Napoli Vs Fiorentina
Napoli Vs Fiorentina Sunday 10 April, 2022 – 14:00 (BST)
Italian Serie A
Pick: Napoli Win & Both Teams to Score
Odds: 13/5
Bookmaker: WilliamHill
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 8 April 2022)
Preview: Fiorentina have put together a commendable Serie A campaign under Vincenzo Italiano, suggesting there isn’t to be a repeat of last season’s 6-0 thrashing in Naples. The home side are strong favourites to extend their dominance in this fixture, however, having won five of the last seven times they have hosted La Viola.
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Napoli – Serie A summit beckons?
The Partenopei’s pursuit of a first league title since 1990 continues to gather pace. A 3-1 victory in Bergamo during the previous round of Serie A action was among the more eye-catching results in Europe, as Luciano Spalletti’s side dispatched seventh-place Atalanta with room to spare. Ideal preparation then ahead of Sunday’s home meeting with similar opponents: a Fiorentina side one place worse off in eighth.
Napoli now have three consecutive wins under their belts, having overcome Hellas Verona and Udinese by identical 2-1 scorelines before the break. Drawing within a point of the leaders Milan who faltered last time against Bologna. A sign perhaps that the pressure being applied from Naples is working. Speaking of Naples, a return of just three wins in eight (D1 L4) here suggests Napoli are fallible in front of their own fans.
Key Stat: Napoli both scored and conceded in six of their seven previous league games. While it is one clean sheet from the last eight at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Fiorentina – Viola with everything to play for in Naples?
Although they had to grind it out, last week’s 1-0 win at home to Empoli could turn out to be invaluable when the point totals are totted up in May. At which time Fiorentina hope to have cemented their first top-six finish for six years, thus securing a long-awaited return to continental competition from next season. In the meantime there remains ground to be made up, notably the two points on sixth-placed Lazio.
La Viola have played a game less than Lazio, so know their top-six destiny rests solely in their hands. That can change very quickly though. Especially should more points be dropped on their travels, as has been the case five of the past six times they have ventured outside of Florence (W1 D3 L2). On a more encouraging note, their recent 1-1 draw at champions Inter forms part of a four-match unbeaten run overall (W2 D2).
Key Stat: Although they have proven unreliable at winning matches away from home of late, scoring is not an issue. Fiorentina have scored in four successive Serie A away games and weren’t to be denied this season at Atalanta, Inter and Roma.
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Napoli Vs Fiorentina Betting Advice
With an average of 4.5 goals per game across these sides past six meetings, we should probably brace ourselves for a lively renewal in Naples. This has already been evident in both encounters in 2021-22, in which Napoli’s 2-1 success in Florence was emphatically overshadowed by Fiorentina winning 5-2 in the Coppa Italia in January. Meanwhile, last season’s same fixture saw the hosts run riot in a 6-0 trouncing!
Napoli Vs Fiorentina – Key Facts:
- Across the last six meetings these sides have averaged 4.5 goals between them. Napoli prevailed five of the past seven times as a host in Serie A though (D1 L1).
- Napoli come into round 32 on the back of three consecutive league wins, conceding one goal in all of those victories. Thus extending their streak without registering a clean sheet to seven Serie A matches.
- Fiorentina are unbeaten in four league games (W2 D2) but boast a solitary win across their last six as a Serie A visitor (D3 L2), though did score in all but one of these contests.
Fiorentina are looking to score for the fifth away league game running. They face a Napoli rearguard breached in seven of the last eight here in Naples. However, the visitors continue to show vulnerable they are on their travels. Napoli likewise in Naples, though the hosts are seeking a fourth victory in a row (the last three were all despite conceding) and did win five of the past seven Serie A head-to-heads as the home side.
Best Betting Odds – Napoli Vs Fiorentina
Napoli – 3/4 (WilliamHill)
Draw – 14/5 (Bet365)
Fiorentina – 19/5 (BetVictor)
