Serie A: SSC Napoli vs Roma – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 8 match between SSC Napoli and Roma and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Much more than mere points are at stake when SSC Napoli clash in a derby with rivals Roma in Serie A this coming Saturday at Diego Armando Maradona.

Placed nineth in the table SSC Napoli have amassed ten points after seven matches. On 17 points, Roma rank threeth with seven matches played this season.

Team form: SSC Napoli vs Roma

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Villarreal in a 3-1 defeat. Venezia also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0, before SSC Napoli were able to strike back last time out in a 4-3 win against Bodo/Glimt. SSC Napoli won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Serie A, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored ten goals and conceded five times.

Roma Form

Roma won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 3-4 against Real Madrid, before beating Genoa 2-0. Another win followed, this time by 4-0 against Slovan Bratislava. Roma picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Serie A, while scoring 13 and conceding two goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting stats and facts for SSC Napoli and Roma

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

Players on top: SSC Napoli vs Roma

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

Betting markets: SSC Napoli vs Roma

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 one of the games, whilst losing three. Roma won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Good luck taking on Roma currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 14 games without defeat. Roma did not lose any of their last 6 matches away from home. SSC Napoli have not lost to Roma in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

SSC Napoli scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Roma scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. SSC Napoli managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Roma performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games. SSC Napoli have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Roma.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for SSC Napoli, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Roma, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches.