The task for Napoli will be to strengthen their grip at the top of Serie A as they travel to Roma on Sunday. The capital club are in the middle of a good run but Napoli are looking almost unstoppable at the moment and should have the edge here.
After looking erratic in the early part of the season, Roma are slowly beginning to find their rhythm in recent weeks. Jose Mourinho’s men have won four of their last five Serie A matches and are now up to fourth, four points behind leaders Napoli.
Roma head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a 1-0 victory at Sampdoria in their previous Serie A fixture. Lorenzo Pellegrini struck the only goal from the spot early in the first half.
While Roma have generally impressed at home this season, they have already been beaten by one of the frontrunners, losing 1-0 to Atalanta. Another issue for the capital club is the continued absence of Paulo Dybala due to injury, with Tammy Abraham not playing at his best at the moment.
It has been an excellent campaign for Napoli this season as they are yet to taste defeat across all competitions so far. They have already progressed to the knockout phase of the Champions League and currently hold a two-point lead at the top of Serie A.
Napoli have won their last five matches across all competitions, a run that has produced plenty of goals. Among their results in that run is a 4-2 victory at Ajax in the Champions League while they also edged past Bologna 3-2 in their previous Serie A fixture.
The visitors tend to concede goals but their prolific attack more than makes up for this vulnerability. They have scored 10 times in their last two away matches across all competitions, thrashing Ajax 6-1 in the Champions League before easing past Cremonense 4-1 in their previous Serie A fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Napoli have a slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 7/5 by 10bet to claim the win. A victory for Roma is valued at 79/40 by SBK while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by bet365.
Recent head to head
Napoli are unbeaten in the last five matches against Roma, claiming three wins in that run. However, both teams battled to a draw in their two meetings last season with the clash at the Stadio Olimpico ending 0-0.
Players to watch
Although Roma have coped without the injured Paulo Dybala in recent weeks, they will need one of their top guns to come to the party in a high-profile fixture like this. Striker Tammy Abraham could be the one to watch for Roma and is priced at 9/5 by William Hill to find the net on Sunday.
Victor Osimhen has found the net in back-to-back matches since returning from injury and will be the one to watch for Napoli. The striker is priced at odds of 7/4 by Betfred to get on the score sheet on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Napoli have been involved in a number of high scoring matches this season and Sunday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern. Over 3.5 goals is priced at 28/13 by SBK while over 2.5 goals is valued at odds of 4/5 by bet365.
The Neapolitans have opened the scoring in their last four away matches across all competitions and could be tipped to score first on Sunday at 10/11 with Coral.
This Serie A match between Roma and Napoli will be played on Oct 23, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Roma vs Napoli prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.