Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Fiorentina and SSC Napoli who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
SSC Napoli head over to the Artemio Franchi, Firenze on Saturday to face title favourites Fiorentina in a round 3 match in the Serie A.
Fiorentina have yet to lose a match this season, but after drawing the first couple of matches, they will be eager to also get a win on the board.
Team form: Fiorentina vs SSC Napoli
Fiorentina Form
Fiorentina have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Cagliari, a 3-2 victory over Polissya Zhytomyr, and a 0-0 draw with Torino. Fiorentina have been in potent form at Artemio Franchi, Firenze, winning no less than five of the past six Serie A matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in ten goals while letting in three.
SSC Napoli Form
SSC Napoli are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Cagliari got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Sassuolo got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Cagliari was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for SSC Napoli. SSC Napoli won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored five while also conceding one times.
Betting facts for Fiorentina and SSC Napoli
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Fiorentina and SSC Napoli. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 12 of the last 13 Fiorentina home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Fiorentina matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Fiorentina home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Fiorentina matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Fiorentina matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 SSC Napoli matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 SSC Napoli away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 SSC Napoli away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 SSC Napoli away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 SSC Napoli away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Fiorentina vs SSC Napoli
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Rolando Mandragora, who is performing well for Fiorentina. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against SSC Napoli.The visitors will be looking to Romelu Lukaku to find the net once again, after managing two Serie A goals for SSC Napoli in recent matches.
Popular markets: Fiorentina vs SSC Napoli
Full-time result
Fiorentina won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing three in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. SSC Napoli won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing five and losing one. Fiorentina didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Artemio Franchi, Firenze. Good luck taking on SSC Napoli currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 14 games without defeat. SSC Napoli didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent away games. SSC Napoli have not lost to Fiorentina in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Fiorentina scored first in seven of their last ten home games. SSC Napoli scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. SSC Napoli have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Of the previous 10 outings, Fiorentina scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in seven of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Fiorentina’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that SSC Napoli played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process. SSC Napoli managed a clean sheet in their last 4 matches.