Fiorentina vs Napoli Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 02/10/2021, 00:22  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 02/10/2021 at 00:23 in Serie A Predictions

Fiorentina returned to winning ways after the loss to Inter, with a 1-0 away victory at Udinese. They will now hope to keep the momentum when they welcome league leaders, Napoli in their next Serie A game. Fiorentina go to this game placed fifth with 12 points, and Napoli are top on 18. Four wins in their last five matches should give Fiorentina the confidence they need to face Napoli, but they have just one clean sheet in the last five games, clearly an area to improve on. Their matches have been high scoring; four of the last five have produced over 2.5 goals and Fiorentina themselves have scored two goals in three of their last five games. They have conceded more than two goals in just one of the five games, and they will be glad to welcome back midfielder Nicolas Gonzalez after serving a one-game suspension. A lot of hopes will be placed on Duan Vlahovic in this game, with the forward currently on four goals in the last four matches. Three of the goals have however been from penalties and he will need something special against the league’s best defensive side. Fiorentina have two straight losses against Napoli, and have won just once in the last six meetings.

Napoli have a perfect run in the Serie A so far – six wins in six matches. It is in Europe that that they are struggling a bit, and go to this game straight from a 3-2 loss at home to Spartak Moscow in the Europa League. They are one of the three remaining unbeaten teams in the Italian topflight and they have the best defence, having conceded just two goals. In their last five matches, Napoli have three wins, and in the Serie A, they have three straight clean sheets. They’ve scored two or more goals in all their six league matches this season and have four clean sheets. Victor Osimhen has been crucial in the goal scoring department; in the last five matches across all competitions, he has scored seven goals. Napoli head to this game with three straight away wins.