AC Milan loses to Napoli 1-2. Losing their first game of the season in the San Siro.
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In the seventh game week of Serie A, AC Milan, the current title holder, lost to Napoli in the San Siro
With this loss, Milan moves down the table to the 5th spot with 14 points.
AC Milan 1 Napoli 2 Post Match Data Analysis
Passes and Possession
AC Milan had 53% possession while Napoli had 47% ball possession. For pass accuracy, Milan had 81% pass accuracy and Napoli had 84% pass accuracy.
Mario Rui was the main ball distributor for Napoli for the game while Tomori and Bennacer were the main ball distributors for Milan.
Pass Map data from whoscored.com
Shot Analysis
AC Milan had a total xG of 2.25 versus Napoli which had an xG of 1.18. AC Milan's most dangerous shot was from Giroud's goal which had a total of 0.48 xG making it. Napoli's most dangerous shot came from Kvaratskhelia's goal which had 0.12 xG.
xG Flow chart data from understat.com
AC Milan had a total of 22 shots with 5 shots on target while Napoli had 9 shots and 4 of them were on target. The player who got the highest xG on the team was Giroud, who had a total of 1.6 xG in the game. Napoli's player with the highest xG was Politano with 0.8 xG.
AC Milan had an average of 0.103 xG per shot while Napoli had 0.131 xG per shot.
Shot Map AC Milan - Napoli data from understat.com
Conclusion
AC Milan was better on the pitch, and had higher quality chances but did not manage to convert resulting in a loss to a strong Napoli side before the international break.
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