Juventus vs Napoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-09-20 16:00.
[p]Back-to-back goalless draws in Serie A halted Juventusā high-octane start to the 2024/25 campaign, but Thiago Mottaās men responded in style during the week with a 3-1 UEFA Champions League victory over PSV Eindhoven. It seems like an āall or nothingā output so far for Juventus, who have scored exactly three goals in each of their three competitive victories this term but failed to find the net in both draws.[/p]
[p]A quick start appears to be crucial for Juventus as they were leading 2-0 at half-time 2-0 in each of their last four competitive victories. In fact, Juventus remain one of only two teams yet to concede a first-half goal in Serie A this term, and a repeat of that could be particularly beneficial as they were trailing at half-time in three of their last five meetings with their next opponents, Napoli (JUV: W1, D1, L3).[/p]
[p]Napoli manager Antonio Conte will return to the venue where he won three consecutive league titles between 2012 and 2014, and Napoli fans might be dreaming about a similar fairytale after the Partenopei reacted in a perfect fashion to an opening day 3-0 defeat to Hellas Verona with three consecutive victories – a feat Napoli had not achieved within a single season since February 2023.[/p]
[p]In fact, their 4-0 win against Cagliari last weekend was Napoliās first away league win āto nilā since beating Salernitana in November 2023. That was also the last month to see Napoli win back-to-back away league matches, as they have won only three of their last 14 such matches (D5, L6), albeit curiously scoring 4+ goals in each of those three victories. Ā Ā [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Juveās new acquisition Nico GonzĆ”lez registered a goal and an assist against PSV during the week, meaning that nine of his last 11 club goals have now arrived after the break. Since his Serie A debut in 2022/23, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has scored and assisted in the same match nine times, including his last outing, which is at least three more than any other player in the league.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Five of Juveās last seven competitive matches had 2-0 half-time scores (JUV: W4, L1).[/p]
[p][i]Written by TomĆ”Å” VlasĆ”k[/i][/p]