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SSC Napoli

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Napoli fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 3-0 Serie A triumph vs Bologna.

In that match, SSC Napoli had 39% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For SSC Napoli, the goals were scored by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (45'), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (75') and Giovanni Simeone (94'). For their opponents, Bologna got 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

A common feature of recent SSC Napoli games is the number of results with a nil in them.

Taking their prior sextet of matches before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on both teams scoring would have been a loser.

Looking at their past form shows that SSC Napoli:

• haven't lost in the league to Parma in their last 2 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 2 home league matches.

Parma

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Parma will go into the meeting following on from a 2-1 Serie A win with the downing of AC Milan in their last game.

In that game, Parma had 39% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Parma, the scorers were Dennis Man (2') and Matteo Cancellieri (77'). At the other end, AC Milan got 17 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Christian Pulišić (66') was the scorer for AC Milan.

The numbers tell their own story, and Parma have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in all. At the back, Parma have seen their frailties exposed. We will just have to find out if that trend can be continued on in this game.

Looking at their past form shows that Parma:

• are undefeated in their last 8 league matches away from home. They really have been good on their travels.
• are without a win away from home in their last 4 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 26/09/2018 shows us that Napoli have won 4 of these games & Parma 2, with the number of drawn games being 0.

A sum of 17 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 13 of them for Partenopei and 4 created by I Crociati. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The last league encounter featuring the two was Serie A match day 20 on 31/01/2021 when it ended SSC Napoli 2-0 Parma.

On that occasion, SSC Napoli had 47% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorers were Eljif Elmas (32') and Matteo Politano (82').

Parma got 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Federico La Penna.

🗞️ Team News: Napoli

In our view, Partenopei may well go for a 3-4-2-1 system, utilising Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, A. Buongiorno, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Mathias Olivera, A. Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Matteo Politano, K. Kvaratskhelia and Giacomo Raspadori.

📋 Team News: Parma

Parma manager Fabio Pecchia has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Hernani (muscular problems), Yordan Osorio (Muscle fatigue), Adrian Benedyczak (Injury to the ankle) and Lautaro Valenti (unknown injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We believe I Crociati seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system by sending out Zion Suzuki, Woyo Coulibaly, Enrico Del Prato, Alessandro Circati, Emanuele Valeri, Nahuel Estevez, Adrian Bernabe, Dennis Man, Simon Sohm, Valentin Mihaila and Ange-Yoan Bonny.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment is that SSC Napoli will probably create enough chances to score more than one when they play Parma, who may well find it hard getting goals.

Our tip is for a 2-0 winning margin for SSC Napoli at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 18:04 31/08/2024