📏 Form Guide

SSC Napoli

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Napoli enter this fixture following a 1-1 Serie A drawn result against Bologna.

In that game, SSC Napoli had 39% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for SSC Napoli was Frank Anguissa (18'). For their opponents, Bologna got 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Dan Ndoye (64') was the scorer for Bologna.

It’s not been often in recent games that SSC Napoli have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that SSC Napoli have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 6 goals during that time. We will see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Heading into this contest, SSC Napoli are undefeated in their last 7 home league matches.

Empoli

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In the game prior to this, Empoli drew 0-0 in the Serie A tie with Cagliari.

In that match, Empoli managed 45% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Cagliari had 7 shots at goal with 1 on target.

It has become apparent that Empoli have suffered from a lack of goals over their last six encounters, netting the poor return of only 2. In those matches, Azzurri have also seen the overall goal aggregate of their opponents equal 7.

Heading into this fixture, Empoli are without an away win for the past 8 league games. What a terrible run of away results.

↔️ Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 24/04/2022, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Napoli winning 3 of those games, Empoli 3 and 0 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

12 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Partenopei and 5 created by Azzurri. That’s an average goals per game of 2.

The last league fixture featuring the two was Serie A match day 8 on 20/10/2024 when it ended Empoli 0-1 SSC Napoli.

In that match, Empoli had 50% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

For their opponents, SSC Napoli had 9 shots at goal with 1 on target. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (63') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Rosario Abisso.

ℹ️ Team News: Napoli

Nikita Contini (Hamstring muscle injury) and Alessandro Buongiorno (Adductor injury) won’t be available for Napoli boss Antonio Conte.

In our view, Partenopei look set to opt for a 4-3-3 system this time, utilising Alex Meret, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mathias Olivera, Billy Gilmour, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Matteo Politano, Romelu Lukaku and David Neres.

ℹ️ Team News: Empoli

Empoli manager Roberto D'Aversa has to currently contend with reduced team options. Marco Silvestri (Broken finger), Nicolas Haas (Cruciate ligament injury), Christian Kouamé (Cruciate ligament tear), Ardian Ismajli (Hamstring muscle injury), Tino Anjorin (Thigh problems), Saba Sazonov (Cruciate ligament surgery), Pietro Pellegri (Cruciate ligament tear), Szymon Żurkowski (Knee problems) and Youssef Maleh (Collateral ligament injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

From our viewpoint, Azzurri seem most likely to play in a 4-4-2 formation, going with Devis Vasquez, Saba Goglichidze, Luca Marianucci, Mattia Viti, E. Quartsin Gyasi, Alberto Grassi, Liam Henderson, Giuseppe Pezzella, Jacopo Fazzini, Liberato Cacace and Sebastiano Esposito.

💡 Prediction

It certainly seems that Empoli will do really well to find the back of the net against a SSC Napoli lineup who have the capability to boss most aspects of this game if it turns out as we expect.

We think that it’s going to be a 3-0 win for SSC Napoli when the full-time whistle blows.

Victor Martins, 18:03 14/04/2025