xG Napoli Milan Second Leg Champions League April 18 2023 | Expected Goals NAP 1-1 ACM Attendance 52728

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Napoli vs AC Milan (Attendance of 52,728 in the second leg of their UCL quarter final on 18 April, 2023)

Napoli dominated possession (74% to Milan’s 26%) and shots (23 to 6), but only four of those 23 shots were on target. Milan had only six, but almost matched Napoli on xG.

xG Napoli 2.17-2.05 AC Milan shots map (Actual score Napoli 1-1 Milan)

0-1 Giroud goal vs Napoli xG 0.75
1-1 Osimhen header goal vs AC Milan xG 0.06

22nd minute Giroud penalty miss vs Napoli xG 0.80 (saved by Meret)
28th minute Giroud chance vs Napoli xG 0.35 (again saved by Meret)

The Giroud goal, plus the penalty miss and the 28th minute chance, literally accounted for all of Milan’s xG.

xG Napoli AC Milan UCL Second Leg April 2023 (1)

82nd minute Khvicha penalty miss vs Milan xG 0.80 (saved by Maignan)
64th minute Mathias Olivera header chance vs Milan xG 0.15
89th minute Mathias Oliver header chance vs Milan xG 0.16

Napoli vs AC Milan 1-1 Champions League Match Stats for comparison

(Napoli stats on left; AC Milan match stats on right)

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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia miss vs AC Milan Champions League 2023 First Leg | Big chance for Napoli

This Khvicha Kvaratskhelia missed chance vs AC Milan saw the Napoli star squander a big opportunity to put his side ahead in the 1st minute of their CL quarterfinal first leg earlier this week. The Khvicha miss vs Milan was a major one on xG for Napoli, and unfortunately for the visitors, they ended up losing the first leg tie 1-0.

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