An exciting encounter is predicted as Lazio host Napoli in Serie A on Saturday. Both teams have made identical starts to the season and look set to cancel each other out.
Lazio head into Saturday’s clash off the back of a 1-1 draw at Sampdoria in their midweek Serie A fixture. They failed to build on an early opener from Ciro Immobile and conceded a dramatic equaliser deep into injury time.
The hosts have been knocking on the door of a top four finish in recent years and will be looking to make another push this season. Although it has been a slightly bumpy start to the campaign, manager Maurizio Sarri will be pleased that they are still unbeaten after four matches.
One positive for Lazio is their record at the Stadio Olimpico, where they have won their two matches so far this season. They tend to do their best work in front of their fans with just one defeat in their last eight Serie A matches stretching back to last season.
Napoli are also coming off a draw as they were held 1-1 at home by newly promoted Lecce in their previous Serie A fixture. They struck first through Eljif Elmas but were pegged back by the visitors after just four minutes.
Partenopei's campaign so far has been identical to Lazio’s as they have also claimed two wins and as many draws from their opening four matches. However, their form appears to be slowly dipping having begun with back-to-back wins before being held in their last two matches.
One thing that will be pleasing to manager Luciano Spalletti is that his summer acquisitions appear to be settling down well, particularly on the attacking side. Napoli are the leading scorers in Serie A this season with 10 goals so far.
How the bookies view it
Napoli have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 11/8 by William Hill to claim the win. A victory for Lazio is valued at 2/1 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by Unibet.
Recent head to head
Napoli have won five of the last six meetings with Lazio and did the double over their rivals last season. The Neapolitans triumphed 2-1 on their previous visit to the Stadio Olimpico.
Players to watch
Ciro Immobile is usually the go-to-man for Lazio and has already hit the ground running this season with two goals in four matches. The striker has also scored three times in his last five appearances against Napoli and is priced at 7/5 by Coral to find the net.
Victor Osimhen is also enjoying a decent start to the season for Napoli with two goals in the opening four matches. BetVictor has the striker at odds of 7/5 to find the net on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given the attacking quality on both sides, there are likely to be goals in Saturday’s fixture. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 8/11 with bet365 while BetVictor is offering odds of 19/10 for over 3.5 goals.
There have been more goals after the break in two of the last three meetings between Lazio and Napoli and a repeat is priced at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This Serie A match between Lazio and Napoli will be played on Sep 3, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Lazio vs Napoli prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
