Napoli vs AS Roma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-23 17:00.
[p]Despite a pair of winless matches (D1, L1), including a 1-1 draw against Inter Milan prior to the break, Napoli enter this weekend at the top of the Serie A standings. But with the first six teams being separated by only two points for just the second time in Serie A history after 12 rounds, Antonio Conte’s men ideally need to get back to winning ways immediately.[/p]
[p]There is no better place than home to resume their quest as Napoli have won five of their six league matches at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona this term (L1), albeit that only loss came in their latest outing here against Atalanta (3-0). The Partenopei boast a strong finish at home as they have scored six of their 11 league goals here beyond the 70th minute, whilst they also netted seven goals during this period across the last seven home H2Hs.[/p]
[p]After suffering a 3-2 defeat against Bologna, their fourth loss in five Serie A matches (W1), Roma spent the international break only four points above the relegation zone. In fact, the last time the Giallorossi had only 13 points after opening 12 rounds was back in 2004/05, when they were eventually fighting for survival, so it’s perhaps no wonder manager Ivan Jurić was dismissed immediately after their last match.[/p]
[p]Roma’s fourth manager of the 2024 calendar year is going to be Claudio Ranieri and he seems to be a good choice as only Luciano Spalletti (59%) and Rudi Garcia (57%) boasted a better Serie A winning record among Roma’s managers than Ranieri (56%). Amongst all things he ought to start working on will be Roma’s ability to start well as they began this round as one of only three teams yet to score in the opening 15 minutes this league season.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: After scoring against Inter, Scott McTominay is becoming essential for Napoli, with four of his last five competitive club goals serving as game openers. Similarly, Artem Dovbyk opened the scoring with five of his six goals for Roma, but only two came in the first 30 minutes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Napoli have scored more than half (ten) of their 19 league goals this season beyond the hour mark.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]