Serie A: Venezia vs SSC Napoli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 29 match between Venezia and SSC Napoli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect SSC Napoli to pull away with 3 points on Sunday. They face Venezia in the Serie A and the latter could be in for a whacking, as SSC Napoli look to add three valuable points.

One spot behind the leader of the table, SSC Napoli have claimed 60 points after 28 rounds, while Venezia have amassed 19 points and are now ranked as number 19 in the Serie A standings.

Team form: Venezia vs SSC Napoli

Venezia Form

Venezia have three draws to show from their last three games, as Lazio held on to a 0-0 draw. Against Atalanta, the score was 0-0, while their most recent match finished 1-1 against Como. Venezia only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in the Serie A. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded five goals.

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 2-1 against Como, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Inter. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Fiorentina. SSC Napoli won half their previous six away matches in the Serie A, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for Venezia and SSC Napoli

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Venezia and SSC Napoli. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Venezia vs SSC Napoli

With two goals in six matches Christian Gytkjaer has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against SSC Napoli and their defence. The visitors hope Giacomo Raspadori adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Popular betting markets: Venezia vs SSC Napoli

Full-time result

Venezia won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing four as well. SSC Napoli won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost two in this run. SSC Napoli conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. SSC Napoli have not lost to Venezia in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Venezia scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. SSC Napoli scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive SSC Napoli games. SSC Napoli will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday with Venezia managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Venezia saw over 2.5 goals in one of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for SSC Napoli, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game. SSC Napoli are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 13 matches.