Napoli vs Atalanta prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-02 11:30.
[p]Napoli are proving to be a near unstoppable force at the Serie A summit, winning their last five league games, four of which came without reply. The latest of those came away at the San Siro in midweek as Antonio Conteās men secured a 2-0 win over AC Milan as the Partenopei edge ever-closer to an eight-match winning run they pieced together towards the end of their 2022/23 title-winning campaign.Ā [/p]
[p]Their credentials are set to be tested over the next two rounds, when they play fellow title hopefuls Atalanta and Inter Milan. Napoliās recent home league record against the former of that duo is decidedly average (W3, D1, L4), but as the only Serie A club with a 100% winning record at home this term (W5), they should be confident of levelling out that H2H form here.Ā [/p]
[p]Atalanta will undoubtedly have something to say about that and journey to Naples in good form of their own, winning four successive league games. While that winning run is eye-catching enough, itās the manner of the victories which has really drawn attention towards La Dea, as those wins came by an aggregate 15-2 scoreline![/p]
[p]A 3-0 win on this ground last season would certainly suggest itās plausible that they could add to that here, but a mere one win from their last four away league games (D1, L2) should be enough to see them travel with caution. If that isnāt, then boss Gian Piero Gasperiniās personal Serie A record against Conte will be, as heās failed to win any of his seven such H2Hs (D2, L5), with all five defeats coming āto nilā.Ā [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Napoliās Romelu Lukaku scored after five minutes in midweek, but his four Serie A goals prior all arrived after half-time. Across the last four seasons, Lazar SamardžiÄ is the youngest player to have scored at least 15 Serie A goals – the last four of those arrived on or beyond the 70th minute.Ā [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Napoli have a perfect record when taking the lead in Serie A this season (W8).Ā [/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]