Fiorentina will be looking to maintain their fine start to the season when they welcome in-form Napoli in Serie A on Sunday. The visitors have also begun on a blistering note and will be confident of seeing off their hosts.
Fiorentina have made an unbeaten start to the season with a win and a draw from their opening two Serie A matches. Their previous fixture was a 0-0 draw at Empoli as they failed to make their dominance and superior possession count.
La Viola are also playing in the Europa Conference League and are coming off a 0-0 draw at Twente on Thursday. Although they still progressed to the group stage of the competition, the lack of goals in the last two matches will be worrying for manager Vincenzo Italiano.
The good news for Fiorentina is that the Stadio Artemio Franchi remains a fortress, and they claimed a 3-2 victory over Cremonense in their opening fixture. They have now won six of their last seven home matches in Serie A.
Napoli appear to be picking up where they left off last season and have made a blistering start to the season. They have won their opening two Serie A matches and are looking confident at the moment.
The impressive thing about Napoli’s start to the season is the manner of their results as Luciano Spalletti’s summer overhaul appears to be working. They began with a 5-2 victory at Verona before running out 4-0 winners over Monza last time out.
One of the hallmarks of Napoli’s campaign last season was a solid record on their travels which they appear to be maintaining this term going by the result at Verona. They travel to Fiorentina with just one defeat in their last 10 Serie A matches on the road, claiming eight wins in that run.
How the bookies view it
Napoli have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 23/20 by Unibet to claim the win. A victory for Fiorentina is valued at 5/2 with SBK while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by William Hill.
Head to head
Napoli have a 20-15 advantage with 12 draws from 47 previous matches against Fiorentina. The Neapolitans have won the last two meetings at Fiorentina, with last season’s fixture ending 2-1.
Players to watch
Fiorentina have failed to score in their last two matches, although Luca Jovic has looked lively. The striker was on target in the opening fixture and is priced at 23/10 by Paddy Power to score anytime on Sunday.
Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has three goals in two appearances and could be backed at 11/4 with bet365 to once again find the net for Napoli. Striker Victor Osimhen has also impressed this season with two goals in two matches and is priced at 6/4 by Unibet in the same market.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 3.5 goals in the last meeting between both teams and with Napoli looking electric in attack this season, a repeat could be considered at 7/4 with BetVictor. The Neapolitans could also be backed to maintain their record of scoring in both halves this season at 2/1 with bet365.
Both teams have scored in the second half in their last two meetings and Sunday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 15/8 with Paddy Power.
This Serie A match between Fiorentina and Napoli will be played on Aug 28, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Fiorentina vs Napoli prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
