Napoli vs Empoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-04-13 18:45.
[p]Monday night’s Serie A action sees title hopefuls Napoli attempt to keep the pressure on leaders Inter Milan after squandering opportunities to put themselves in the driving seat across the previous nine rounds (W2, D6, L1). No side in the traditional big-five European leagues has drawn more often than Napoli in that period and they disappointingly failed to see out a lead in four of those stalemates. [/p]
[p]Five straight home league games without a clean sheet, despite avoiding defeat in all of them (W3, D2), suggests they could again be resting uneasy here if they score first. A visit from relegation-threatened Empoli seems like the perfect game to buck that trend, as Napoli are yet to concede home or away against sides starting the weekend in the bottom four. [/p]
[p]Occupying the bottom three after what is now a joint-club record wait for a top-flight victory (D5, L11), Empoli still harbour hopes of survival ahead of the final seven rounds. Booking a fifth successive Serie A campaign may become more of a reality if Empoli can continue to be a thorn in Napoli’s side, just as they have in two of their last three top-flight visits to Naples (W2, L1). [/p]
[p]Those victories will feel like a distant memory, as the Tuscans have not beaten any of the pre-round top-six sides this season (D3, L7), conceding 15 goals across five defeats against the top three after 31 rounds. Adding to those three draws against the pre-round top six seems unlikely, as boss Roberto D’Aversa has only faced Lazio more often than Napoli without ever drawing (W2, L7). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Only Romelu Lukaku (11) has scored more Serie A goals for Napoli this season than AndrĂ©-Frank Zambo Anguissa (6) – his three at home this term arrived after the 55th minute. Lorenzo Colombo could provide Empoli’s outlet here after scoring 11 of his 14 Serie A goals away from home, the first of which came at this stadium against Napoli. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Napoli have averaged a pre-round league-high 1.4 points per game when conceding first this season (W4, D2, L4).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]