Napoli suffered a frustrating 0-0 draw with Inter Milan on Saturday night at the San Paulo Stadium and will be looking to get back to winning ways on Wednesday night. The current Serie A leaders face a trip to the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris to play Genoa and know they cannot afford to drop more points with Juventus closing in from third place. As things stand in the table ahead of the first mid-week fixture, Napoli are top with 22 points, Inter Milan are second with 20 points and Juventus third on 19 points. Genoa find themselves in 14th place with only 6 points to their name, which is the same total as Crotone who find themselves in the relegation zone.
Serie A – Luigi Ferraris, Genoa – Wednesday 25h October 2017 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 17/4 at Ladbrokes |
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Genoa
NapoliGenoa Form
Genoa come into this match having won and drawn their last 2 Serie A games, which is their best form of the season. They picked up a 3-2 win over Cagliari away from home two weeks ago and then on Sunday they held big spending AC Milan to a 0-0 draw in the San Siro. Therefore, confidence should be rising in the Genoa camp but they have still managed only 1 victory in 9 league games this season. Their home form has also been poor and they are yet to win in 4 attempts in Serie A at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris this season. There have been 3 defeats to Lazio, Juventus and Bologna and a 1-1 draw with Chievo. Genoa have failed to score in 3 of their last 4 games.
Napoli Form
Napoli dropped their first points of the season in the 0-0 home draw with inter Milan on the weekend. It was the first time they have failed to score a goal since the 2-0 defeat against Atalanta in February of last season. However, Napoli remain undefeated in their last 21 Serie A games and have not lost in their previous 18 appearances away from home. Napoli have won 11 of their last 12 Serie A games and have picked up maximum points in each of their last 8 away matches in the league. Despite not finding the back of the net against Inter Milan on Saturday night, Napoli kept their third clean sheet in a row in Serie A and will be hoping to continue their good defensive work with another shutout in this match.
Team News
Genoa will be without the injured duo of Isaac Cofie and Nicolas Spolli. They are expected to start in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Gianluca Lapadula getting the nod up-front. Napoli continue to be without striker Arkadiusz Milik who is injured and while he is Napoli’s only fitness concern, it prevents rotation in attack. Therefore, all three of Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon should start the match if fit.
Top Betting Tips
Napoli will be eager to get back to winning ways in this match and while Genoa have done well in their last 2 games, their home record is poor this season. You can back Napoli to win the match at 17/2 with Ladbrokes. Genoa have been struggling to score goals in recent games and although they managed 3 at Cagliari, that is the only game in their last 4 which has seen them score a goal. Napoli have been working hard to keep clean sheets and are available at 13/10 with Ladbrokes to win the game to nil. Dries Mertens have been suffering a bit of a goal drought by his standards and has failed to score in his last 5 appearances for club and country. The Belgian forward will be keen to get back in the goals and is 5/6 with Ladbrokes to score at any time.