Napoli vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-01-11 19:45.
[p]Last weekās 3-0 victory in Florence means that Napoli will begin the second half of their league season on 44 points, a figure which they had surpassed by the halfway point only three times previously in the three points for a win era, with the most recent occurrence preceding their third Scudetto in 2022/23. The Azzurri commence this gameweek top of the table after kicking off the new year with a fourth consecutive win.[/p]
[p]Their last two victories were both āto nilā and, ahead of this weekend, Napoliās Serie A clean sheet tally of 11 could not be bettered by any side across the traditional top five European leagues. Antonio Conteās team also have an excellent home record against Hellas Verona, who they have not lost to across any of their last 19 league matches (W14, D5) as hosts![/p]
[p]But Paolo Zanettiās side may fancy their chances in this clash as they make the long journey south targeting their third successive win on the road after back to back 3-2 victories against Parma and Bologna. Few would have predicted this run of form for the Yellow and Blues as they had lost all of their previous six away matches, although four were by a single goal margin.[/p]
[p]Verona are now looking to secure their first ever top-flight double over Napoli following their 3-0 home victory in round one. They only won three of 14 games following, which means that despite taking seven points from their last four fixtures, the Mastiffs begin round 20 with just a two-point cushion above the relegation zone.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Romelu Lukaku signed for Napoli after their opening day defeat and his side will hope for a better outcome this time around given he scored in his last game against Verona and is unbeaten across five H2Hs (W4, D1). Daniel Mosquera came off the bench to score twice in Augustās H2H and his two other goals this season have both come as a substitute, including in the 3-2 win at Parma.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There was only one total goal scored in four of Napoliās last five home games (W3, L2).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]