Ace Football previews the Serie A game between SSC Napoli and Lazio who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
SSC Napoli welcome Lazio on Sunday in the Serie A, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 11 match.
Lazio have taken the lead in the Serie A after collecting 28 points from their initial ten encounters. SSC Napoli trail them by 14 points after ten rounds, leaving them as number 8 in the table.
Team form: SSC Napoli vs Lazio
SSC Napoli Form
SSC Napoli have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-4 victory against Monza. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Juventus, before handing over another win to FC Porto in a 4-1 defeat. SSC Napoli claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.
Lazio Form
Lazio look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Parma Calcio 1913, who were defeated by 2-1. Then, Sassuolo got outclassed in a 2-6 win, before beating Cagliari by 2-1. Lazio recorded no less than five in their previous six Serie A away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 14 themselves while allowing five goals against.
Betting stats for SSC Napoli and Lazio
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 Lazio played across all tournaments.
- In 3 of the last 4 SSC Napoli matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 3 SSC Napoli home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 SSC Napoli matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 SSC Napoli home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 SSC Napoli matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Lazio away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lazio have won 9 of the last 11 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Lazio have won the last 6 matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Lazio away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lazio have won 7 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: SSC Napoli vs Lazio
Kevin De Bruyne has three strikes in six Serie A matches for SSC Napoli, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Lazio. The visitors are looking to Gustav Isaksen, who has provided his team with four Serie A goals.
Betting markets: SSC Napoli vs Lazio
Full-time result
SSC Napoli claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Lazio won eight of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost one of the games in this run. Lazio won their last 6 matches on the bounce. Lazio have beaten SSC Napoli in 4 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
SSC Napoli scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Lazio scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Lazio managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Lazio have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with SSC Napoli when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of SSC Napoli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Lazio, who managed to hit the net 2.7 times on average in these games. Lazio scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.
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