I know that there is a long time for their next matches so he can get well until then. But I have big doubts about his contribution to the team this season. Him and Martinez made a great duo in the past but we can't see it again now. Despite all this, Inter are still one of the most productive teams in the league which is a great success of course.

Inter has good players but sometimes they fail to prove how solid the team is.
If we exclude Napoli, the difference between Inter and the other teams are negligible.
Now for Lukaku, he has lost his excellent performance once he moved out of Inter and he wasn't able to get it back and injuries made that just worse..
Dzeko, Martinez, Mkhitaryan, calhanoglu among the others are doing fine to make the club at this level but the fans expect more from them.

[G_Besar]

Romelu Lukaku is a chronic injured player as it seems. He wanted to be a part of Inter so much and he reached his goal as well. However he is dealing with serious injuries this time. Since the day he came back he hasn't been able to play properly for Inter. He has had three injuries so far and the last one is still going on.

I know that there is a long time for their next matches so he can get well until then. But I have big doubts about his contribution to the team this season. Him and Martinez made a great duo in the past but we can't see it again now. Despite all this, Inter are still one of the most productive teams in the league which is a great success of course.

Lukaku's goal of returning to Inter Milan is to be able to return to his former form. But how frustrated he was, having been stricken with a serious injury so he couldn't contribute to the Nerazzurri. However, if the injury does not heal, it is likely that his future in the Inter squad will end quickly. Inter management will certainly look for a replacement for Lukaku soon, considering their current performance in Serie A is declining.

[Oneandpure]

Lukaku's goal of returning to Inter Milan is to be able to return to his former form. But how frustrated he was, having been stricken with a serious injury so he couldn't contribute to the Nerazzurri. However, if the injury does not heal, it is likely that his future in the Inter squad will end quickly. Inter management will certainly look for a replacement for Lukaku soon, considering their current performance in Serie A is declining.

It seems that Lukaku's chances of returning to regular appearances with Inter Milan are quite difficult, apart from the injury factor that he is currently experiencing with the consistency of Edin Dzeko's performance in scoring, it is very possible that Lukaku will spend his loan period at Inter Milan on the bench. Inter Milan not have option to extended permanent contract for Lukaku based on deal agreement loan with Chelsea, I think if injured still happening with Lukaku and under perform right now I don't see any enthusiastic from Inter want to sign permanent contract for Lukaku.

Have many matches left after World Cup and if Lukaku want keep stay with Inter Milan he has back to top perform and actually he has chance keep staying with Inter if has better performance after World Cup.

[jostorres]

Not so far from the ball possession of the two clubs, and Cross which is owned by Inter Milan is superior to Napoli, that Inter Milan has more control over the suspension of some of their wing players, of course it will likely create a chance for goals in the meeting later, but the shot that is have Napoli is very large, it will likely create a goal opportunity in the first half minutes, (AVG GOAL): Napoli 2.47, Inter Milan 2.27 the comparison only produces a thin value and that means this match will be much more balanced, because both of them are buying and selling attacks on the first minute until the end of the match, everything returns to the two clubs respectively, because that is not a benchmark for a victory in a soccer match, anything can change..

Just because you cross more, doesn't mean that you would score more, you can also shoot more if you want, but if the shots are terrible shots then it wouldn't work. What matters in today’s game is xG and you can see that napoli is much better in that and also goals per game, because they are much better offensively, and defensively they are doing better as well.

Possession, corners, cards, everything else comes secondary, it’s about xG on you and for you, those two decide how well we should expect you to be, because it tells you not just the results (results favour Napoli as well obviously) but what is expected of you and how you are playing as well.