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SSC Napoli WDWWWW 📈
Napoli, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 0-1 Serie A victory vs Lecce.
In that match, SSC Napoli managed 55% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for SSC Napoli was Giacomo Raspadori (24'). For their opponents, Lecce had 9 attempts at goal with 1 on target.
Their latest results really do illustrate the point that much solidity has been shown by the SSC Napoli backline. SSC Napoli have been mean at the back, seeing the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their past six outings standing at 2. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.
Analysis of their past results shows that SSC Napoli:
- haven't lost in the league to Genoa in their previous 5 games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 9 league matches at home. It's been impressive.
Genoa LWDLLL 📉
Since a loss in their previous game against AC Milan in Serie A action, Genoa and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Genoa managed 40% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Genoa, goals were scored by Vítinha (61') and Morten Frendrup (77' Own goal). At the other end, AC Milan got 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Rafael Leão (76') was the scorer for AC Milan.
In 5 of the past six clashes involving Genoa, a notably low volume of goals have been struck between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game within that spell comes out as just 1.33, with the average goals for Il Grifone standing at 0.33.
Their prior results show that Genoa:
- have not won against SSC Napoli when they have played them away from home in the previous 14 league matches. A shocking away run it has been.
- have not won away from home in their last 9 matches in the league. What a terrible run of away results.
👥 Head to head
An examination of their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 06/02/2021 shows that Napoli have won 3 of them and Genoa 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 2.
In all, 18 goals were produced between them in this period, with 11 of them from Partenopei and 7 being from Il Grifone. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 17 on 21/12/2024 when it ended Genoa 1-2 SSC Napoli.
In that match, Genoa had 39% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. The scorer was Andrea Pinamonti (51').
At the other end, SSC Napoli got 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Frank Anguissa (15') and Amir Rrahmani (23') scored.
The referee was Federico La Penna.
🗞️ Team News: Napoli
Alessandro Buongiorno (Adductor injury), David Neres (Calf muscle tear) and Juan Jesus (Torn thigh muscle) won’t be able to feature for Napoli boss Antonio Conte.
In our view, Partenopei should opt for a 4-3-3 formation for this one, utilising Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Mathias Olivera, Leonardo Spinazzola, A. Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour, Scott McTominay, Matteo Politano, Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori.
ℹ️ Team News: Genoa
Genoa manager Patrick Vieira has some current player fitness concerns. Fabio Miretti (Shoulder injury), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Foot surgery) and Mario Balotelli (Broken hand) won’t be making appearances.
We’re of the thinking that Il Grifone will likely utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation, settling for Nicola Leali, Stefano Sabelli, Koni De Winter, Johan Vasquez, Aaron Martin Caricol, Patrizio Masini, Morten Frendrup, Alessandro Zanoli, Vitor Oliveira, Junior Messias and Andrea Pinamonti.
✨ Prediction
It’s pretty clear that Genoa won’t have much of a chance to be putting one, if any, goals past a SSC Napoli side who simply have the strengths to get the goals that they need to set up for a very big win here.
We’re therefore predicting a very easy time of it with a 4-0 thrashing (at least) for SSC Napoli at the end of the 90 minutes.