Napoli will host Genoa in hopes of extending their winning streak as they enter the photo-finish of the season in Serie A, chasing their second title in three years.
While things haven't looked that great for Napoli's title chances a few weeks ago, Inter Milan's poor form in the league allowed the team from Naples to take the top spot in the standings.
They enter the game with Genoa on a four-game winning streak and with a three-point cushion over Inter in the title race, so their fans are certainly excited as they can see the finish line with three rounds left in the season.
Meanwhile, Genoa have lost three games in a row heading into this match, but they aren't too worried about this poor run since they're stuck in the lower half of the standings but without any danger of relegation.
How the bookies view it: Host the clear favourites to win
Based on the odds from Boylesports, where Napoli's win is priced at 2/7, the bookies have little doubt about the outcome of this game and to their credit, Napoli failing to win would be a huge surprise for everyone.
With that in mind, the odds of 15/4 on a draw and 10/1 for Genoa to win don't sound too outlandish, especially when we consider the poor form of the guests and the fact that they'll have little motivation in this game as they wait for the season to be over.
Head to head: No wins for Genoa in the last five H2Hs
With three wins in the last five meetings with Genoa, along with a couple of draws, Napoli have dominated this matchup lately.
Considering they've consistently been at the top of Serie A standings in the past few years, it makes sense that they've done much better than Genoa in their recent duels.
Players to watch: Lukaku to lead the line again for the Parthenopeans
With 12 goals in Serie A this season, Romelu Lukaku is the team's top scorer in the league and the main candidate to find the net against Genoa as well, with Boylesports offering even odds on Lukaku to score at any time.
On the other hand, Andrea Pinamonti has been Genoa's top scorer in Serie A with eight goals to his name this season, but he will have a tough task in Naples against one of the best defensive teams in the league.
Predicted line-ups
David Neres, Juan Jesus, and Alessandro Buongiorno are out with injuries for Napoli, while Stanislav Lobotka is listed as questionable for this match.
When it comes to Genoa, they remain without Fabio Miretti, Ruslan Malinovskyi, and Maxwel Cornet since they are still injured, while Morten Thorsby is suspended for this game.
Napoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Olivera, Spinazzola, Politano, Anguissa, Gilmour, McTominay, Raspadori, Lukaku
Genoa: Leali, Sabelli, De Winter, Vasquez, Martin, Frendrup, Masini, Norton-Cuffy, Messias, Vitinha, Pinamonti
Anything else catch the eye?
While betting on Napoli to win might not offer good value, betting on them to win to nil at 3/4 odds on Boylesports sounds exciting. After all, Napoli have only conceded 25 goals in 35 games in the league so far and they've kept a clean sheet in 49% of their matches this season in Serie A.
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