Serie A: SSC Napoli vs Genoa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 6 match between SSC Napoli and Genoa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Genoa 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.

Looking at the current standings in the Serie A, the two teams are separated by ten points.

Team form: SSC Napoli vs Genoa

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Pisa by 3-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against AC Milan, before achieving a 2-1 win against Sporting CP. 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 13 times, while letting in four themselves.

Genoa Form

It is all or nothing with Genoa following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 2-1 in an encounter with Bologna to which, they replied by beating Empoli3-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-3 against Lazio. Genoa only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to seven.

Betting facts for SSC Napoli and Genoa

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

In-form players: SSC Napoli vs Genoa

Lorenzo Venturino shows decent form right now for Genoa, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing SSC Napoli, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Kevin De Bruyne also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Betting markets: SSC Napoli vs Genoa

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Diego Armando Maradona across all tournaments SSC Napoli won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Genoa claimed two wins, five draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. SSC Napoli are on an amazing streak of now 13 games at home in a row without defeat. SSC Napoli have not lost to Genoa in 15 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

SSC Napoli scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Genoa only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Genoa played. SSC Napoli managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. SSC Napoli have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Genoa.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for SSC Napoli, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Genoa, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.