Prediction: Napoli to win 3-0
Best Odds: 53/5
Genoa and Napoli will lock horns with each other in Serie A this weekend. The match between Patrick Vieira’s side and Antonio Conte’s team will be held at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa and is scheduled to kick off at 5pm UK time on Saturday.
Genoa
Genoa are a big club in Italy and are an established team in Serie A. They have been a regular in the Italian top flight and ended up as high as 11th in the table last season. One suspects that the Stadio Luigi Ferraris faithful will be happy with a similar finish this time around.
Patrick Vieira’s side are in danger of getting relegated to Serie B at the moment. Genoa are 13th in the standings with 16 points from 16 games. They are only two points above the bottom three.
Genoa will head into the Serie A game against Napoli this weekend on the back of a goalless draw with AC Milan away from home at San Siro. It came after another 0-0 draw, this time with Torino at home. It came after a 2-0 victory over Udinese on the road in Serie A.
Team News:
Genoa are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Napoli. Nicola Leali will be in goal and will have Alessandro Vogliacco, Mattia Bani, Johan Vasquez and Aaron Martin in front of him in defence. Milan Badelj and Morten Frendrup will be the two holding midfielders. Alessandro Zanoli, Morten Thorsby and Fabio Miretti will be the three attacking midfielders. Andrea Pinamonti will lead the line for Genoa.
Napoli
Napoli are one of the biggest and most historic clubs in Italy and have done well in recent seasons. Although in the 2023-24 campaign the Naples outfit ended up as low as 10th in the standings, they are in much better shape now and could finish the season winning the Scudetto.
Under head coach Antonio Conte, Napoli are flying right now. I Partenopei are second in the Serie A table with 35 points from 16 matches, two points behind leaders Atalanta and a point ahead of Inter Milan, who won the Scudetto last season and are currently third in the standings.
Napoli will head into the Serie A match against Genoa away from home this weekend on the back of a 3-1 victory over Udinese on the road in the league. It came after a 1-0 defeat to Lazio in Naples in the league which followed a 3-1 loss at the hands of the Roman club in the last-16 stage of the Coppa Italia.
Team News:
Napoli are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Genoa. Alex Meret will be in goal for the Naples outfit. Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Brahmani, Alessandro Boungiorno and Mathias Olivera will be the four defenders. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka and Scott McTominay will be the three midfielders. Matteo Politano, Romelu Lukaku and David Neres are likely to be the three forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Genoa have scored 13 goals in 16 Serie A games.
- Genoa have won 2 and drawn 4 of their last 6 Serie A games.
- Napoli have won 3 of their last 4 Serie A matches.
- Napoli have conceded 11 goals in 16 Serie A matches.
- Romelu Lukaku has scored 6 goals and given 4 assists in 14 Serie A matches for Napoli this season.
Conclusion
Genoa are in danger of getting relegated to Serie B at the end of the season and have a far inferior team to that of Napoli. Even though Napoli are the visiting team, they should get the job done and pick up all three points from this particular Serie A game.
Prediction: Napoli to win 3-0
Best Odds: 53/5
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