After suffering a rare defeat last time out, Napoli will be targeting a swift return to winning ways when they host Atalanta on Saturday in Serie A.
Napoli are coming off their first home defeat of the season as they were beaten 1-0 by Lazio in their previous Serie A fixture. They were unlucky as they had more of the chances, with Victor Osimhen even crashing a header off the crossbar.
The good news for Napoli is that they are still 17 points clear at the top of the standings and will consider that result a minor blip. They had claimed eight straight wins across all competitions prior to that defeat, keeping seven clean sheets in that run.
The defeat to Lazio was also the first for Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, which has been a fortress all season. However, Luciano Spalletti’s men have not been as solid defensively at home with just one clean sheet in the last five Serie A matches.
Atalanta have been on a downward spiral in recent times and have claimed just one win in their last six matches across all competitions. They have suffered four defeats in that run and have slipped to sixth on the table, five points off the Champions League places.
The Bergamo club travel to Naples off the back of a 0-0 home draw with Udinese last time out in Serie A. That was the second straight game without a goal for Gian Piero Gasperini’s men, who suffered a 2-0 defeat to AC Milan in their previous fixture.
Atalanta have also been erratic on their travels with two wins and as many draws and defeats in their last six away matches in Serie A. However, they will look to take some confidence from a recent 2-0 victory at Lazio.
How the bookies view it
Napoli have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 9/13 by SBK. A victory for Atalanta is valued at 17/4 by BetVictor while Paddy Power is offering odds of 3/1 for a draw.
Head to head
Napoli have an 19-18 advantage with 14 draws from 51 previous matches against Atalanta. The Neapolitans have won the last two meetings, including a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch
Victor Osimhen was guilty of missing chances last time out against Lazio and will be keen to set things right on Saturday. The Nigerian striker is still the leading scorer in Serie A and is priced at 7/5 by bet365 to find the net.
Ademola Lookman is in the middle of a goal drought but remains the leading scorer for Atalanta with 12 Serie A goals. The attacker was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 21/5 by Unibet to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Four of the last five meetings between Napoli and Atalanta have produced over 3.5 goals which is priced at 2/1 with BetVictor. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 4/5 with bet365, who are also offering odds of 4/5 on both teams to score.
Napoli have scored in both halves in two of the last three meetings with Atalanta and a similar outcome is priced at 6/4 with Coral.
This Serie A match between Napoli and Atalanta will be played on Mar 11, 2023 and kick off at 17:00. Check below for our tipsters best Napoli vs Atalanta prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
