The Matchday 14 Serie A fixture between Napoli and Juventus will take place on December 7 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Napoli vs Juventus: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Napoli
In the last round, Antonio Conte's side secured an important away victory over Roma (1-0). As a result, Napoli recorded their ninth win of the current campaign, keeping a clean sheet on four of those occasions. The team have failed to score more than one goal in four of their last five Serie A matches. Napoli sit on 28 points and have moved up to second in the table, level on points with leaders Milan but behind on goal difference. It is also worth noting that Napoli are the best home side in the current campaign, with 16 points collected at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
- The team have won 10 of their last 12 home matches in Serie A.
- Players from the club have scored at least twice in 10 of their last 12 home league games.
- Napoli have conceded more than one goal at home in only 2 of their last 19 Serie A matches, and kept eight clean sheets in that run.
Predicted Napoli lineup (3-4-3)*
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic – Alessandro Buongiorno, Amir Rrahmani, Sam Beukema – Mathias Olivera, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Giovanni Di Lorenzo – David Neres, Rasmus Hojlund, Noah Lang.
Goalkeeper Alex Meret, defender Miguel Gutierrez, midfielders Stanislav Lobotka, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour and Kevin De Bruyne, as well as forward Romelu Lukaku, will miss the match through injury.
Juventus
Luciano Spalletti's side overcame Cagliari at home in the last round (2-1). Juventus are now unbeaten in their last five league matches (three wins, two draws). However, the club have failed to keep a clean sheet in nine of their previous 11 Serie A fixtures. Juventus have accumulated 23 points and occupy seventh place in the table.
- The team have failed to win in nine of their last 12 away league matches (five draws, four defeats).
- The club have scored more than once in only two of their last 13 away Serie A games.
- A maximum of two goals were scored in nine of Juventus's last 11 away league matches.
Predicted Juventus lineup (3-4-3)*
Mattia Perin – Tyronne Ebuehi, Lloyd Kelly, Pierre Kalulu – Andrea Cambiaso, Khephren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli, Weston McKennie – Francisco Conceicao, Dusan Vlahovic, Kenan Yildiz.
Defenders Federico Gatti, Gleison Bremer and Daniele Rugani, as well as forward Dusan Vlahovic, are unavailable due to injury.
Prediction for Napoli – Juventus
Napoli look very comfortable on their own patch — the last time the team lost at home in Serie A was almost a year ago. They combine a productive attacking output with solidity at the back. Across their last 19 home league matches, Napoli have conceded more than one goal on only two occasions and have kept eight clean sheets.
Juventus often struggle to break down opposition defences on the road. In their previous 13 away league games they have managed to score more than one goal just twice, and those instances came against Venezia and newly promoted Cremonese; in four of those matches they failed to score at all.
I expect Napoli to deny Juventus space and defend reliably. My prediction: Juventus individual total under 1
* The starting XI listed for each team reflects their line-up from their previous match in this competition.
