Como vs Napoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-02-22 11:30.
[p]Como’s bid to extend their stay in Serie A to a second season was boosted by a shock 2-0 win at Fiorentina last week, with that result lifting them five points clear of the relegation zone. That brought a timely end to a three-match losing streak, but registering back-to-back wins for the first time since September will be hugely challenging as pre-round leaders Napoli visit.[/p]
[p]Como have lost the last four top-flight H2Hs while conceding ten goals in the process, and have beaten Napoli just once in 23 Serie A meetings. Boss Cesc Fàbregas will hope their strong home form will help them here with 15 of their 25 points won on their own turf, yet none of those came against a side starting this round in the top seven (L5), meaning the Lariani stand to lose three successive league games here for the first time this season.[/p]
[p]To inflict such a fate, Napoli must end a three-match drawing streak that threatens their place at the Serie A summit. Antonio Conte’s men have surrendered a lead in all three of those stalemates, so their advantage could have been far more commanding than the two points they hold over defending champions Inter Milan, yet with the Nerazzurri kicking off earlier this weekend, Napoli could be playing catch-up here.[/p]
[p]Confidence should be high in any case as the Partenopei boast the best away record in the division, remaining unbeaten in all 12 of their away league matches since an opening-day defeat to Hellas Verona (W8, D4). Napoli also find themselves on a ten-match scoring streak on the road – the longest such run in the division – and their forward line may need to be on top form again as they have managed just a single clean sheet in their last six league trips.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Teenage forward Assane Diao is a man in form for Como, netting four times in his last six matches, the last three of which came before half-time. Napoli’s Scott McTominay was on target within 26 seconds of kick-off in the reverse fixture (W 3-1), and no midfielder has scored more than his four Serie A away goals this season.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Como have failed to score in just one of their 12 home league games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]