Parma vs Napoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-17 18:45.
[p]There’s plenty on the line for both Parma and Napoli here, but for very different reasons. Parma are still looking nervously over their shoulder, with the gap between them and the relegation spots just four points with two games to go. That does of course mean safety could be confirmed with a win here, but having managed just one victory across the past ten rounds (D6, L3), they may be relying on results elsewhere going their way to avoid going into the final day with something on the line.[/p]
[p]The last two games in that run were defeats, with the most recent to second-from-bottom Empoli (2-1). That would almost certainly have created some panic in their ranks, especially with title chasers Napoli up next, and with Parma losing each of the last three H2Hs, their visit doesn’t seem to be a timely one. [/p]
[p]Napoli will be highly motivated to make that four straight H2H wins – a feat they’ve never previously achieved in the top flight – as they look to potentially wrap up the Serie A title this weekend. They currently lead Inter Milan by a single point at the summit, but a win here coupled with a defeat for Inter against Lazio would secure them a second league title in the last three seasons. [/p]
[p]With their unbeaten league run standing at ten matches (W6, D4), Napoli should be confident of holding up their end of the bargain, but they have stumbled against newly promoted teams on the road this season. They have gained only one point in the two away games against such opponents in the second half of the season (L 2-1 vs Como, D 0-0 Venezia), yet their solid record against pre-round bottom-five sides should ease some of manager Antonio Conte’s concerns (W8, D1). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Milan Đurić’s strike last week was his fifth of the season – only in 2023/24 has he netted more goals in a single Serie A campaign. Scott McTominay’s pair of assists in the last game took him to 15 league goal contributions (G11 A4), making him only the second midfielder to have been involved in at least 15 goals in his debut Serie A season. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only one of the previous 18 league H2Hs between these two sides has finished level. [/p]
[p][i]Written by David H[/i][/p]