Can Juventus Keep Pace With Inter at Expense of Inconsistent Napoli?
Napoli vs Juventus - 03/03/2024
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With the defending champions languishing down in ninth place, the race for the Serie A title has become more of a parade for Inter Milan.
Napoli trail the runaway leaders by a whopping 29 points with 12 matches remaining, while second-placed Juventus sit 12 points behind Inter.
This weekend, Napoli welcome Juventus to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Read on to find out what Forebet’s predictive analytics model expects for Sunday’s showdown.
Napoli thrashed Sassuolo 6-1 on Wednesday, courtesy of a hat-trick from Victor Osimhen and a brace from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Following three successive 1-1 draws, Napoli have now avoided defeat in each of their last four matches across all competitions, losing just one of their previous seven.
Still, there is no hiding the fact that Napoli have managed to win only 11 of their 26 league games this season, suffering eight defeats along the way.
Trends also show that Napoli have kept a solitary clean sheet in their last 11 home league games, conceding 16 goals in the process.
Meanwhile, Juventus came from 2-1 down to beat Frosinone 3-2 last time out, with Daniele Rugani’s 95th-minute winner following Dusan Vlahovic’s brace.
That victory ended a four-game winless run for Max Allegri’s men, who recorded two draws and two losses before scraping past Frosinone.
Let’s not forget that Juventus enjoyed a remarkable 17-game unbeaten streak in Serie A between September and January, picking up 13 wins and four draws along the way.
It is also worth remembering that Juve have lost just two of their 13 away league outings this season, winning six of the previous nine.
Head-to-head: Juventus won the reverse fixture 1-0 back in December, ending a run of four matches without a victory against Napoli.
It’s fair to say that Napoli have enjoyed plenty of success in this fixture in recent years, winning five of their previous eight Serie A matches against the Old Lady.
Team news: Napoli are currently without midfielders Cyril Ngonge and Jens Cajuste, who are both sidelined due to muscle injuries.
As for Juventus, Paul Pogba has been banned for four years for doping. Mattia De Sciglio, Moise Kean and Mattia Perin are absent through injury.
Although Napoli have claimed the bragging rights in this fixture on multiple occasions in recent seasons, they will struggle to claim all three points this time around.
Forebet predicts that both teams will find the back of the net on Sunday. However, Juventus are expected to outscore Napoli on this occasion.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
It1
263340
2
1 - 2
2.72
14°
2.88
2.45
3.20
2.88
no
no
no
2 - 1(1 - 0)
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