The biggest game of the weekend in Serie A takes place on Saturday night in Naples, as Napoli welcome Lazio to the Stadio San Paolo. Napoli start the weekend in first place, 1 point clear of Juventus who play at Fiorentina on Friday night. Therefore, Napoli could find themselves 2 points behind at the start of this match, which will add pressure to the hosts. Lazio travel to Naples looking to get back to winning ways and cement their place in the top four. A win would be enough to keep Inter Milan and Roma at bay.
Serie A – Napoli v Lazio – Stadio San Paolo, Naples – Saturday 10th February – 18:45 UK Time
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Napoli
LazioNapoli Form
Napoli come into this match in good form and have won each of their last 7 Serie A games. Their only defeat recently has come in the Coppa Italia but Napoli have all eyes on the Serie A title this season and they will not be overly concerned by the cup competitions. At home, Napoli have lost just one game this season which came against defending champions Juventus. This was their only defeat in their last 16 home league games and they have won 12 of those games, with 3 ending in a draw. Napoli have been great going forward this season and are currently scoring an average of 2.27 goals in home Serie A matches. They have also been good defensively in recent weeks, keeping four clean sheets in their last 5 Serie A games.
Lazio Form
Lazio were in great form a couple of weeks ago but the defeat at AC Milan in Serie A seems to have set them back in the pursuit of third place and Champions League football next season. Prior to the 2-1 loss at the San Siro on the 28th January, Lazio were enjoying a 9 match unbeaten run and the confidence was flowing. However, that defeat seemed to hit them hard and they were then held by AC Milan 0-0 in the Coppa Italia before losing 2-1 at home to Genoa in Serie A last weekend, which was a very disappointing result.
Therefore, Lazio will not be going into this match with as much belief as they would have two weeks ago. However, they have been scoring goals for fun this season and have netted an average of 2.42 goals in their away league matches, which is an excellent record. Lazio have also seen over 2.5 goals in 16 of their last 17 away league games.
Team News
Napoli are sweating on the fitness of Dries Mertens, who picked up a knock last weekend. If the Belgian does not make it, Napoli will be left short in attack and Jose Callejon may be forced to play a central role with Piotr Zielinski coming into the team. Ciro Immobile returned to action for Lazio last weekend and the striker should be set to continue in attack this week. Felipe Anderson was involved in an incident with his manager following the defeat to Genoa last week and is unlikely to feature in this game.
Napoli v Lazio – Betting Odds and Predictions
Napoli to win and both teams to score is 21/10 with William Hill. If Lazio are to find the back of the net, they will be looking towards Serie A top scorer, Ciro Immobile. The Italian striker has 20 goals to his name this season and can be backed at 6/4 with Ladbrokes to score at any time.
Top Betting Tip Napoli v Lazio
Both teams like to play attacking football and have been scoring plenty of goals this season. This should be an exciting game to watch and over 2.5 goals is 11/18 with Ladbrokes. Such has been Napoli’s form in Serie A and Lazio’s recent troubles, the momentum is with the home team and while they may fail to keep a clean sheet, they should come out on top if Mertens is fit to start.