Cremonese vs Napoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-12-27 14:00.
[p]Supercoppa Italiana champions Napoli return to Serie A action looking to put the leaders under pressure as they meet Cremonese for the first time since February 2023.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A 0-0 draw at Lazio means that Cremonese head into their final match of 2025 firmly in mid-table and aiming to cause a surprise on Sunday. After beating Lecce 2-0 last time out at home, the hosts will be looking to win back-to-back Italian top-flight encounters on their own turf in the same season for the first time since December 1995, a task that could be helped by the fact that they have scored in six of their seven league games at Stadio Giovanni Zini this term. The Grigiorossi have additionally earned four points in their last two matches against sides starting the day in the top half of the table (W1, D1), one more than in their previous nine such outings, leaving them well placed to upset the odds again here.[/p]
[p]Supercoppa Italiana winners Napoli will have something to say about that however, as they arrive in Lombardy following a 2-0 victory over Bologna to lift that piece of silverware. That success forms part of a run of six wins in seven games across all domestic competitions for Antonio Conte’s men (L1), who are now focused on defending their Serie A title, beginning the matchday only two points off leaders Inter Milan. The visitors have alarmingly lost seven of their last nine competitive away encounters though (W2) – and have won on just one of their last six league outings on the road against newly promoted opposition (D4, L1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Napoli have lost just two of the 16 H2Hs since the Italian top flight was renamed Serie A in 1929 (W8, D6), although both defeats have come away from home. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Cremonese have conceded 2+ goals in just one of their last six league matches.[/p]
[p]Pre-round, Cremonese have faced a Serie A-high 6.44 corners per game this season.[/p]
[p]Just two of Napoli’s eight away league games this term have seen both sides score.[/p]
[p]Napoli are one of only two sides yet to squander a lead in Serie A this season. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Cremonese’s Jamie Vardy will be looking for his 150th goal across Europe’s big five leagues, with three of his last five such strikes at home having come after the 75th minute. Rasmus Højlund will be hoping to continue Napoli’s winning run when he has scored, netting seven times across five victories since moving to Italy. [/p]
[p]Cremonese will be without Federico Ceccherini following his red card at Lazio, while Napoli seemingly have no fresh absentees. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Napoli in poor away form, betting on a draw could provide strong value here. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]