Napoli vs Lazio prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-12-07 19:45.
[p]Just days after they lost 3-1 to Lazio in the Coppa Italia Round of 16, Napoli will get an immediate chance to enact revenge when they host Lazio in a crucial top-half Serie A clash. With only a fragile lead at the top of the Serie A standings ahead of this round, Antonio Conteās men have very little room for error, although seven wins from their last nine league games (D1, L1) suggest they could be up for this task.Ā [/p]
[p]Itās their backline thatās leading Napoliās charge and they could record a tenth clean sheet this season, which would make it only the second time in the history of this competition they had at least ten shutouts after their first 15 matches. Although they failed to do so on Thursday, the Partenopei could fall back on their record of six clean sheets across their last nine home matches in all competitions (W8, L1) to rekindle their love affair with shutouts.[/p]
[p]The 3-1 Coppa Italia win was a much-needed result for Lazio, who ended their two-game winless run across all competition (D1, L1). With only four points separating them from the hosts, a win here could propel the Biancocelesti into the title race as they look to bounce back from a 3-1 loss away to Parma in their last league game. That loss ended their five-game winning streak in the league, but nonetheless the medium-term form sets them up to potentially extend a four-game recent H2H unbeaten sequence across all competitions (W3, D1) here.[/p]
[p]The challenge for Marco Baroniās side is to step up on the road, where all four of their defeats this league campaign were registered (W3, L4). Two of those wins have come in their last three trips and with both those victories seeing them lead āto nilā at half-time, their first-half performance could be key to Lazioās chances.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Giovanni Simeone scored Napoliās only goal in the cup H2H defeat and Lazio remain his favourite Serie A opponents, having scored eight goals in 14 games against them, albeit with only one victory to show (D4, L9). Mattia Zaccagni had an eventful Thursday, missing a penalty, getting carded, and assisting Lazioās third goal. He could test the refereeās patience this weekend, having been carded in three of his last five personal league H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The last five Serie A H2Hs stood level at half-time.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]