Serie A: SSC Napoli vs Venezia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 18 match between SSC Napoli and Venezia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Venezia come to Diego Armando Maradona for the Serie A match this coming Sunday, SSC Napoli will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting bottom of the table, Venezia have claimed 13 points after 17 rounds, while SSC Napoli have amassed 38 points. This places the latter as number 2 in the Serie A at the moment.

Team form: SSC Napoli vs Venezia

SSC Napoli Form

In the previous three matches, SSC Napoli lost 0-1 against Lazio, beat Udinese by 1-3 and won 1-2 against Genoa. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for SSC Napoli but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Serie A matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring seven goals while conceding five.

Venezia Form

Venezia have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw with Como. This was followed by another draw with Juventus, this time 2-2, before they outclassed Cagliari by 2-1. Venezia didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for SSC Napoli and Venezia

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between SSC Napoli and Venezia. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: SSC Napoli vs Venezia

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Romelu Lukaku has actually netted six goals during this Serie A season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Venezia should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Romelu Lukaku to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Betting markets: SSC Napoli vs Venezia

Full-time result

SSC Napoli won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Venezia won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost seven in this run. Somehow Venezia failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches. SSC Napoli have not lost to Venezia in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

SSC Napoli scored first in six of their last ten home games. Venezia got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. SSC Napoli will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Sunday, as Venezia have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games. SSC Napoli have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Venezia.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for SSC Napoli, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Venezia, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game. Venezia conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.