Napoli vs Hellas Verona Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 22/05/2021, 01:52  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 22/05/2021 at 01:53 in Serie A Predictions

A prized top four finish is in Napoli’s sights as they go to their home game against Hellas Verona in the final round of the Italian Serie A. Napoli need just a win to guarantee them Champions League football next season and they face a Verona side with nothing much to gain, or lose, in the final game of the season. The hosts go to this game placed fourth on 76 points while 10th placed Verona have 44 points. Napoli are just a point above fifth placed Juventus and can’t afford a slip up. An eight-game unbeaten run, with six wins in there, places them well as favorites going to this game and are helped on by the momentum in three straight wins in Serie A. Their most recent was a 2-0 win over Fiorentina which also came with Napoli’s first clean sheet in four matches, and they haven’t had many; just three in their last 10 league games. The only loss for Napoli in the last 15 league matches was against Juventus; they have 11 wins in that period.

Hellas Verona have a three-point buffer between them and the 11th placed Bologna, and they are five points behind ninth placed Sampdoria. A much better goal difference means they can’t drop lower than 10th so with a mid table finish guaranteed, there won’t be much for Verona to play for. This will be the best situation for Napoli and the fact that Verona have no win in their last eight league matches strengthens Napoli’s position going to this game. The visitors have however drawn three of their last four league matches and should they pull one more such result, it could be detrimental to Napoli. While they have no clean sheet in the last eight league matches, Verona have only failed to score in two. They go to this game with just one win in 12 league games and have three straight away losses in Serie A.