Serie A: SSC Napoli vs Inter – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 8 match between SSC Napoli and Inter and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

SSC Napoli enjoy home advantage, when visitors Inter swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

SSC Napoli are placed threeth with 15 points after seven matches. Inter occupy a position as twoth in the league on 15 points.

Form: SSC Napoli vs Inter

SSC Napoli Form

In their last three matches, SSC Napoli won 2-1 against Genoa, before losing 1-0 against Torino and 6-2 to PSV Eindhoven. SSC Napoli showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Diego Armando Maradona, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 12 times, while letting in five themselves.

Inter Form

Inter are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Cremonese got left behind in a 4-1 win, before Roma got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Union St.Gilloise was the most recent victim in a 0-4 win for Inter. Inter performed a very admirable four wins in six Serie A away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored ten times, while also conceding five goals.

Betting facts for SSC Napoli and Inter

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that SSC Napoli and Inter played across all tournaments.

In-form players: SSC Napoli vs Inter

Kevin De Bruyne is the most prolific Serie A marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Inter look to Hakan Calhanoglu, hoping he can add to his current total of two Serie A goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

SSC Napoli claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Inter won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing two in this series of matches. SSC Napoli are on an amazing streak of now 14 games at home in a row without defeat. Inter won their last 4 matches on the trot. Inter have not lost to SSC Napoli in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

SSC Napoli scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Inter scored the opening goal of the match in four of their last ten games. SSC Napoli managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Inter performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games. Inter have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with SSC Napoli when playing at away ground.

Total goals

SSC Napoli saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Inter, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game. Inter scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.