A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Napoli and Inter know what's at stake in this second leg of the Coppa Italia Semi-finals clash.
Napoli and Inter should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Napoli form and stats
Last season, Napoli's Coppa Italia journey ended in the quarter-finals.Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Napoli are 5-2-6 (wins-draw-losses). 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Coppa Italia for Napoli.
Napoli's last game was hosting Torino and winning 2-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Barcelona that ended 1-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Napoli perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Napoli as a small favourite), we find four games. Napoli has won two of these, drawn zero and lost two.
Napoli are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Hellas Verona awaits in three days.
Napoli are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Napoli have conceded 18 goals.
Inter form and stats
Inter was sent out of Coppa Italia in the quarter-finals last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Serie A. Total Coppa Italia statistics for Inter: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Inter go into this game after a win, the home game against Ludogorets that ended 2-1. Preceding that game was the away Europa League victory against Ludogorets with the score of 2-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Inter playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Inter wins, two draws and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Inter are hosting Sassuolo in the Serie A only three days away.
Inter have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 26 goals from 12 away matches. As opposed to that, Inter have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Napoli and Inter have met before this season: Inter - Napoli 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Napoli victories, two draws and four Inter wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lukaku Menama 17 goals | L. Martínez 11 goals |   A. Milik 9 goals |
Napoli missing players
Inter missing players
| Napoli | Inter | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 22 | 49 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 405 | 272 | Total Shots | T S | 153 | 396 | ||
| 127 | 82 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 153 | ||
| 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lazio | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 37 | 62 |
| 2 | Juventus | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 60 |
| 3 | Inter | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 54 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 36 | 48 |
| 5 | Roma | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 45 |
| 6 | Napoli | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Milan | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -5 | 36 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Parma | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Bologna | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Udinese | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Torino | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -17 | 27 |
| 16 | Lecce | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 30 | -22 | 25 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 18 | Genoa | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 28 | -17 | 22 |
| 19 | Brescia | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -24 | 16 |
| 20 | SPAL | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 24 | -25 | 15 |