Napoli travel to Lazio for a Serie A fixture on Sunday as they look to rediscover their title winning form. The Neapolitans have been out of sorts this season and should find things difficult against in-form Lazio, who have often done their best work at home.
Lazio will be looking to get over their Italian Super Cup disappointment where they lost in the semi-final. The capital club were beaten 3-0 by eventual winners Inter Milan in a clash where they failed to muster a single attempt on target.
The good news for Lazio is that that is their only blemish in an impressive run of form in recent weeks. They had claimed five straight wins prior to that defeat and are currently sixth on the standings, just one point off the top four.
The Stadio Olimpico has also been a fortress for Lazio this season having lost once in their last 12 Serie A matches. Maurizio Sarri’s men have picked up 10 wins in that run, including a 1-0 victory over Lecce in their previous Serie A fixture.
It has been a difficult campaign for Napoli, who appear to be heading towards a trophyless season. Walter Mazzarri’s men are currently ninth in the Serie A standings and have crashed out of all the domestic Cup competitions.
Napoli head to the Stadio Olimpico off the back of a 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan in the Italian Super Cup final. They were ultimately no match for the Nerazzurri and could only muster a single attempt on target throughout the contest.
The Neapolitans have also found things difficult on their travels having lost their last four away matches. With striker Victor Osimhen still at the AFCON, they have struggled for goals, failing to score in the last three in that run.
How the bookies view it
Lazio have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 13/10 by Betfred. A victory for Napoli is valued at 23/10 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 23/10 by bet365.
Head to head
Napoli have a 29-19 advantage with nine draws from 53 previous matches against Lazio. However, the capital club have won the last two meetings and picked up a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch
Lazio have spread their goals across the team this season, although Mattia Zaccagni has caught the eye in recent weeks and will be the one to watch. The attacker was on target in the last meeting at the Stadio Olimpico and is priced at 4/1 by BoyleSports to get in the score sheet.
In the absence of Victor Osimhen, Giovanni Simeone will be the one to watch for Napoli. The striker is expected to lead the line on Sunday and is priced at 10/3 with bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams were on target in the reverse fixture and a repeat is priced at 19/20 with bet365. That fixture produced over 2.5 goals which is valued at 13/10 with Coral while over 3.5 goals is valued at 7/2 with Paddy Power.
Lazio have opened the scoring in the last Two meetings with Napoli and could be backed to grab the first goal on Sunday at 20/23 with Coral.
This Serie A match between Lazio and Napoli will be played on Jan 28, 2024 and kick off at 17:00. 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.
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