Juventus are aiming to maintain their unbeaten start to the season as they host Napoli in a Serie A fixture on Saturday. While Napoli appear to have found their form lately, the Turin club are playing with confidence, especially at home and should have the upper hand here.
It has been a fine start to the campaign for Juventus, who appear to have genuinely exorcised last season’s demons. They are still unbeaten across all competitions this season and head into Saturday’s off the back of a 3-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League.
After playing out 0-0 draws in the last two Serie A matches, manager Thiago Motta will be pleased to see Juventus return to winning ways and back among the goals. However, they have now lost their perfect defensive record having been breached by the Dutch side on Tuesday.
Napoli are coming off a 4-0 victory at Cagliari in their previous Serie A fixture. They were untroubled throughout the encounter, with Romelu Lukaku on target once again while Khvicha Kvaratskheli, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Alessandro Buongiorno also among the goals.
The Neapolitans appear to have found their rhythm, winning their last three matches after beginning their campaign with a 3-0 defeat to Bologna. However, Saturday’s clash represents the first real test for manager Antonio Conte, who will be keen to get one over on his former club.
How the bookies view it: Juventus backed to win
Juventus have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 6/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Napoli is valued at 12/5 while Betfred is also offering odds of 11/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Juventus reign supreme
Juventus have a 30-19 advantage with 11 draws from 60 previous matches against Napoli. The Turin club are also unbeaten in six of the last seven meetings at Allianz Stadium, claiming five wins in that run, including a 1-0 victory in last season’s fixture.
Players to watch: Eyes on Vlahovic
Dusan Vlahovic is still getting up to his full rhythm for Juventus but already has two goals in four Serie A matches. The Serbian striker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 2/1 with Betfred.
Romelu Lukaku has wasted no time settling at Napoli having scored in his first two appearances. The Belgian striker is priced at 13/5 by Betfred to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Probable line-ups
Juventus are still without Arkadius Milik and Francisco Conceicao, who remain sidelined with injury. The likes of Danilo and Douglas Luiz could return to the starting line-up while Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz should feature in attack.
Having had a full week’s rest, Juventus are likely to stick with much of the team that won at Cagliari. Lukaku should lead the line once again with Kvaratskhelia providing support while Amir Rrahmani is set to feature at the heart of the defence.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Danilo, Gatti, Bremer, Cambiaso, McKennie, Luiz, Gonzalez, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Vlahovic
Napoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Mazzocchi, Anguissa, Lobotka, Spinazzola, Politano, Kvaratskhelia, Lukaku
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus and Napoli have quality in attack and both teams could be backed to score at 10/11. The last meeting produced over 2.5 goals, which is priced at 6/5 with Betfred, who is also offering 3/1 for over 3.5 goals.
There have been more goals after the break in the last three meetings and a similar pattern is priced at 6/5 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between Juventus and Napoli will be played on Sep 21, 2024 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Juventus vs Napoli prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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